Badminton: Mira Costa boys’ doubles team is turning heads

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Mira Costa’s Chris Schnack and Allen Hsu just pulled off the first major upset of the day by beating third-seeded Bao Nguyen and Vu Huynh of Westminster La Quinta to advance to the semifinals of the Southern Section-Toyota badminton individual championships at the Orange County Badminton Club.

Schnack and Hsu, not seeded, started the match by losing the first game 11-15, but came back to win the next two 15-11 and 15-5.

Schnack and Hsu will play second-seeded Derrick Poon and Hy Ia of Alhambra.

-- Jaime Cardenas

[UPDATE: Schnack and Hus lost to Poon and Ia in the semifinals, 15-5, 15-3.]