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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to recognize the 100th anniversary
4of the McLean County Boys High School Basketball Tournament;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, The McLean County Boys High School Basketball
7Tournament is the oldest running basketball tournament in the
8State of Illinois; it has been an annual highlight over the
9years, with the exception of 1933; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The first tournament was held at the Bloomington
11YMCA and culminated in a Lexington High School victory over
12LeRoy; the tournament was originated by the McLean County
13Principals Association and was managed by Lloyd Eyer of the
14YMCA; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The tournament features all 13 schools in the
16Heart of Illinois Conference, including Blue Ridge, Deer
17Creek-Mackinaw, Tri-Valley, Fieldcrest, El Paso-Gridley,
18Fisher, Flanagan, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, Heyworth, LeRoy,
19Lexington, Ridgeview, and Tremont; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The McLean County Traveling Trophy is an important
21part of the tournament, created by former Pantagraph

 

 

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1sportswriter Charlie Driver in the 1930s; the trophy symbolizes
2the passion of the game, the emotion of the sport, and the
3grand history of the Tournament; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The 2011 Tournament is the twelfth to be held at
5Illinois Wesleyan University's Shirk Center after 23 years at
6the Fred Young Fieldhouse; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9we congratulate the many participants that will be on hand for
10the McLean County Boys High School Basketball Tournament on
11January 22, 2011 and hope the Tournament continues to entertain
12for years to come; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to the organizers of the McLean County Boys High
15School Basketball Tournament as a symbol of our respect and
16esteem.