Full Text of HR0999 102nd General Assembly
HR0999 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
| | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Lori Blade on the
| | 4 | | occasion of her retirement from Edwardsville High School | | 5 | | (EHS),
where she has served as the girls basketball and | | 6 | | softball
head coach for many years; and
| | 7 | | WHEREAS, Coach Blade was first hired as the girls | | 8 | | basketball coach at
EHS in March 2002; she joined the softball
| | 9 | | program as an assistant coach the following spring before | | 10 | | stepping up
to lead the team in June 2003; and
| | 11 | | WHEREAS, Prior to coaching at EHS, Coach Blade served as | | 12 | | the
softball coach for Carrollton High School for eight | | 13 | | seasons; and
| | 14 | | WHEREAS, After a combined 1,529 basketball and softball | | 15 | | wins over her
career, Coach Blade announced her retirement | | 16 | | from coaching in June 2022; and
| | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 18 seasons with EHS's softball program,
Coach | | 18 | | Blade won 13 Southwestern Conference championships, 15 | | 19 | | regional
championships, and six sectionals and placed in the | | 20 | | state tournament three times;
as a coach for Carrollton High | | 21 | | School, she led her teams to an additional eight regional
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| | 1 | | championships, six sectional championships, and six | | 2 | | appearances in
the state tournament; and
| | 3 | | WHEREAS, Coach Blade had similar success with the EHS | | 4 | | girls basketball program,
winning 13 Southwestern Conference | | 5 | | championships, 17
regional championships, and 13 sectional | | 6 | | championships and making six
appearances in the state | | 7 | | tournament; at Carrollton High School, she won an additional
| | 8 | | seven regional championships and five sectional championships; | | 9 | | and
| | 10 | | WHEREAS, Coach Blade is the only head coach in Illinois | | 11 | | High School Association
History to retire with over 700 wins | | 12 | | in two different sports; she has a record of 786 wins and 131 | | 13 | | losses in softball and 743 wins and 92 losses in basketball | | 14 | | over 26 seasons
of each; she is ranked fourth in all-time wins | | 15 | | for softball and eighth in all-time
wins for girls basketball | | 16 | | in Illinois history; and
| | 17 | | WHEREAS, Coach Blade is a member of multiple halls of | | 18 | | fame, including the National High
School Athletic Coaches | | 19 | | Association Hall of Fame, the Illinois Softball Coaches
| | 20 | | Association Hall of Fame, the Illinois Basketball Coaches | | 21 | | Association Hall of Fame,
and the Southern Illinois University | | 22 | | Edwardsville Hall of Fame; and
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| | 1 | | WHEREAS, Coach Blade's time and dedication to the | | 2 | | mentorship of hundreds of students,
encouraging them to do | | 3 | | their best in both their sport and their community,
has had a | | 4 | | lasting impact on those students and their futures; therefore, | | 5 | | be it
| | 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | | 7 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | | 8 | | we congratulate Lori Blade on her
retirement from Edwardsville | | 9 | | High School, and we recognize her commitment to the community | | 10 | | and the
mentoring of its students; and be it further
| | 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| | 12 | | presented to Coach Blade as an expression of our esteem and
| | 13 | | respect.
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