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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Washington Community | ||||||
4 | High School wrestling team, the Panthers, on winning the 2023 | ||||||
5 | Illinois High School Association Class 2A State Championship; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, The Panthers claimed their most recent wrestling | ||||||
8 | title by edging Joliet Catholic 28 to 27 at Grossinger Motors | ||||||
9 | Arena in Bloomington; and
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10 | WHEREAS, This is the fifth championship for the Panthers, | ||||||
11 | along with their titles in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019; only | ||||||
12 | four other wrestling programs in Illinois history have more; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Panthers are led by coaches, Nick Miller,
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15 | Matt Webster, Danny Thornton,
Ben Fitch,
Mike Carr, and
Joe | ||||||
16 | Butler; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Many Panthers won individual state medals; Wyatt | ||||||
18 | Medlin earned 3rd Place at 126 lbs.; Peyton Cox earned 2nd | ||||||
19 | Place at 132 lbs.; Kannon Webster earned 1st Place at 145 lbs. | ||||||
20 | and is a three-time state champion; Zane Hulet earned 4th | ||||||
21 | Place at 160 lbs.; Blake Hinrichsen earned 2nd Place at 170 |
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1 | lbs.;
Josh Hoffer earned 6th Place at 195 lbs.; and
Justin | ||||||
2 | Hoffer earned 1st Place at 220 lbs.; and
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3 | WHEREAS, The members of the Panthers state championship | ||||||
4 | team are Symon Woods,
Noah Woods,
Logan Makiney,
Wyatt Medlin,
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5 | Eli Gonzalez,
Johnathon Rokey,
Peyton Cox,
Timmy Smith,
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6 | Jackson Sonderman,
Kannon Webster,
Cruise Brolley,
Alec | ||||||
7 | Mihelic,
Cael Miller,
Tyler Brown,
Braden Baker,
Zane Hulet,
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8 | Blake Hinrichsen,
Wyatt Leman,
Jack Godinez,
Josh Hoffer,
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9 | Justin Hoffer, Sean Thornton, Jacob Gauf,
Braden Brown, and
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10 | Ryen Martinez; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
12 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we congratulate the Washington Community High School wrestling | ||||||
14 | team, the Panthers, on winning the 2023 Illinois High School | ||||||
15 | Association Class 2A State Championship, and we wish them many | ||||||
16 | more successful years; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the members and coaches of the Panthers state | ||||||
19 | championship team.
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