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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Goreville Lady Cats 
4softball team on winning the Class 1A state championship on 
5June 2, 2012,  in East Peoria; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Sydnee Rushing tossed a two-hit shutout, and the 
7Lady Cats defeated Payson-Seymour, 6-0, to claim their first 
8state championship; she achieved the remarkable feat of 
9throwing a shutout in every postseason game; the Lady Cats 
10pushed across four runs in the second inning, and that was 
11plenty of support for Rushing, who struck out 13 batters; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Ashlee Webb reached base on an error, allowing 
13Haley Darnell to score the first run of the game; Rushing 
14followed with a two-run single to center, and Shelby Miller 
15smoked a run-scoring double as well; Taylor Odom blasted her 
1624th homer over the left field  fence in the fifth inning to add 
17to her single-season state record; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, The Lady Cats state championship was the crowning 
19achievement in coach Shanna Massey's seven-year career at 
20Goreville; they had to deal with the pressure of being the 
21favorite all season, and they delivered with a 35-4 record; and
  
 
  
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The Goreville Lady Cats are Shelbey Miller, 
2Tiffani Shadowens, Laenya Maze, Ashlee Webb, Alison Webb, 
3Micaela Allred, Haley Darnell, Brittney Pritchett, Taylor 
4Odom, McKenzi Schaede, Sydnee Rushing, Kaylee Webb, Hannah 
5Murley, Coach Shanna Massey, Assistant Coach Teresa Cash, and 
6Manager Garen McConnell; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
8NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
9we congratulate the Goreville Lady Cats Softball team for 
10winning the Class 1A state championship; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the Goreville Lady Cats.