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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
the Morton High |
| 4 | | School Lady Potters on its remarkable 2014-2015 season, |
| 5 | | finishing with a
record of 33 wins and 3 losses, and winning |
| 6 | | the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A State |
| 7 | | Championship; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, The team had a successful season with several |
| 9 | | impressive highlights including a win
at the Morton |
| 10 | | Thanksgiving Tournament and the Mid-Illini Conference; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, This year's victory at the Galesburg Winter |
| 12 | | Classic marks the Lady Potter's 5th
consecutive championship at |
| 13 | | the tournament; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, The 2014-2015 Lady Potter's set a school record of |
| 15 | | 33 wins as well as a team record
of 472 free throws; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, The team was the IHSA Morton Regional Champions, |
| 17 | | the IHSA LaSalle-Peru Sectional
Champions, and the IHSA |
| 18 | | Romeoville Super Sectional Champions; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, The team had 2 noteworthy wins against defending |
| 20 | | State champions Lombard
Montini in the Final Four with a score |
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| 1 | | of 58-44, and against Rochester in the Class 3A State
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| 2 | | Championship game with a score of 47-37; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, The team finished off its season with a IHSA Class |
| 4 | | 3A State Championship; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Becker has been the team's head coach for 16 |
| 6 | | years now and has a 348-139 record;
the assistant coaches are |
| 7 | | Rodney Knuppel, Megan Hasler, Bill Davis, and Brooke Bisping; |
| 8 | | managers
of the team are Charis Short and Jossie Weller; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Lady Potters include: Seniors, Kathleen |
| 10 | | Sauders and Emma Heisler; Juniors,
Chandler Ryan, Kayla |
| 11 | | McCormick, and Jadison Wharram; Sophomores, Alexis Opel, |
| 12 | | Brandi
Bisping, Lisa Walter, and Jacey Wharram; and Freshmen, |
| 13 | | Josi Becker, Kassidy Shurman, Jena
Liddle, Crystal Cobler, and |
| 14 | | Caylie Jones; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Morton High School Lady Potters team was a |
| 16 | | model for success, setting team
records and showing their |
| 17 | | strong moral character; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 20 | | congratulate the Lady Potters on its successful 2014-2015 |
| 21 | | season and State Championship, and we wish them great success |