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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Bolingbrook |
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| High School Girls Basketball Team for defending their Class 4A |
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| State Championship and for winning their third State title in |
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| the last five years; and
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| WHEREAS, In a rematch of the 2008 and 2009 Class 4A title |
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| games, the Lady Raiders won their third IHSA girls basketball |
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| championship by defeating Chicago-Whitney Young by a score of |
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| 60-50 on March 6, 2010, at Redbird Arena in Normal; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lady Raiders finished the season with a final |
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| record of 29-1, entered the championship game with a 23-game |
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| winning streak, appeared in the State basketball tournament for |
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| the sixth straight year, and broke their own girls State |
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| basketball record by becoming the first team to reach the title |
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| game five consecutive years; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lady Raiders finished the season ranked |
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| seventh in the nation by ESPN Rise, seventh by MaxPreps in the |
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| Excellent 25 grouping, and seventh in the nation by USA Today; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Bolingbrook Lady Raiders include Kennedy |
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| Cattenhead, Kierra Currie, Ashley Oliver, Mercedes Griffin, |
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| DeLacy Anderson, Taylor Tuck, Ariel Massengale, Falon Edwards, |
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| Ciera Howard, Alexandria Hill, Nicosia Henry, Chanyere Hosey, |
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| Morgan Tuck, and Cabriana Capers; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lady Raiders are led by head coach Anthony |
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| Smith and assistant coaches Corey Bassett, Evan Bercot, Janee' |
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| Graham, Jennifer McKaufsky, Willie Smith, Aaron Woods, and |
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| Nicholas Wunschl; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to the players and coaches, our |
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| congratulations are also extended to superintendent Dr. |
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| Phillip Schoffstall, principal James Mitchem, Jr., assistant |
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| principal and athletic director Alec Anderson, and trainers |
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| Gina Younce and Mattie Kaminskas; 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 Bolingbrook High School Lady Raiders girls |
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| basketball team on becoming the 2010 IHSA Class 4A Girls |
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| Basketball Champions, for their class and professionalism, and |
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| wish the team well in their future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Lady Raiders as an expression of our respect |
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| and esteem.
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