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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Peoria Richwoods High School Lady Knights won |
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| the 2005 Class AA girls basketball state championship by |
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| defeating Bartlett by the score of 52 to 48 on March 5, 2005, |
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| in Normal; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lady Knights had a perfect 38-0 record, and |
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| their 38 wins set a new state girls basketball record for most |
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| victories in a season; the Lady Knights are the first Class AA |
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| girls basketball state champions from outside the Chicago |
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| metropolitan area since 1986; and
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| WHEREAS, The team members include senior captains Megan |
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| McGann and Stephanie Cole; seniors L'Trice Gulley, Anna Pille, |
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| Kate Clark, and Kara Shoemaker; juniors Kim Knaub, Elizabeth |
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| Sinclair, Jewel Sanders, Kylee Grant, Jacq Richmond, and Hanna |
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| Reising; and sophomores Biannca Ward, Rachal Waldschmidt, and |
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| Alex Starks; and
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| WHEREAS, The coaching staff includes Head Coach John Gross
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| and Assistant Coaches Ralph Gallo, Todd Hursey, Tom McGhee, and |
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| Kenneth Baker; and
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| WHEREAS, Biannca Ward earned first-team all-state honors |
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| from the Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, the Illinois |
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| Basketball Coaches Association, and the Champaign |
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| News-Gazette; she also earned first-team all-tournament |
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| honors; and
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| WHEREAS, The students, staff, and parents at Richwoods and |
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| all of Peoria have supported the Lady Knights and are |
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| justifiably proud of the team's exemplary performance and hard |
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| work; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |