By: Bivins S.C.R. No. 44 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is proud to 1-2 honor the coaches and members of the Amarillo High School girls 1-3 basketball team for their exceptional accomplishments during the 1-4 1992-1993 season; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Under the capable leadership of head coach Dale 1-6 Blaut and the team's dedicated assistant coaches, the Amarillo High 1-7 School squad enjoyed the most successful year in girls basketball 1-8 competition in the school's history; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The Lady Sandies are the first team in Amarillo 1-10 Independent School District history to win 35 games and the fourth 1-11 to win a state basketball championship; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Their highly successful year is a tribute to the 1-13 girls' exceptional talent and the loyal team spirit they 1-14 consistently displayed; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Emerging as the top team in highly competitive 1-16 District 3-5A, the Amarillo High School Lady Sandies posted an 1-17 impressive 23-0 record in regular season play to claim the district 1-18 crown; the team then advanced into the postseason round of 1-19 competition, where the Lady Sandies continued their string of 1-20 superb athletic performances; and 1-21 WHEREAS, In the Region I-5A playoffs, the girls faced their 1-22 city rival Tascosa, winner of the 1991 state basketball 1-23 championship; their magnificent showing against the tough opponent 2-1 resulted in a come-from-behind victory in the final minutes of play 2-2 as they defeated Tascosa 52 to 49; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Before 5,499 fans at the Erwin Center in Austin for 2-4 the state championship game, the dream team made school history by 2-5 overcoming a strong Corpus Christi King challenge that saw the 2-6 teams tied twice in the final four minutes of play; the Lady 2-7 Sandies held off their opponents' comeback attempt to emerge the 2-8 Class 5A girls state basketball champions with a season record of 2-9 35 wins and one loss; and 2-10 WHEREAS, The Lady Sandies basketball team's unprecedented 2-11 success is attributable to the exceptional guidance of the coaching 2-12 staff and to consistent team play, pressure defense, and 2-13 competitive spirit that characterized the overall performance of 2-14 team members Jan Ruzowski, Stefanie Andrus, Tracie Swayden, Kim 2-15 Linder, Stephanie Jones, Brandi Williams, Amy Adams, Michelle 2-16 Maxwell, Farrah Stuart, Natalie Waugh, Kristen Paris, Pam Anderson, 2-17 and Christy Kirkland; and 2-18 WHEREAS, These young athletes and their coaches have brought 2-19 honor to themselves, Amarillo High School, and their community; the 2-20 Lady Sandies are truly deserving of the recognition bestowed on 2-21 them; now, therefore, be it 2-22 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas 2-23 hereby pay tribute to the Amarillo High School Lady Sandies and 2-24 their coaches for winning the 1993 Class 5A girls state basketball 2-25 championship and express its best wishes for continued success in 3-1 the future; and, be it further 3-2 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the 3-3 team members and the coaching staff as an expression of the high 3-4 regard of the Texas Legislature.