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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate the Celtic Force |
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| 15 Green volleyball team of Palos Heights on taking first place |
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| in the Girls 15 Open division at the USA Volleyball Junior |
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| National Championship tournament; and
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| WHEREAS, Celtic Force 15 Green won two out of three games |
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| against Asics Kiva 15 Red of Kentucky to take the championship |
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| at the Reliant Center in Houston; in the final game, Celtic |
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| Force was down by four points but came back to win; and
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| WHEREAS, This is the first time Celtic Force 15 Green has |
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| won the national title; two years ago, the team placed fourth |
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| in the tournament; and
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| WHEREAS, Three of the team's members were recognized for |
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| individual accomplishments; Meghan Eskew of Indiana was named |
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| the Most Valuable Player, and Abby Nelson and Dana VanSycle |
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| were among the top 12 players; and
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| WHEREAS, Celtic Force draws student athletes from across |
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| the Chicago area and has been in existence since 1997; the |
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| team, nicknamed the Bone Crushers, made it to the national |
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| competition by taking second place in the 2004 U.S. Junior |
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| Volleyball National Qualifier, Northern Lights event held in |
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| April in Minneapolis, Minnesota; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the Celtic Force 15 Green volleyball team on |
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| taking first place in the Girls 15 Open division at the USA |
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| Volleyball Junior National Championship tournament; and be it |
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| further
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