HR0373 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Peoria Richwoods High School Lady Knights won the 2005 Class AA girls basketball state championship by defeating Bartlett by the score of 52 to 48 on March 5, 2005, in Normal; and

WHEREAS, The Lady Knights had a perfect 38-0 record, and their 38 wins set a new state girls basketball record for most victories in a season; the Lady Knights are the first Class AA girls basketball state champions from outside the Chicago metropolitan area since 1986; and

WHEREAS, The team members include senior captains Megan McGann and Stephanie Cole; seniors L'Trice Gulley, Anna Pille, Kate Clark, and Kara Shoemaker; juniors Kim Knaub, Elizabeth Sinclair, Jewel Sanders, Kylee Grant, Jacq Richmond, and Hanna Reising; and sophomores Biannca Ward, Rachal Waldschmidt, and Alex Starks; and

WHEREAS, The coaching staff includes Head Coach John Gross and Assistant Coaches Ralph Gallo, Todd Hursey, Tom McGhee, and Kenneth Baker; and

WHEREAS, Biannca Ward earned first-team all-state honors from the Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, and the Champaign News-Gazette; she also earned first-team all-tournament honors; and

WHEREAS, The students, staff, and parents at Richwoods and all of Peoria have supported the Lady Knights and are justifiably proud of the team's exemplary performance and hard work; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Richwoods High School Lady Knights on their 2005 Class AA girls basketball state championship title; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to each member of the team as an expression of our esteem and with our best wishes for continued success in the future.