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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives
3 congratulate Rock Island's Alleman High School Pioneers boys
4 wrestling, boys cross country and girls basketball teams on
5 their successes; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The boys wrestling team brought home the 2004-2005
7 2nd place trophy from the Illinois High School Association
8 (IHSA) Class A Boys Wrestling State Championship finals on
9 February 26, 2005 at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb; John
10 Wetherell is their wrestling coach, and the team went 23-3 in
11 dual meets; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The boys cross country team captured its first
13 Class A cross-country crown on November 6, 2004 at Detweiler
14 Park in Peoria; Mike Ethington is their head coach; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The girls basketball team brought home the
16 2004-2005 championship trophy from the IHSA Class A Girls
17 Basketball State Championship game on February 26, 2005 at the
18 Redbird Arena in Normal; there were 500 Class A teams playing
19 for the girls' state title; no other boys or girls team in the
20 Illinois Quad-Cities has ever won in the 97-year history of
21 IHSA state basketball tournament play; Jay Hatch is their head
22 coach, and they completed their season with a 31-7 record; and
 
23     WHEREAS, In high school basketball, as in life itself, it
24 takes a little luck along with hard work and ability to pull
25 down the big prize; the girls combined hustle with
26 determination, teamwork, and all-around basketball ability to
27 snare the top prize; and
 
28     WHEREAS, The outstanding talent, efforts, and achievements
29 of all the players, coaches, and support staff are to be
30 commended; therefore, be it
 

 

 

HR0205 - 2 - LRB094 11697 CSA 43506 r

1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we congratulate the Rock Island Alleman High School Pioneers on
4 their exciting victories; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Rock Island's Alleman High School as an expression
7 of our esteem and with best wishes for continued success in the
8 future.