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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, On Saturday, March 7, 2009 the Springfield High 
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Girls Basketball Team celebrated its 4th place finish in the 
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ISHA Class 3A Girls Basketball State Tournament; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Team's debut at the State Tournament marked 
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the first time a girls basketball team from Springfield High 
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School has qualified for the State Tournament; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Springfield High Girls 
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Basketball Team are: Allison Anderson, Emma Anderson, Jillian 
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Burgett, Amber Cason, Maddie Fetter, Kelly Korza, Kasi Korza, 
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Zehna Medley, Caitlin Miller, Megan Pence, Jalesia Riggins, 
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Julie Schulenburg, and Demi Van Der Wal; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The coaches for the Springfield High School Girls 
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Basketball Team are: Head Coach

Brad Scheffler and Assistant 
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Coaches Ken Dobucki,

Craig Jeffers, and Lenzy Weder; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Before entering the State Tournament, the girls 
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basketball team had accumulated 26 wins on the season, a school 
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record, to go along with just 3 losses and, as a result, the 
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team was ranked fifth by The Associated Press in the Class 3A 
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State Poll; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, On their way to the State Tournament, the 
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Springfield High Girls beat Lanphier in a regional semifinal 
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game by a score of 69-51; beat Southeast High School in a 
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regional title game, 61-48; defeated Bloomington High School by 
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a final score of 61-42; crushed Decatur MacArthur in the 
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sectional title game, 79-54; and defeated Breese Mater Dei, 
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66-62, in a supersectional title game; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Springfield High was able to set more school 
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records by winning a regional title for the first time since 
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2006, and a sectional title for the first time since 1997; 
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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 the Springfield High School Girls Basketball Team 
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on a great season; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Springfield High School Girls Basketball Team 
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as a symbol of our respect.