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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the coaches and
4 players of the Eastland Cougars girls volleyball team on the
5 occasion of the team's victory in the Class A IHSA Volleyball
6 Championship; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Eastland Cougars girls volleyball team
8 defeated the Ashland (A-C Central) Lady Knights in the
9 championship match at Illinois State University's Redbird
10 Arena with a 2-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-23) victory, ending their
11 season with an impressive 37-3 record; the victory gave
12 Eastland its first sports State championship in the school's
13 history, as well as a school record for wins with 39; the team
14 also won a sectional for the first time in four years during
15 the 2008 season; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The members of the Eastland Cougars girls
17 volleyball team are Bricelynn Myers, Karissa Pierce, Kaitlyn
18 Bissell, Damaris Linker, Kerby Kniss, Logan Feltmeyer, Sidney
19 Kane, Abbie Hare, Hope Linker, Carissa Gruhn, Katelyn Dickman,
20 Ashley Larak, Katelyn Hasken, Megan Bunyer, Courtney Blair, and
21 Taylor Heeren; the team's head coach is Kristy Pierce and the
22 assistant coaches are Jessica Handel and Jim Pierce; and
 

 

 

HR1685 - 2 - LRB095 23226 GRL 53882 r

1     WHEREAS, The members of the Eastland Cougars girls
2 volleyball team serve as models of hard work, integrity, and
3 dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore,
4 be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate the coaches and players of the Eastland Cougars
8 girls volleyball team on the occasion of the team's victory in
9 the Class A IHSA Volleyball Championship and wish them
10 continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
11 further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Kristy Pierce, head coach of the Eastland Cougars
14 girls volleyball team, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.