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Prairie Ridge takes state meet lead after Day 1

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Abby Madden of St. Edward competes on the floor exercise during the girls state gymnastics preliminaries at Palatine High School on Friday.

JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

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Fremd's Sydney Plichta competes on the uneven parallel bars during the girls gymnastics state preliminaries at Palatine High School on Friday.

JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

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Prairie Ridge co-op won its first state trophy in girls gymnastics last season, finishing in third place. This season the Wolves are hungry for more. Cary-Grove sophomore duo Rachael Underwood and Riley Mahoney powered Prairie Ridge to the top score with 149.30 in Friday’s state meet preliminaries at Palatine High School. Lyons Township is in second with 149.05, followed by Fremd (146.0). New Trier (145.35) and Geneva (145.225) round out the top five.