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LINDSBORG — Fresh on the heels of their Oct. 10 first-place finish at the TMP-Marian Chess Invitational and their third-place finish at Christ the King in Topeka, the Holy Family Elementary chess team placed first at the Smoky Valley Chess Tournament in Lindsborg on Saturday.

Representing HFE were fifth graders Braydon Binder, Noah Bruggeman, Jensen Brull and Tate Dinkel. In individual results, Binder took home a sixth-place medal with four wins, Dinkel finished in fourth with four wins, and Bruggeman claimed third place, also with four victories on the day. Brull had a career best five wins, landing him in second place to finish the day.

Overall, the team finished with a commanding 17 wins, which earned them the definitive K-5 division tournament championship in Lindsborg on Saturday.