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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize outstanding teams in
4 the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the Lady
6 Saints of Shawnee Community College finished fourth in the
7 nation in the NJCAA Division II Women's National Softball
8 Tournament; and
9 WHEREAS, The Lady Saints accomplished this challenge by
10 first capturing the Region 24 Softball Title with a
11 championship victory over Lewis and Clark College by the
12 score of 11-3; they then went on to the National Junior
13 College Athletic Association interstate playoffs in which
14 they defeated River Forest in a double header series by the
15 scores of 4-2 and 5-0; with a record of 39-24, the Lady
16 Saints moved on to their second consecutive appearance at the
17 National Junior College Athletic Association in Phoenix,
18 Arizona; and
19 WHEREAS, The Lady Saints defeated Macomb College in the
20 first game of the NJCAA Division II Women's National Softball
21 Tournament by the score of 5-0; they suffered a set back in
22 their loss to Kankakee by the score of 13-1 but regrouped in
23 a win over Mississippi Gulf Coast by the score of 6-5; the
24 Lady Saints were later defeated by Phoenix College by the
25 score of 5-0 and thereby, ended their outstanding season with
26 a record of 49 wins and 29 losses; and
27 WHEREAS, The members of the Lady Saints are Becca
28 Grisham, Kelley Miller, Monique Thompson, Toni Johnson, Kara
29 Forthman, Michelle Lunsford, Sara Waters, Miranda Miller,
30 Abbey Bormann, Erin Cunningham, Elizabeth Smith, Amanda
31 Jones, Crystal Barz, Kirsten Stringer, Krissy Eudy, Erica
32 McDonald, Stephanie Genisio, Raegan Anderson, Stephanie
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1 Eastman, Erin Hoffman, Gretchin Enrick, and Andrea Blondi;
2 the coach is Warren Koch; the assistant coaches are Michelle
3 Bradley and Ambeus Bradley; and
4 WHEREAS, Although their season may of ended early, the
5 Lady Saints displayed outstanding sportmanship and dedication
6 not only for their coach, but also to Shawnee Community
7 College, their fans, and the Ullin community; therefore, be
8 it
9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11 we congratulate the Shawnee Community College Lady Saints
12 softball team on their outstanding season this year; and be
13 it further
14 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
15 presented to Coach Warren Koch and each member of the Shawnee
16 Community College Women's softball team as an expression of
17 our esteem.