Sophomore Chris Yoder won first place in sports writing as Uni High earned the state runner-up trophy at the IHSA journalism finals held Saturday at Eastern illinois University. Palatine Fremd won the title with 28 points, followed by Uni with 23. No other school reached 20 points in the 15-event contest. Sixty-seven schools advanced to the finals from the April 19 sectional round.

Eight Uni students drawn equally from the Gargoyle and yearbook staffs qualified for the IHSA state journalism tournament thanks to their performances today at sectionals. Uni won the team championship, finishing with the highest score (72) in the state and the largest margin of victory (13). Senior Michelle Gao became the first Uni student to win two first-place sectional awards in the three years the journalism competition has existed.