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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3congratulate the West Central Co-op boys basketball team, the
4Cougars, on winning the 2023-2024 Illinois High School
5Association (IHSA) Class 1A State Championship; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The West Central Co-op boys basketball team is a
7cooperative boys basketball team between Bluffs High School
8and Winchester High School; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The West Central Co-op boys basketball team
10defeated the Meridian High School boys basketball team, the
11Bobcats, in the final championship game with a score of 62 to
1243 at the State Farm Center in Champaign on March 9, 2024,
13marking the first state championship victory in the co-op's
14history as well as the school histories of Bluffs High School
15and Winchester High School; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The West Central Co-op boys basketball team
17concluded the 2023-2024 season with a record of 36-3, earning
18the most wins for a single season in the co-op's history and
19the school histories of Bluffs High School and Winchester High
20School; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The West Central Co-op boys basketball team

 

 

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1further won all three of its regular season tournaments, the
2Beardstown Thanksgiving Tournament, the Waverly Holiday
3Tournament, and the 101st Winchester Invitational Tournament;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, The West Central Co-op boys basketball team was
6also named the champion of the Western Illinois Valley
7Conference (WIVC), remaining undefeated with a 9-0 record; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The West Central Co-op boys basketball team
9performed with passion, dedication, and love for the game; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The West Central Co-op boys basketball team
11includes seniors Mason Berry, Zack Evans, and Chance Little,
12juniors Carson Brown, Zac Howard, Caden Meyer, and Cameron
13Sievers, sophomores Carson Clevenger, Ryker Ford, and Nick
14Hamilton, and freshmen Gabe Howard and Blayne Sidwell; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The West Central Co-op boys basketball team is
16led by Varsity Coach Ryan Sichting and Assistant Coaches Bill
17Jacquot and Brady Slagle; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the
20West Central Co-op boys basketball team, the Cougars, on
21winning the 2023-2024 Illinois High School Association (IHSA)

 

 

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1Class 1A State Championship, and we wish the team continued
2success; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the West Central Co-op boys basketball team as an
5expression of our esteem and respect.