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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to the 2000
4 York Community High School Girls Cross Country Team and Coach
5 Larry Bassett on their first State Championship title; and
6 WHEREAS, the Lady Dukes won the Class AA Team
7 Championship with 82 points, capping an undefeated season
8 with the aid of two All-State runners, Kara Henry and Maria
9 Cicero, who won the Class AA individual title; and
10 WHEREAS, Coach Larry Bassett in his 21st year, has led
11 the Lady Dukes to the State Finals 17 times, a Class AA Girls
12 State record, earning 11 consecutive top 10 finishes,
13 including a second place showing in 1999; and
14 WHEREAS, Team members Maria Cicero, Kara Henry, Allison
15 Billhardt, Kelly Forst, Kelly O'Neil, Shannon Tucker, Hillary
16 Palumbo, Erin Fitzgerald, Jamie Virzi, Justine Parker,
17 Vanessa Pfafflin, Lauren Dick, Emily Jones, Christine
18 Kotarba, and Christina LeDonne, have demonstrated
19 extraordinary determination and commitment in their quest to
20 be the best runners in the State; and
21 WHEREAS, we recognize the hard work and dedication of
22 Coach Larry Bassett and Assistant Coaches Wendy Ihms and Lisa
23 Simon, to continue the winning tradition at York; and
24 WHEREAS, the Lady Dukes, who were ranked Number 1 all
25 season, worked together as a team to achieve their goal as
26 State Champions; and
27 WHEREAS, we recognize that this victory is also shared by
28 families, friends, the Elmhurst community and the entire
29 student body of York Community High School, who have
30 supported the team all season; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we do hereby offer our congratulations to Coach Larry Bassett
4 and the Lady Dukes for making school history by winning their
5 first State Championship Class AA title in Peoria on November
6 4, 2000; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Coach Larry Bassett, the Assistant Coaches and
9 Team Members.