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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Okawville High School
4girls basketball team, the Lady Rockets, on winning the 2023
5Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 1A Girls
6Basketball Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Lady Rockets defeated the Christopher Lady
8Bearcats at Redbird Arena on the campus of Illinois State
9University on March 4, 2023 with a commanding final score of 56
10to 35; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Lady Rockets win over Christopher earned them
12their third girls state basketball championship, having
13previously hoisted the trophy in 1994 and 2000; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Lady Rockets finished the season with a
15record of 34 and 4, having handed losses to the 2A state
16champion Mater Dei Lady Knights and the 3A champion O'Fallon
17Panthers; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Lady Rockets are led by Head Coach Haylee
19Bowers and Assistant Coaches Mike Frederking and Paige Kasten;
20and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Lady Rockets basketball team includes seniors
2Elizabeth Frederking, Megan Rennegarbe, Briley Rhodes, and
3Paige Reichmann, juniors Mallory Bening, Adysen Harre, Alayna
4Kraus, Raelyn Obermeier, Maggie Sawicki, Madisyn Wienstroer,
5and Nora Wood, sophomores Jenna Hackstadt and Camryn Wiedwilt,
6and freshmen Kate Borrenpohl, Lillian Helbig, Carly Schmidt,
7Rylan Senior, and Caroline Tepe; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
9HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we congratulate the Okawville High School girls basketball
11team, the Lady Rockets, on winning the 2023 Illinois High
12School Association (IHSA) Class 1A Girls Basketball
13Championship, and we wish the team many more successful
14seasons; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to Head Coach Haylee Bowers as an expression of our
17esteem and respect.