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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the St. Ignatius
4College Prep girls water polo team on becoming the 2013
5Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Champions; and
 
6    WHEREAS, On May 18, 2013, St. Ignatius beat Lincoln Way
7Central 12-9 in the IHSA State Championship game at Stevenson
8High School; the win marked the first time in the school's
9144-year history a team sport won an IHSA State title; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Led by Metro Catholic Aquatic Conference (MCAC)
11Player of the Year Becky Insalaco and All-State standout Tammy
12Stelnicki, the Wolfpack put together an overall season record
13of 22-4-1 heading into the State tournament; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The State title was truly a team effort with
15offensive contributions also coming from juniors Rebecca
16Martinez, Maggie Maloney, and Nikol Lagodzinska, sophomore
17Karen Juarez, and freshman Diana Fernandez; on the defensive
18end, freshman goalie Jenny Stelnicki had over 2 and a
19half-dozen saves in the net; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Since the spring of 2000, the Saint Ignatius girls
21water polo team, led by coach Mike Cashman and assistant coach

 

 

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1Kathleen Maloney, has won 9 IHSA sectional championships, one
2MCAC conference title, earned third in State honors 3 times,
3and has been the State runner-up twice; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The championship is a true testament to the
5program's motto of "Players Graduate Tradition Continues";
6therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9we are pleased to congratulate the St. Ignatius College Prep
10girls water polo team on becoming the 2013 IHSA State
11Champions; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the St. Ignatius College Prep girls water polo
14team as an expression of our esteem and respect.