Bill Text: IL HR0601 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Taylorville Junior High School 7th Grade girls basketball team on winning the Class 4A State Championship.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0601 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0601-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Taylorville Junior | ||||||
| 4 | High School 7th Grade girls basketball team, the Tornadoes, on | ||||||
| 5 | winning the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A | ||||||
| 6 | State Championship; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Before advancing to the championship game of the | ||||||
| 8 | state tournament, the Tornadoes defeated Barrington Station | ||||||
| 9 | Middle School by a score of 33-22 in the first round and | ||||||
| 10 | Lockport Oak Prairie by a score of 28-25 in the semifinals; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The Tornadoes defeated the Morton Junior High | ||||||
| 12 | School Potters by a score of 18-16 at Bolingbrook Brooks | ||||||
| 13 | Middle School to earn the team's first state title in school | ||||||
| 14 | history; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Tornado Grace Rogers hit the winning shot with | ||||||
| 16 | four seconds left in the thrilling game; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Nora Thomas led the Tornadoes in scoring with | ||||||
| 18 | eight points, while Grace Rogers scored four and McKynlee | ||||||
| 19 | Siempelkamp and Hope Kietzman each scored three points; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, The championship win ended the Tornadoes' | ||||||
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| 1 | excellent season with a final record of 26-2; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Tornadoes were led by Head Coach Doug Bowsher | ||||||
| 3 | and Assistant Coach Darren Breeden; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The team included Josephine Durbin, McKynlee | ||||||
| 5 | Siempelkamp, Hope Kietzman, Grace Rogers, Camille Heberling, | ||||||
| 6 | Kaylee Campbell, Leah Lovekamp, Nora Thomas, Skylar Stockton, | ||||||
| 7 | and Gianna Tarr; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we congratulate the Taylorville Junior High School 7th Grade | ||||||
| 11 | girls basketball team on winning the Class 4A State | ||||||
| 12 | Championship; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the Tornado players and coaches as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 15 | respect and esteem.
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