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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Morton High
4School Lady Potters on their remarkable 2018-2019 season,
5finishing with a record of 33 wins and three losses and the
6Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A Girls
7Basketball State Championship; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Lady Potters had a successful season with
9several impressive highlights, including an undefeated 14-0
10Mid-Illini Conference Championship; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Lady Potters extended their impressive
12league-winning streak to 47 consecutive wins in Mid-Illini
13play; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Lady Potters were the IHSA Morton Regional
15Champions, the IHSA IVC Chillicothe Sectional Champions, and
16the IHSA Coal City Super Sectional Champions; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The Lady Potters won the IHSA 3A State
18Championship, finishing this campaign with two noteworthy wins
19in the Final Four, including a semi-final win over Nazareth
20Academy with a score of 65-51 and a win against Glenbard South
21in the Class 3A State Championship game with a score of 35-21;

 

 

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1and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Lady Potters have now won their fourth State
3Title in the past five seasons; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Lady Potters head coach is Bob Becker, who has
5held the position for 20 years and has a 479-149 record; the
6assistant coaches are Megan Hasler, Bill Davis, and Brooke
7Bisping; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Lady Potters team seniors are Tenley Dowell,
9Bridget Wood, Megan Gold, Addi Cox, Kathryn Reiman, and Claire
10Kraft; the juniors are Maddy Becker, Lindsey Dullard, Courtney
11Jones, Peyton Dearing, MaKenna Baughman, and Olivia Remmert;
12the team also includes sophomore Raquel Frakes and freshman
13Katie Krupa; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Lady Potters serve as models of hard work,
15perseverance, and strong moral character for the people of the
16State; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we congratulate the Morton High School Lady Potters on their
20successful 2018-2019 season and on winning the Illinois High
21School Association Class 3A Girls Basketball State

 

 

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1championship, and we wish them many more successful seasons;
2and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the Lady Potters as an expression of our esteem
5and respect.