Full Text of HR0840 100th General Assembly
HR0840 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0840 | | LRB100 20701 MST 36164 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Solorio Academy High | 4 | | School boys soccer team, the Sun Warriors, on winning the | 5 | | school's
first Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A | 6 | | State Championship on November 4, 2017; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Sun Warriors clinched the title after a | 8 | | seven-game state
tournament run in which the team outscored | 9 | | their opponents 31 to 5; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Solorio Academy High School, located in the West | 11 | | Gage Park community,
opened in 2010 and was named after Eric | 12 | | Solorio (1979-2006), a former member of the Chicago Police | 13 | | Department's elite anti-gang unit; the soccer team quickly | 14 | | found success under
Coach Adrian Calleros; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, This year, the Sun Warriors played a competitive
| 16 | | schedule against several schools, including | 17 | | Bradley-Bourbonnais, Cicero
Morton, Nequa Valley, and | 18 | | Plainfield Central; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The Sun Warriors defeated Noble Street Bulls Prep | 20 | | by
a score of 3 to 2 in the sectional finals and Bremen 1 to 0 | 21 | | in the super
sectional to earn a trip to the state finals; and |
| | | HR0840 | - 2 - | LRB100 20701 MST 36164 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Sun Warriors soundly defeated Gibault | 2 | | Catholic 6 to 0 in the finals,
and throughout the game, | 3 | | showcased the star power of their young strikers and an | 4 | | impressive blend of solid play from their senior class members; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The victory celebration included passing around | 7 | | jersey
number 23, which once belonged to Christian Morales, a | 8 | | Solorio soccer
player who passed away in the summer of 2016 | 9 | | following a tragic boating
accident; his memory lives on in the | 10 | | official state
championship photograph in which his teammates | 11 | | proudly hold up his
jersey; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Sun Warriors will officially be presented with | 13 | | their championship
rings at a ceremony to be held on February | 14 | | 18, 2018; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The athletic skill, competitive spirit, and | 16 | | remarkable
dedication of the Sun Warriors serves as an example | 17 | | to all; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | congratulate the Solorio Academy High School's boys soccer | 21 | | team, the Sun Warriors, on winning the 2017 Illinois High |
| | | HR0840 | - 3 - | LRB100 20701 MST 36164 r |
|
| 1 | | School Association Class 3A State Championship, and we
extend | 2 | | our warmest wishes for their continued success and achievement
| 3 | | both on the soccer field and in the classroom; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
| 6 | | presented to Coach Adrian Calleros and the outstanding members | 7 | | of the
Solorio Sun Warriors.
|
|