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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 Christ Lutheran |
| 4 | | School boys and girls basketball teams, the Comets, on their |
| 5 | | respective achievements during the 2023-2024 season; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Christ Lutheran School (CLS) boys and girls |
| 7 | | basketball teams were both named state champions, placing |
| 8 | | first in their respective programs at the 2024 Lutheran Sports |
| 9 | | Association (LSA) of Illinois Grade School Basketball |
| 10 | | Championships; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, The CLS boys basketball team was named the winner |
| 12 | | of the 2024 LSA of Illinois Grade School Boys Basketball |
| 13 | | Championship after defeating the Immanuel Lutheran School of |
| 14 | | Palatine with a score of 56-35, concluding the season with a |
| 15 | | record of 35-0; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, During the 2023-2024 season, the CLS boys |
| 17 | | basketball team also won the Christ Community of St. Louis |
| 18 | | Tournament, the CLS Tournament, and the Lutheran Basketball |
| 19 | | Association of America (LBAA) National Tournament, where the |
| 20 | | team achieved its fifth national championship title in school |
| 21 | | history; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The CLS boys basketball team is led by Head Coach |
| 2 | | Terry Mooney Jr. and Assistant Coaches Terry Mooney Sr. and |
| 3 | | Marcellus Sommerville; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, The CLS boys basketball team includes members |
| 5 | | Nigel Moore, Anfernee Moore, Trey Alexander, Bryan Nichelson, |
| 6 | | Kaylen Hardy, Noah Sydnor, Canaan Metz, Corey Hearn, Carmelo |
| 7 | | Hearn, Quentyn Matthews, Christian Fuller, Camden Knox-Reed, |
| 8 | | Demario Weldy, Lawson Sommerville, and Jaylen Stewart; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, The CLS girls basketball team earned its first |
| 10 | | state title at the 2024 LSA of Illinois Grade School Girls |
| 11 | | Basketball Championship after defeating the Immanuel Lutheran |
| 12 | | School of Palatine with a score of 49-22, concluding the |
| 13 | | season with a record of 27-0; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, During the 2023-2024 season, the CLS girls |
| 15 | | basketball team also went undefeated in its Illinois |
| 16 | | Elementary School Association (IESA) season and won the Zion |
| 17 | | Marengo Tournament and the LBAA National Tournament, where the |
| 18 | | team secured its first national championship title in school |
| 19 | | history; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, The CLS girls basketball team is led by Head |
| 21 | | Coach Paris Gulley and Assistant Coach Marlon Herron; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The CLS girls basketball team includes members |
| 2 | | Amiyah Gulley, Kennedy Gaines, Ma'Kya Maxwell, Keniya Todd, |
| 3 | | Colleen Lamberti, Da'Mari Maxwell, Leah Stenger, Remiya |
| 4 | | Summerville, Saniyah Jones, and Faith Fuller; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Both the CLS boys and girls basketball teams are |
| 6 | | further assisted by Principal Nathaniel Schmidtke and Athletic |
| 7 | | Director Jennifer Lamberti; therefore, be it
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 9 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 10 | | we congratulate the Christ Lutheran School boys and girls |
| 11 | | basketball teams, the Comets, on their respective achievements |
| 12 | | during the 2023-2024 season, and we wish the teams' student |
| 13 | | athletes continued success in their future endeavors; and be |
| 14 | | it further
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 16 | | presented to the Christ Lutheran School (CLS), Head Coach |
| 17 | | Terry Mooney Jr. of the CLS boys basketball team, and Head |
| 18 | | Coach Paris Gulley of the CLS girls basketball team as an |
| 19 | | expression of our esteem and respect. |