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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Calhoun High School |
| 4 | | girls volleyball team, the Warriors, on winning the 2024-2025 |
| 5 | | Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 1A Girls |
| 6 | | Volleyball State Championship for the first time in school |
| 7 | | history; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Warriors first achieved victory against |
| 9 | | Cissna Park Senior High School 25-16, 25-23 in the State |
| 10 | | Semifinals; the team then defeated Stockton High School 25-17, |
| 11 | | 25-16 in the State Finals, despite both sets being tied 10-10 |
| 12 | | at one point; the team made a number of memorable plays in the |
| 13 | | process, including senior Joy Hurley leading the team with 10 |
| 14 | | kills, senior Kate Zipprich making six kills and five solo |
| 15 | | blocks, and junior Stella Gress leading with 12 digs; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Warriors' success marks the first time the |
| 17 | | team has won the State Super-Sectionals and the State Finals; |
| 18 | | in doing so, the team secured a triple crown for Calhoun High |
| 19 | | School, making it the first public school in Illinois to |
| 20 | | attain state championships across three sports in girls |
| 21 | | volleyball, basketball (2015, 2016), and softball (2016); the |
| 22 | | team also broke a school record with its stellar 39-2 record |
| 23 | | this season; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Warriors are led by Head Coach Melissa |
| 2 | | Zipprich, Assistant Coach Ann Gilman, and Team Manager Grace |
| 3 | | Hurley; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, The Warriors include sophomores Gabby Hurley, |
| 5 | | Lucy Hurley, Lilly Pelletier, and Annie Wilson, juniors Anabel |
| 6 | | Eilerman, Stella Gress, Sadie Kiel, Carly Pohlman, Emma Rose, |
| 7 | | Leila Schulte, and Mary Squier, and seniors Audrey Gilman, |
| 8 | | Josie Hoagland, Joy Hurley, Abby Johnes, State Final |
| 9 | | All-Tournament Athlete Lacy Pohlman, Caydence Sievers, and |
| 10 | | State Final MVP Kate Zipprich, who broke the state record for |
| 11 | | most blocks in a state championship match; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Warriors' historic season and its players' |
| 13 | | achievements, concluding with a dominant performance at the |
| 14 | | IHSA Class 1A Girls Volleyball State Final Tournament, have |
| 15 | | brought joy to players' families, friends, school, and |
| 16 | | community; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 18 | | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we congratulate the Calhoun High School girls volleyball team, |
| 20 | | the Warriors, on winning the 2024-2025 Illinois High School |
| 21 | | Association (IHSA) Class 1A Conference Girls Volleyball State |
| 22 | | Championship for the first time in school history, leading |
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| 1 | | Calhoun High School to become the first public high school in |
| 2 | | Illinois to obtain a triple crown; and be it further
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| 3 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 4 | | presented to Head Coach Melissa Zipprich, Assistant Coach Ann |
| 5 | | Gilman, and members of the Calhoun High School girls |
| 6 | | volleyball team as a symbol of our respect and esteem. |