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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Washington Community
4High School wrestling team, the Panthers, on winning the 2023
5Illinois High School Association Class 2A State Championship;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Panthers claimed their most recent wrestling
8title by edging Joliet Catholic 28 to 27 at Grossinger Motors
9Arena in Bloomington; and
 
10    WHEREAS, This is the fifth championship for the Panthers,
11along with their titles in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019; only
12four other wrestling programs in Illinois history have more;
13and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Panthers are led by Head Coach Nick Miller;
15and
 
16    WHEREAS, Many Panthers won individual state medals; Wyatt
17Medlin earned 3rd Place at 126 lbs.; Peyton Cox earned 2nd
18Place at 132 lbs.; Kannon Webster earned 1st Place at 145 lbs.
19and is a three-time state champion; Zane Hulet earned 4th
20Place at 160 lbs.; Blake Hinrichsen earned 2nd Place at 170
21lbs.; Josh Hoffer earned 6th Place at 195 lbs.; and Justin

 

 

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1Hoffer earned 1st Place at 220 lbs.; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Panthers state championship
3team are Symon Woods, Noah Woods, Logan Makiney, Wyatt Medlin,
4Eli Gonzalez, Johnathon Rokey, Peyton Cox, Timmy Smith,
5Jackson Sonderman, Kannon Webster, Cruise Brolley, Alec
6Mihelic, Cael Miller, Tyler Brown, Braden Baker, Zane Hulet,
7Blake Hinrichsen, Wyatt Leman, Jack Godinez, Josh Hoffer,
8Justin Hoffer, and Sean Thornton; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
10HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we congratulate the Washington Community High School wrestling
12team, the Panthers, on winning the 2023 Illinois High School
13Association Class 2A State Championship, and we wish them many
14more successful years; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
16presented to the members and coaches of the Panthers state
17championship team.