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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Williamsville
4Junior High School Softball Team on winning the 2013 Illinois
5Elementary School Association Class AA State Championship; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Williamsville Junior High Softball Team
7showed incredible composure and the ability to handle adversity
8in their desire to achieve their goals by beating Riverton in
9the Regional Championship and Dunlap in the Sectional
10Championship; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Williamsville Junior High Softball Team
12achieved a collective batting average of .466 for the season;
13and
 
14    WHEREAS, Leading pitchers Olivia Felts and Payton Long
15threw 7 no-hitters and 4 perfect games to lead the attack on
16their opponents during the season and to enable the team to
17post a record of 29-1, while outscoring their opponents 349-41;
18and
 
19    WHEREAS, The team was led by Coach Jones, Coach Ashbaugh,
20and Coach Mead throughout the regular season conference
21schedule, tournament play, and the championship game, where

 

 

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1they won 6-4 over previously unbeaten Homer Glen Junior High
2School, a school nearly 3 times larger than Williamsville
3Junior High School; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Williamsville Junior High School Softball
5Team members are Skylar Dees, Danielle Dennis, Olivia Felts,
6Andrea Fraser, Harleigh Gray, Leah Kluemke, Alex Leka, Payton
7Long, Mackenzie McCormick, Ashleigh McDermott, Kaileigh Moser,
8Kaylin Mumaw, Emma Newton, Laken Rockford, Maddie Sloman, Emma
9Walbert, Molly Walter, and Rylie Yard; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we congratulate the Williamsville Junior High School Softball
13Team on winning the 2013 Illinois Elementary School Association
14Class AA State Championship and recognize them on their many
15accomplishments during the season; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the Williamsville Junior High School Softball Team
18as an expression of our esteem and respect.