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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, On Saturday, March 7, 2009 the Springfield High
3 Girls Basketball Team celebrated its 4th place finish in the
4 ISHA Class 3A Girls Basketball State Tournament; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Team's debut at the State Tournament marked
6 the first time a girls basketball team from Springfield High
7 School has qualified for the State Tournament; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The members of the Springfield High Girls
9 Basketball Team are: Allison Anderson, Emma Anderson, Jillian
10 Burgett, Amber Cason, Maddie Fetter, Kelly Korza, Kasi Korza,
11 Zehna Medley, Caitlin Miller, Megan Pence, Jalesia Riggins,
12 Julie Schulenburg, and Demi Van Der Wal; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The coaches for the Springfield High School Girls
14 Basketball Team are: Head Coach Brad Scheffler and Assistant
15 Coaches Ken Dobucki, Craig Jeffers, and Lenzy Weder; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Before entering the State Tournament, the girls
17 basketball team had accumulated 26 wins on the season, a school
18 record, to go along with just 3 losses and, as a result, the
19 team was ranked fifth by The Associated Press in the Class 3A
20 State Poll; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, On their way to the State Tournament, the
2 Springfield High Girls beat Lanphier in a regional semifinal
3 game by a score of 69-51; beat Southeast High School in a
4 regional title game, 61-48; defeated Bloomington High School by
5 a final score of 61-42; crushed Decatur MacArthur in the
6 sectional title game, 79-54; and defeated Breese Mater Dei,
7 66-62, in a supersectional title game; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Springfield High was able to set more school
9 records by winning a regional title for the first time since
10 2006, and a sectional title for the first time since 1997;
11 therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 congratulate the Springfield High School Girls Basketball Team
15 on a great season; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to the Springfield High School Girls Basketball Team
18 as a symbol of our respect.