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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 Lincoln Trail 
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College Lady Statesmen for winning the NJCAA Region 24 Softball 
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Tournament on May 5 and 6, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Lady Statesmen won three of four games over 
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the weekend of May 5 and 6 in Robinson to capture the title, 
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ending with a 28-18 record; Lincoln Trail College  opened play 
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with a 5-4 win over Wabash Valley, followed by a 7-5 win over 
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Lake Land; on May 6, LTC lost to Rend Lake 6-5, but rebounded 
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to beat Rend Lake 6-1 in the second game to capture the title; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ashley Gordon, a Hutsonville High School 
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graduate, smacked her third home run of the weekend for the 
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Lady Statesmen and was  named tournament MVP; head coach Shannon 
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Emmons was also named Coach of the Year after the tournament; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Lincoln Trail College Lady Statesmen are 
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Michaela Dermanelian,
Kacie DeWeese,
Audrey Kress,
Jennifer 
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Bartley,
Ashley Sankey,
Alison Spalding,
Meagan Swan,
Jessica 
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Hamilton,
Ashley Gordon,
Shanna Seegraves,
Meghan Price,
Bryn 
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Boren, and
Courtney Baldwin;
the head coach is Shannon Emmons

 


 






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and the assistant coach is Carmen Montgomery; therefore, be 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 Lincoln Trail College Lady Statesmen for 
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winning the NJCAA Region 24 Softball Tournament and wish the 
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players and coaches continued success and happiness in the 
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future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to head coach Shannon Emmons,
assistant coach Carmen 
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Montgomery, and the Lady Statesmen players as a symbol of our 
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esteem and respect.