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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Oswego High School Panthers boys varsity |
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| basketball team finished second in the 2008-2009 Illinois High |
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| School Association 3A State Basketball Tournament and claimed |
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| the school's first State trophy in basketball; and
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| WHEREAS, The Oswego High School basketball team attained a |
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| 11-3 record in the Southwest Prairie Conference; the team ended |
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| the 2008-2009 season with a 26-7 record; and
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| WHEREAS, Kevin Schnable coached the Oswego High School |
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| basketball team to the State championship game, where they lost |
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| 61-59 to Centennial (Champaign) High School; the team went 6-1 |
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| in the tournament playoffs; and
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| WHEREAS, Oswego reached the championship game after Oswego |
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| senior guard Jordan Mitchell's clutch 3-pointer at the buzzer |
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| led his team to a 56-55 win over Leo (Chicago, Illinois) in the |
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| State Tournament's semi-final game; and
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| WHEREAS, During the final game of the State championship, |
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| team members Mitchell and Ziemnik made many 3-pointers; team |
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| member Galow made many assists; Kwiatkowski secured clutch |
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| rebounds in an epic game between Oswego and Champaign |
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| Centennial; and
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| WHEREAS, The Panthers' season ended with a 26-7 record and |
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| the best finish in Oswego High School's basketball history; and
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| WHEREAS, Oswego High School led the Southwest Prairie |
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| Conference with 2,097 points during the 2008-2009 season and |
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| established itself as a powerhouse in the conference; and
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| WHEREAS, The student-athletes who led the Panthers to their |
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| second place finish in the IHSA Class 3A Boys State Basketball |
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| Tournament are Ryan West, Danny Bruzdzinski, Brett |
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| Baumgartner, Bukky Adeofe, Andrew Galow, James Taylor, Tyler |
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| Pence, Jordan Mitchell, Chris Bagley, Parker Meek, Joe |
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| Kwiatkowski, Andrew Ziemnik, Collin Seibert, Paul Cahill, |
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| DeAndre Mitchell, and Team Manager Alex "Gator" Gates; and
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| WHEREAS, The IHSA Class 3A Boys Basketball State Runners-up |
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| were led by Head Coach Kevin Schnable and
Assistant Coaches |
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| Matt Borrowman, Jim Bagley, Mike Hettinger, Mike Schnable, Tim |
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| Taviani, Jeff Henrikson, Mike Anderson, and Joe Sweeney; the |
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| team was additionally assisted by videographer George Bailey, |
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| bus driver Dave Sutcliff, and athletic trainers Brian Cronin |
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| and Michelle Knizner; and
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| WHEREAS, Superintendent Dr. David Behlow, Principal Mike |
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| Wayne, Assistant Principals Dr. Nancy Chibe and Craig Watson, |
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| Athletic Director Steve McInerney, Assistant Athletic Director |
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| Greg Scott, Mark Johnson, and Athletic Administrative |
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| Assistant Sarah Miller made the 2008-2009 season for the |
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| Panthers possible; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate and applaud the 2008-2009 Oswego High School |
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| Panthers boys basketball team for their accomplishments during |
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| the 2008-2009 season, for their talent and teamwork displayed |
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| on the court, and for the outstanding coaching staff that led |
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| the team to the State Championship game and brought the team to |
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| a fantastic conclusion as the State runner-up in the boys Class |
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| 3A tournament; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| presented to Oswego High School Athletic Director Steve |
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| McInerney, Head Coach Kevin Schnable, Oswego Principal Mike |
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| Wayne, and the entire Oswego High School boys basketball team |
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| and coaching staff.
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