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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the | ||||||
4 | Glenbard South girls softball team for winning the IHSA Class 3 | ||||||
5 | State Championship; and
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6 | WHEREAS, After finishing the 2012 season as State | ||||||
7 | Champions, the Glenbard South girls softball team lost 7 of its | ||||||
8 | 9 starters to graduation, leaving the team to start a | ||||||
9 | "rebuilding" year in 2013; striving to create their own | ||||||
10 | identity, the team defied all expectations and captured the | ||||||
11 | title through a combination of senior leadership and fresh | ||||||
12 | talent; the team accomplished all of the goals they set the | ||||||
13 | previous year, including 25 wins, a team batting average of | ||||||
14 | .300 or higher, and victories at the Super-Sectionals and the | ||||||
15 | Conference; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The Glenbard South girls softball team beat Alton | ||||||
17 | Marquette 1-0 to secure victory at the IHSA Class 3 State | ||||||
18 | Championship game; the team finished the season with a | ||||||
19 | spectacular 31-5 record; and | ||||||
20 | WHEREAS, The Glenbard South girls softball team's victory | ||||||
21 | marks the program's second consecutive State championship and | ||||||
22 | makes it the first program to win consecutive titles in either |
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1 | Class 3A or 4A; and
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Glenbard South girls softball | ||||||
3 | team are Payton Carli, Ashley Cohen, Taylor Carli, Mina Marra, | ||||||
4 | Patricia Weigand, Ashton Cattenhead, Giselle Flores, Aimee | ||||||
5 | Gerhardt, Molly Hentges, Gianna Marra, Danielle Scarpiniti, | ||||||
6 | Tarah Valdez, Stephanie Chitkowski, Madison Rankin, Hannah | ||||||
7 | Taylor, and Jane Trzaska; the team's coaches are Julie | ||||||
8 | Fonda-Smith, Kris Morton, Kristen Beckford-Wallace, Diana | ||||||
9 | Fisher, Michelle Yudys, Jamie McPherin, and Lisa Morton; | ||||||
10 | therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we congratulate the members of the Glenbard South girls | ||||||
14 | softball team for winning the IHSA Class 3 State Championship | ||||||
15 | and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; | ||||||
16 | and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the Glenbard South girls softball team as a symbol | ||||||
19 | of our esteem and respect.
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