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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Kaskaskia
4 College Blue Angels Women's Basketball Team on its fourth place
5 finish in the National Junior College Athletic Association
6 (NJCAA) Basketball Tournament held in Salina, Kansas on March
7 17, 2009; and
 
8     WHEREAS, This was the first time in the history of
9 Kaskaskia College that the women's basketball team has
10 participated in the NJCAA Tournament; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Whitney Williams was named to the National
12 Tournament All-Tourney Team, Co-Player of the Year, and Region
13 24 Tournament MVP; Takara Harris and Erica Lewis were named to
14 the All-Tournament Team; Sad'a Ray was named to the All-Region
15 and All Conference Team; and Kelly Albers was named to the All
16 Conference Team; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The Blue Angels defeated Howard College and
18 Conners State College to make it to the final four; they were
19 defeated by Central Arizona College and Chipola College to
20 finish in fourth place; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The Head Coach of the Blue Angels is Zach Loll;

 

 

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1 his team finished the season with a 27 win, 8 loss record and
2 was ranked 17th nationally; and
 
3     WHEREAS, The Blue Angels are Kylee Williams, Keianna Evans,
4 Takara Harris, Lindsey Davis, Leanne Randall, Whitney
5 Williams, Normeka Holder, Erica Lewis, Sad'a Ray Raeford, Kelly
6 Albers, Sharika Harris, and Beth Daugherty; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 congratulate the Blue Angels of Kaskaskia College and wish them
10 the best in their future endeavors; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the Kaskaskia College Blue Angels Women's
13 Basketball Team as a symbol of our respect.