HR0805 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the Massac Junior High School girls basketball team, the Lady Trojans, on winning the 2019 and the 2020 Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class L State Championship; and

WHEREAS, On January 26th, 2019 the Lady Trojans won a 44-38 victory over Hamilton County Junior High School at Rend Lake College; and

WHEREAS, On February 1st, 2020 the Lady Trojans won a 47-38 victory over Centralia Junior High School; and

WHEREAS, The Lady Trojans finished with records 24-5 in the 2018-2019 season and 25-2 in the 2019-2020 season; and

WHEREAS, The Lady Trojans have been led in both seasons by Coach Abby Kaylor and Coach Mallory McVey; and

WHEREAS, The Lady Trojans are Victoria Swafford, Trinity Lott, Monique Hart, Josie Walker, Celiegh Culver, Natalie Taylor, Autumn Russell, Olivia Farmer, Sophie Bormann, Libby Conkle, Adalyn Gower, Brooklynn Burnett, Emma Brugger, Elise Coakley, Clara Elliott, Katie Frazine, Hannah Heine, Kaity Holley, Larkin Korte, and Gracie Turner; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Massac Junior High School girls basketball team, the Lady Trojans, on winning the 2019 and the 2020 Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class L State Championship, and we hold them up as models of hard work, dedication, and team spirit; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Coach Abby Kaylor, Coach Mallory McVey, and Massac Junior High School Principal Laura Hayes as a symbol of our respect and esteem.