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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY M. SMITH, BAKER, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DALEY, DAY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEORGE, GILLEN, GOODMAN, GROVE, HARHART, HENNESSEY, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MATZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, PARKER, PAYTON, RAPP, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, REED, ROCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SAYLOR, K. SMITH, STABACK, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, YOUNGBLOOD, WHITE, BRADFORD, SONNEY AND SACCONE, MAY 9, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 9, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Congratulating the 2011 Mt. Lebanon High School Girls' |
2 | Basketball Team on becoming the first Pennsylvania |
3 | Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAAA school |
4 | to win three consecutive State championships. |
5 | WHEREAS, On March 25, 2011, the Mt. Lebanon High School Blue |
6 | Devils Girls' Basketball Team defeated Archbishop Carroll High |
7 | School in the PIAA Class AAAA Championship Game at Penn State |
8 | University's Bryce Jordan Center by a score of 47-46; and |
9 | WHEREAS, This championship victory has garnered the Blue |
10 | Devils the extraordinary and unprecedented milestone of |
11 | capturing three consecutive PIAA titles, and only the second |
12 | girls' team in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic |
13 | League (WPIAL) history to achieve such a feat; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Despite losing nine of their seniors a year ago, the |
15 | mighty Blue and Gold maintained their tradition as a champion- |
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1 | caliber basketball team; and |
2 | WHEREAS, In striving to win this year's championship game, |
3 | the Blue Devils faced off for the second time this season |
4 | against Archbishop Carroll High School, and in a hard-fought and |
5 | defense-oriented contest, once again emerged victorious; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The Blue Devils were the only WPIAL girls' team |
7 | contending for a PIAA crown this year, appearing in the State |
8 | championship game for the fourth time in a row; and |
9 | WHEREAS, The Mt. Lebanon High School Girls' Basketball Team |
10 | became the sixth PIAA girls' program to "three-peat" as |
11 | champions since PIAA basketball was expanded to four |
12 | classifications prior to the 1983-1984 season, thus placing the |
13 | Blue Devils team in the annals of the PIAA; therefore be it |
14 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the |
15 | members of the 2011 Mt. Lebanon High School Girls' Basketball |
16 | Team for its exceptional season and for their historic |
17 | achievement of being the first and only Class AAAA school to |
18 | capture three consecutive State championships; and be it further |
19 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the |
20 | coaches and support staff, school administrators and all |
21 | enthusiastic boosters of the 2011 Mt. Lebanon High School Girls' |
22 | Basketball Team for their many contributions which have |
23 | culminated in three consecutive State titles; and be it further |
24 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to |
25 | Dr. Ron Davis, Principal of Mt. Lebanon High School, and to Dori |
26 | Oldaker, Head Coach of the 2011 Blue Devils Girls' Basketball |
27 | Team, 155 Cochran Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15228. |
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