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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Morton High |
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| School girls varsity basketball team, the Lady Potters, on an |
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| impressive season; and
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| WHEREAS, The Morton varsity girls basketball team recorded |
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| a 31-3 overall record; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lady Potters won the fourth place trophy at |
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| the class AA State tournament; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lady Potters won the Quincy Thanksgiving |
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| Tournament defeating #1 ranked Bolingbrook with a score of |
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| 44-42; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lady Potters were undefeated in the Mid-Illini |
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| Conference with a record of 14-0; this was the third season for |
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| 20-plus wins for the team; this season saw the Lady Potters win |
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| their third straight regional championship, their first |
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| sectional championship, and their first ever super sectional |
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| championship; the girls set a school record of 17 wins in a |
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| row, a school record of 31 victories, and an 8-3 record versus |
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| teams ranked in the top 15 teams in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Head Coach Bob Becker has compiled a 144-79 career |
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| record in eight seasons as Morton High School's head girls |
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| basketball coach; during his tenure his teams have earned two |
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| Mid-Illini Conference championships, three consecutive |
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| regional championships, a sectional title, a super sectional |
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| title, and a fourth place State finish; and
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| WHEREAS, The assistant coaches are Dan Stimpert and Bill |
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| Davis; the ball boys are Bobby Becker and Ben Main; the |
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| Athletic Director is Greg Prichard; the Principal is Dennis |
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| Johnson; and the Superintendent is Dr. Scott Russell; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Lady Potters are Cecilia Doan, |
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| Tracy Pontius, Keegan Ryan, Julia Bodnarova, Jaimie Buckman, |
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| Amy Anderson, Meghan Schoen, Sarah Hendricks, Brooke Bisping, |
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| Sydney Stahlberg, Lisa Byard, and Ashton Mertens; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the Morton High School girls varsity basketball |
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| team, the Lady Potters, on an impressive season; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Lady Potters of Morton High School as a symbol |