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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Edwardsville High School
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| 4 | | and its student athletes, the Tigers, on an incredibly |
| 5 | | successful spring
2022 athletic season, with three sports |
| 6 | | ranking among the top
teams in the State; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Tigers varsity baseball team had an |
| 8 | | incredible season, recording the second-highest number of |
| 9 | | single-season wins in program
history and collectively scoring |
| 10 | | over 300 runs during the season while
allowing less than 100 |
| 11 | | runs to be scored against them; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, In June of 2022, the varsity baseball team won |
| 13 | | the 2022 state championship in a
4 to 3 victory during the |
| 14 | | Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A Boys Baseball |
| 15 | | State Final, ending the team's season with
an overall record |
| 16 | | of 36 wins and 4 losses and securing the fourth state |
| 17 | | championship in
program history; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Tigers varsity boys track & field team also |
| 19 | | had an extraordinary season, placing first overall at half of |
| 20 | | its meets and breaking program records in five events |
| 21 | | throughout the season; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In May of 2022, the boys track & field team placed |
| 2 | | second overall at the IHSA
3A Boys State Track & Field |
| 3 | | Championships; the team qualified for
six events at the state |
| 4 | | meet, with athletes competing in the finals for the 1600 meter |
| 5 | | race,
the 3200 meter race, and the triple jump event; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Boys track & field runner Ryan Watts took first |
| 7 | | place in both the 1600 and 3200
meter races in the state |
| 8 | | finals; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Tigers varsity softball team also had a |
| 10 | | spectacular 2022 season, recording 22 shutouts during their |
| 11 | | season and winning an incredible
33 out of 37 games; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, In June of 2022, the softball team placed third |
| 13 | | at the IHSA Class 4A
Girls Softball State Final Tournament; |
| 14 | | the team displayed great teamwork and dedication in the final |
| 15 | | game, managing to create an eventual game-winning rally in the |
| 16 | | fourth inning
to overcome the early lead generated by the |
| 17 | | opposing team; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, These victories for Edwardsville High School |
| 19 | | would not have been possible without
the knowledge, passion, |
| 20 | | and dedication of the coaches who mentored and trained
these |
| 21 | | athletes every day, including Head Baseball Coach Tim |
| 22 | | Funkhouser, Head Boys Track & Field Coach Chad Lakatos, Head |
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| 1 | | Softball Coach Lori Blade, and numerous assistant coaches; |
| 2 | | Coach Funkhouser and Coach Blade have both dedicated over 20 |
| 3 | | years to coaching high school students and have led
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| 4 | | Edwardsville High School teams to multiple state tournaments |
| 5 | | in that time; therefore, be it
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| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 7 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 8 | | we congratulate Edwardsville High School
and its student |
| 9 | | athletes, the Tigers, on an incredibly successful spring 2022 |
| 10 | | athletic season; and be it further
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| 11 | | RESOLVED, That we congratulate Edwardsville High School's
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| 12 | | coaches
and supporters on their success, and we thank them for |
| 13 | | their guidance and dedication to the student athletes; and be |
| 14 | | it further
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 16 | | presented to Edwardsville High School as an expression of our |
| 17 | | respect and
esteem.
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