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1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly of the State
3 of Illinois congratulate Rock Island's Alleman High School
4 Pioneers boys wrestling, boys cross country and girls
5 basketball teams on their successes; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The boys wrestling team brought home the 2004-2005
7 2nd place trophy from the Illinois High School Association
8 (IHSA) Class A Boys Wrestling State Championship finals on
9 February 26, 2005 at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb; John
10 Wetherell is their wrestling coach, and the team went 23-3 in
11 dual meets; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The boys cross country team captured its first
13 Class A cross-country crown on November 6, 2004 at Detweiler
14 Park in Peoria; Mike Ethington is their head coach; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The girls basketball team brought home the
16 2004-2005 championship trophy from the IHSA Class A Girls
17 Basketball State Championship game on February 26, 2005 at the
18 Redbird Arena in Normal; there were 500 Class A teams playing
19 for the girls' state title; no other boys or girls team in the
20 Illinois Quad-Cities has ever won in the 97-year history of
21 IHSA state basketball tournament play; Jay Hatch is their head
22 coach, and they completed their season with a 31-7 record; and
 
23     WHEREAS, In high school basketball, as in life itself, it
24 takes a little luck along with hard work and ability to pull
25 down the big prize; the girls combined hustle with
26 determination, teamwork, and all-around basketball ability to
27 snare the top prize; and
 
28     WHEREAS, The outstanding talent, efforts, and achievements
29 of all the players, coaches, and support staff are to be
30 commended; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
3 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate the Rock Island
4 Alleman High School Pioneers on their exciting victories; and
5 be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Rock Island's Alleman High School as an expression
8 of our esteem and with best wishes for continued success in the
9 future.