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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the success of
4 student athletes; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the
6 Martinsville Lady Blue Streaks seventh grade girls basketball
7 team won the IESA State championship game against Arcola with
8 a score of 27 to 15 to become the State champions; and
9 WHEREAS, The Lady Blue Streaks finished the year with an
10 average of 20 steals and 18 forced turnovers a game; the
11 team's average margin of victory was 26 points; during the
12 summer of 2002, they played in basketball camps, tournaments,
13 and leagues, and some of the girls played in excess of 80
14 ball games; and
15 WHEREAS, The seventh grade Lady Blue Streaks have played
16 together for many years, beginning in Biddy Ball League
17 during third and fourth grades and continuing at the Paris
18 YMCA; as fifth and sixth graders, they won the seventh grade
19 LEIC Conference Tournament; therefore, be it
20 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22 we congratulate the Martinsville Lady Blue Streaks seventh
23 grade girls basketball team on winning the IESA State
24 Championship; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to each of the members and coaches of the
27 Martinsville Lady Blue Streaks seventh grade girls basketball
28 team with our best wishes for their continued success.