HR0748 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the St. Teresa High School girls basketball team of Decatur on winning the Class A State Championship title on February 28, 2004 at the Redbird Area in Normal; and

WHEREAS, The St. Teresa Lady Bulldogs defeated Hampshire by a score of 59-50 in the championship game and finished the season with an undefeated record of 33 wins and 0 losses; and

WHEREAS, The team entered the championship game as the top-ranked team in the Class A tournament and is the first Decatur girls basketball team to win a State championship; the Lady Bulldogs are the sixth team in State tournament history to win the Class A title and finish the season undefeated; and

WHEREAS, The Lady Bulldogs are led by head coach, Bill Ipsen; principal, Joe McDaniel; junior varsity coach, Jason Hendrix; coaching assistant, Jennifer Blakeman; and statisticians, Chrissy Meyer, Erin Senesac, and Latrisha Cummings; and

WHEREAS, The members of the team are Lindsay Moore, Becky Brummer, Nicole Kupish, Christine Moore, Lindsay Ippel, Katie Samuelson, Samantha Brown, Andrea Riebock, Emily Fitzgerald, Monica Rogers, Allison Ippel, Farah Zubair, Ann Brown, and Michelle Eloy; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the St. Teresa High School Lady Bulldogs on their successful season and on winning the Class A State championship title; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to each of the coaches and members of the St. Teresa High School girls basketball team with our best wishes for their future success.