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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to Coach Joe |
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| Newton, the 2004 York Community High School boys cross country |
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| team, and the entire York Community High School on winning the |
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| Class AA Boys State Championship title; and
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| WHEREAS, The Dukes cross country team has won 24 state |
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| titles in 43 years under Coach Joseph Newton's guidance; and
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| WHEREAS, We congratulate Coach Joe Newton, whose tireless |
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| efforts and expertise have led the York Community High School |
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| Dukes to a remarkable three straight state championships; and
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| WHEREAS, We thank Assistant Coach Charlie Kern for his |
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| dedication and commitment to the York boys cross country team; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Dukes won the Niles West Sectional in Skokie |
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| to advance their team to the Illinois High School Association |
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| state meet in Peoria on November 6th; and
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| WHEREAS, York runners finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, the first |
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| time in history all three honors were won by a single school; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Dukes' overall score of 56 lead them to a |
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| record 24th state championship; no other athletic team in any |
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| sport has ever accomplished this feat in Illinois high school |
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| history; and
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| WHEREAS, Senior Sean McNamara was the 1st place runner with |
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| a time of 14 minutes and 32 seconds, followed by junior Matt |
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| Dettman in 2nd, junior Eric Dettman in 3rd, senior Mike Arnold |
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| in 21st, sophomore Nick Kuczwara in 29th, junior David |
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| Montgomery in 75th, and senior Roger Billhardt in 137th; and
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| WHEREAS, The Dukes' championship cross country team also |
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| includes Mike Fry, Justin Jones, Brian Marchese, Lionel |
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| Montenegro, Tom Jung, Matt Edwards, Mark Sulkin, Alan |
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| D'Ambrogio, and Ron Stefani; and
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| WHEREAS, Also supporting the Dukes' drive for victory were |
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| Mike Gaska, Joey Salveggio, Greg Potoglu, and Peter McGlodrick, |
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| the team managers; and
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| WHEREAS, We recognize the commitment of Athletic Director |
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| Craig Davelis and the Athletic Department, as well as the |
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| entire York Community High School, in their dedication to train |
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| and educate superior athletes and well-rounded students; and
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| WHEREAS, These runners have made countless sacrifices to |
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| succeed in their goal of winning a third straight cross country |
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| state championship; and
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| WHEREAS, The York Community High School, the Elmhurst |
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| community, and friends and families are proud of these fine |
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| young athletes; and
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| WHEREAS, This title represents the dedication and team |
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| unity these young men have shown all season; and
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| WHEREAS, We recognize the talent of these young athletes |
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| and their coaches; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| do hereby offer our congratulations to Coach Joe Newton and the |
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| members of the York Community High School boys cross country |
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| team on their 24th state championship title; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Coach Joe Newton, Superintendent Dr. Joel Morris, |
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| Principal Diana Smith, Athletic Director Craig Davelis, |
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| Assistant Coach Charlie Kern, York Community High School, and |
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| the members of the 2004 Class AA boys cross country |
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| championship team.
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