Full Text of HR0734 95th General Assembly
HR0734 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the | 4 |
| Springfield-based Illinois Predators seventh-grade girls' | 5 |
| basketball team on earning the Gold Medal at the State Games of | 6 |
| America; and
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| WHEREAS, The Predators earned the Gold Medal after sweeping | 8 |
| the competition at the 2007 State Games of America in Colorado | 9 |
| Springs, Colorado; and
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| WHEREAS, The Predators team, which is affiliated with The | 11 |
| Gym of Springfield, were undefeated during the three-day | 12 |
| tournament, beating teams from Colorado, Oklahoma, and | 13 |
| Montana, before defeating the Minnesota Starz 52-42 in a | 14 |
| come-from-behind effort for the Gold Medal; and
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| WHEREAS, Predator players are Lauren Lanzotti, Kelsey | 16 |
| Easton, Mackenzie McDermott, Alison Kuhn, Corinne Brent, | 17 |
| Danielle Hoekzema, Jamie Blue, and Andrea Lietz; the head coach | 18 |
| is Dale Kuhn, and assistant coaches are Jeff Blue and Caroline | 19 |
| Harless; and
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| WHEREAS, More than 500,000 athletes competed nationwide to | 21 |
| qualify for the 2007 State Games of America, which are held |
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| every other year; the Predator team qualified to represent the | 2 |
| State of Illinois by winning the Gold Medal at the 2006 Prairie | 3 |
| State Games; and
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| WHEREAS, Medal winners from State Games nationwide | 5 |
| advanced to compete against other winners in 29 different | 6 |
| sports at this year's games; this year's event included more | 7 |
| than 10,500 athletes from 47 states; opening ceremonies were | 8 |
| held in the Colorado Springs World Arena and featured Olympic | 9 |
| Medalist and World Champion figure skater, Michelle Kwan, who | 10 |
| delivered the event's keynote speech and lit the torch at the | 11 |
| Games' opening ceremonies; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate the Springfield-based Illinois Predators | 15 |
| seventh-grade girls' basketball team on their gold medal | 16 |
| victory at the State Games of America; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the Predators basketball team and their coaches as | 19 |
| a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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