HR1116 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the Freeport High School Boys Bowling Team on the occasion of their winning the IHSA State Bowling Championship; and

WHEREAS, The Freeport High School Boys Bowling Team held off numerous strong contenders to win the IHSA State Bowling Championship on January 26, 2008; this victory gave Freeport High School its first State title win since 1951, a hard fought battle that took six seasons of intense dedication to achieve; and

WHEREAS, Freeport High School bowler Ryan Buss led the team to victory with 2,669 points, followed by team members Rob Meinert, who scored 2,594 points, Sidney DeVries, who scored 2,579 points, and Tim Holbert, who scored 2,577 points, and Matthew Keith, who scored 2,519 points; the team ended with a two-day total of 12,938 points, an average of 215.6 pins per game; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Freeport High School Boys Bowling Team are Ryan Buss, Tim Holbert, Rob Meinert, Andy Piefer, Nate Vehmeier, Jesse Castle, Dan Reuber, Jared May, Adam Dickman, Matthew Keith, Tyler Hendrickson, Andrew Osborne, Kurtis Gosewisch, Dillon Keister, Zach Janssen, Robert Wales, Sidney DeVries, Tyler Testerman, Tyler Monigold, Danny Mamott, Anthony Schmitz, Eddie Holden, Josh Kerr, Tyler McAnally, Zach Vick, Drew Lingenfelter, and Cody Rogers; the team's Head Coach is John Kreeger; and the team's Assistant Coaches are Dennis Endress and Bob Kuelling; and

WHEREAS, The young men of the Freeport High School Boys Bowling Team are models of dedication and sportsmanship for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the Freeport High School Boys Bowling Team on the occasion of winning the IHSA State Bowling Championship and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Freeport High School Boys Bowling Head Coach John Kreeger as a symbol of our esteem and respect.