HR0098 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor the Mustangs of St. Rita of Cascia High School who won the Class 7A State Football Championship on November 25, 2006; and

WHEREAS, The Championship game ended with a score of 35 to 21 in favor of St. Rita over Lake Zurich; The Mustangs won the first three State playoff games with a combined score of 114 to 41 over O'Fallon, St. Charles North, and Morgan Park-Chicago; and

WHEREAS, St. Rita won the semi-final game in a thrilling 34 to 31 victory over Providence Catholic; St. Rita finished the 2006 season with an impressive record of 13-1; St. Rita had previously won a State championship 28 years earlier, in 1978; and

WHEREAS, The Mustangs were encouraged and supported by President and Principal Reverend Thomas McCarthy, OSA, and Athletic Director Bob Conlon; the team was led by Varsity Head Coach Todd Kuska; Assistant Coaches Ray Bugal, Lance Kenzinger, John Nee, Bill Lynch, Kevin Carberry, J.J. Standring, Terry Quinn, Joe Urchak, and Dan Schaller; student managers are Bob Hanley, Brian Foran, Tom Qualter, and Andy Smialek; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Mustangs are Matthew Carney, DeOnté Hood, Ralph Gliwiak, Darieon Hood, Clifford Moore, Steven Byrne, John Sullivan, Daniel Jilek, Sean Estand, Peter Balsam, Brendan O'Dwyer, Michael Riordan, Jason Kafka, Earnest Green, Lawrence Garrett, Stephen Atkinson, Stephen Flaherty, Kevin Cornfield, Antwan Love, David Marciano, Daniel Schumacher, Daniel Dispensa, D'Marcus Dullen, Robert O'Connell, Alex Vitkausas, Randall Shannon, William O'Brien, Steven McGowan, Abel Villarreal, John Rowan, Mark Omastiak, Nicholas Oboikovitz, Alan Ross, Gerald Ponio, Jr., Christopher Kocanda, Andy Wilson, Matthew Lostroscio, Martin Hopkins, John Crotty, Brian Popek, Jerome Ward, Kenneth Stoklosa, Matthew Murphy, Sean Leslie, John O'Connor, James Fitzgibbon, James Sojka, Lenny Wheeler, Timothy Arundel, Thomas Harney III, Sean Halloran, Rashad Spells, Thomas Chladek, Vincent Harrison, Thomas Bukowski, Luke Knibbs, Mozar Jerome, Matthew Munizzi, Michael Mullen, Sean Gleason, William Slawson, Patrick O'Malley, Daniel Patrick, Jason Kazlauskas, Edward Carone, Louis Wojnicki, Edward Streit, Michael Martin, Matthew Conrath, Jamie Lick, Mitchell Broderick, Daniel Harney, Kevin Galeher, Daniel Smith, Marques Reed, Taylor Osborn, Melvin Shaw, Daniel Platt, Drew McGowan, Matthew Quinn, Daniel O'Neill, Thomas O'Connor, Rigoberto Gomez, Jr., Warren Higginbothan II, Darius Fleming, Erik Rickert, Michael Altman, Alfonso Castillo, Terence Peter, Ryan Bischoff, and Elkin Smith III; and

WHEREAS, The players and coaches of the St. Rita Mustangs Football team truly deserve to be proud of their championship season; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the St. Rita of Cascia Mustangs Football team, the faculty, staff, students, and alumni for this remarkable football accomplishment; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Principal Reverend Thomas McCarthy, Athletic Director Bob Conlon, and the coaches and players as an expression of our esteem.