Bill Text: TX HR1006 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Dallas College Brookhaven Campus women's soccer team on winning the 2022 NJCAA Division III national championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR1006 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1006-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1006 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The women's soccer team from the Dallas College | ||
| Brookhaven Campus continued its tradition of excellence by winning | ||
| the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III | ||
| national championship on November 13, 2022; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With the victory, the Lady Bears closed out a | ||
| memorable year in which they began the season ranked No. 1 and | ||
| compiled an exceptional conference record of nine wins, no losses, | ||
| and a tie; after claiming the Southwest District title against the | ||
| team from the Dallas College Richland Campus, the Lady Bears | ||
| carried their momentum into the national tournament in Herkimer, | ||
| New York; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Competing against the top Division III junior | ||
| college squads in the country, Brookhaven claimed victories over | ||
| Anne Arundel and Genesee Community Colleges to reach the tournament | ||
| finale against Mohawk Valley Community College; after a closely | ||
| contested first half in which the teams traded goals, the Lady Bears | ||
| scored in the 60th minute to take a 2-1 lead; the Brookhaven defense | ||
| held Mohawk Valley in check down the stretch, and when the final | ||
| seconds ticked off the clock, the players hoisted the championship | ||
| trophy in celebration of the program's second consecutive national | ||
| crown and the fourth overall; the team concluded the season with a | ||
| total record of 16 wins, zero losses, and one tie; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Excelling through teamwork, the Lady Bears received | ||
| valuable contributions during the year from each member of the | ||
| roster: Elora Alexander, Hayli Nichols, Cameron Watson, Natalie | ||
| Lopez, Bailey Clark, Megan Anderson, Mashala Williams, Kenya | ||
| Reynolds, Adriana Padilla, Stephanie Farias, Ivelyn Jimenez, | ||
| Meleni Lorenzo, Gissell Solis, Allison Kolba, Whitni Newbill, Isis | ||
| Balderas, Meah Perez, Roselyn Soto, Nyla Zarrag, Kiana Cisneros, | ||
| Nevaeh Higgins, Zoee Webb, Mayra Gutierrez, Heaven Barrera, Sara | ||
| Suggs, Kayannah Moore, Aliyana Obregon, Kaley Robison, and Alexa | ||
| Bezpalko; the players were ably guided by head coach Jimmy Elder and | ||
| assistant coaches Robert Williams, Albert Masters, and Marina | ||
| Galindo; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By winning back-to-back national championships, the | ||
| Dallas College Brookhaven Campus Lady Bears have burnished the | ||
| school's reputation as a powerhouse of the pitch, and this | ||
| achievement will be fondly remembered for many years to come; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Dallas College Brookhaven | ||
| Campus women's soccer team on winning the 2022 NJCAA Division III | ||
| national championship and extend to the players, coaches, and staff | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Johnson of Dallas | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1006 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
