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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Okawville Jr.
4High School girls basketball team, the Lady Rockets, on winning
5the 2019 Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic
6Association Class M State Tournament; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Lady Rockets defeated Christopher High School
8at Rend Lake College on January 25, 2019 to win their sixth
9state title; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Despite entering the tournament with the smallest
11enrollment of the qualifying schools, the Lady Rockets
12completed the season undefeated, and, when the final buzzer
13sounded in the championship game, they kept their streak
14intact; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Christopher High School held the lead at halftime
16with a score of 31 to 22; during the third quarter, the Lady
17Rockets gained the lead heading into the final period and
18played an intense overtime period to win the state tournament
19with a score of 58 to 51; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The Lady Rockets serve as models of hard work,
21perseverance, and extraordinary team spirit for the people of

 

 

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1the State; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Lady Rockets are managed by Paige Riechmann,
3and coached by Aaron Tebbe and Travis Kuhn; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Lady Rockets are Addysen Harre, Hannah Miller,
5Briley Rhodes, Alayna Kraus, Tyne Moore, Annie Cull, Maggie
6Sawicki, Kylie Going, Lexy Borrenpohl, Taylor Hettenhausen,
7Kylie Buehler, Ellie Frederking, Dylan Benson, Madisyn
8Wienstroer, Rayna Reed, Macey Staley, and Jordyn Heckert;
9therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we congratulate the Okawville Jr. High School girls basketball
13team, the Lady Rockets, on winning the 2019 Southern Illinois
14Junior High School Athletic Association Class M State
15Tournament and wish them many more successful seasons; and be
16it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
18presented to Manager Paige Riechmann, Coaches Aaron Tebbe and
19Travis Kuhn, and all members of the 2019 Lady Rockets as a
20symbol of our respect and esteem.