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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate the Lincoln Trail
4 College Lady Statesmen for winning the NJCAA Region 24 Softball
5 Tournament on May 5 and 6, 2007; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Lady Statesmen won three of four games over
7 the weekend of May 5 and 6 in Robinson to capture the title,
8 ending with a 28-18 record; Lincoln Trail College opened play
9 with a 5-4 win over Wabash Valley, followed by a 7-5 win over
10 Lake Land; on May 6, LTC lost to Rend Lake 6-5, but rebounded
11 to beat Rend Lake 6-1 in the second game to capture the title;
12 and
 
13     WHEREAS, Ashley Gordon, a Hutsonville High School
14 graduate, smacked her third home run of the weekend for the
15 Lady Statesmen and was named tournament MVP; head coach Shannon
16 Emmons was also named Coach of the Year after the tournament;
17 and
 
18     WHEREAS, The Lincoln Trail College Lady Statesmen are
19 Michaela Dermanelian, Kacie DeWeese, Audrey Kress, Jennifer
20 Bartley, Ashley Sankey, Alison Spalding, Meagan Swan, Jessica
21 Hamilton, Ashley Gordon, Shanna Seegraves, Meghan Price, Bryn
22 Boren, and Courtney Baldwin; the head coach is Shannon Emmons

 

 

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1 and the assistant coach is Carmen Montgomery; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 congratulate the Lincoln Trail College Lady Statesmen for
5 winning the NJCAA Region 24 Softball Tournament and wish the
6 players and coaches continued success and happiness in the
7 future; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
9 presented to head coach Shannon Emmons, assistant coach Carmen
10 Montgomery, and the Lady Statesmen players as a symbol of our
11 esteem and respect.