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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The boys soccer team of Schlarman High School in
3 Danville steadily advanced through the 2005 season, winning
4 week after week; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Danville is proud of these Schlarman Hilltoppers
6 and all that the soccer team achieved this season; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The 2005 Schlarman soccer team consisted of nine
8 seniors, seven juniors, four sophomores, and two freshmen;
9 playing forward were: Dane DeBruyn, Lance Dillon, Michael
10 Kasper, Jared Lazzell, Casey Smutz, and Carly Tamalunis;
11 manning the midfield positions were: Nathan Jenkins, Chris
12 Lewellyn, Matt Pellegrini, Nick Pellegrini, Arturo Plaza,
13 William Plaza, Whitney Showers, and Jacob Trimble; taking the
14 field as defenders were: Patrick Coon, Pete Goodwin, Scott
15 Hardy, Cameron Hazel, Tommy McKenna, Scott Showers, and Tyler
16 Thurman; the goalkeeper was Josh Hetzel; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The coaching staff for this year's Hilltoppers
18 included head coach Ed Barney and assistant coaches, Sam Farren
19 and Sam Farren, Jr; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The team enjoyed great fan support, home games
21 were crowded with spirited backers, and away games included
22 vigorous cheering from loyal supporters; and
 
23     WHEREAS, The Illinois High School Association Boys Soccer
24 Class A Tournament began with 111 teams from high schools
25 across Illinois; and
 
26     WHEREAS, On October 28-29, 2005, the IHSA held the final
27 round of the Boys Soccer Class A tournament at North Central
28 College in Naperville, Illinois; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, When the Hilltoppers entered the finals that
2 weekend, they had won all of their matches except one; and
 
3     WHEREAS, At the tournament, the team was gratified to look
4 up in the stands and see that so many hometown fans followed
5 them to Naperville; and
 
6     WHEREAS, In the tournament finals, the Hilltoppers
7 achieved fourth place in Class A by beating
8 Roanoke-Benson-Eureka 1-0 in the quarter-finals, before
9 falling to Quincy Notre Dame and Wheaton Academy; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The next day, October 30, 2005, the teams'
11 families and classmates, along with community boosters, lined a
12 parade route in Danville and cheered the players and coaches as
13 they waved from the Danville fire truck that led the parade;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, At the celebration gathering at Schlarman High
16 School after the parade, the coaches and team members were
17 introduced and spoke to the crowd; additionally, Schlarman High
18 School Principal, Dr. Raymond Broderick, Schlarman Athletic
19 Director, Jason Woodworth, and Danville Mayor, Scott
20 Eisenhauer, lauded the soccer players for their team
21 accomplishment; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Coach Barney, justifiably proud of his team's
23 accomplishments, noted that this year's team "set a high
24 standard for the school"; and
 
25     WHEREAS, The Schlarman Hilltoppers concluded their
26 record-breaking season with a total of 22 wins and only 3
27 losses; therefore, be it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1 we heartily congratulate the Schlarman High School boys soccer
2 team on their excellent season and their fourth place finish in
3 the IHSA Boys Soccer Class A Tournament; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5 presented to each team member, each coach, and to the athletic
6 director and the principal, as an expression of our high
7 esteem.