By Wohlgemuth H.R. No. 429 74R8366 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Cleburne High School Yellowjackets girls' 1-2 basketball team has reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 1-3 1995 University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 4A state 1-4 championship; and 1-5 WHEREAS, After completing the regular season as District 6-4A 1-6 champions, the Yellowjackets set their sights on the state 1-7 tournament, battling their way to the Region 1 finals against 1-8 third-ranked Levelland High School; the Cleburne squad won the 1-9 contest in dramatic fashion, with All-state guard Kim Lummus 1-10 sinking a three-point goal as time expired to claim the 61-60 1-11 victory; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Cleburne took the floor at the Frank C. Erwin 1-13 Special Events Center in Austin in a state tournament semifinal 1-14 matchup against Dallas Lincoln High School, and again the 1-15 Yellowjackets would not be denied, winning 50-49 to claim a coveted 1-16 spot in the title game; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Demonstrating the championship spirit that has 1-18 sustained the team throughout the season, Cleburne downed highly 1-19 regarded Silsbee High School 55-50 to take the state title and 1-20 complete the season with an impressive record of 36 victories 1-21 against only two defeats; and 1-22 WHEREAS, The season's outstanding achievements were a result 1-23 of total team effort from members Mary Rochelle, Kalani Ross, 1-24 DeAnne Fagan, Kelli Tull, Wendie Bullard, Lily Glick, Amy Yates, 2-1 Melanie Oppel, Kim Lummus, Brei Silvia, Amy Lavender, Kristen 2-2 Shewmake, and Megan Parker; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Head coach Judy Brown instilled in her charges an 2-4 unquenchable will to win, and she was ably supported in her efforts 2-5 by assistant coaches Paige Younger and Bill Rehl; and 2-6 WHEREAS, This exemplary group of young women and their 2-7 coaches and staff have been a tremendous source of pride to the 2-8 students and faculty at Cleburne High School and their many 2-9 supporters in the community, and their outstanding achievements are 2-10 truly worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be 2-11 it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-13 Legislature hereby congratulate the Cleburne High School 2-14 Yellowjackets girls' basketball team on winning the 1995 UIL Class 2-15 4A state basketball championship and extend to the players and 2-16 coaches best wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it 2-17 further 2-18 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 2-19 for the team members and coaching staff and that a copy be prepared 2-20 for prominent display at Cleburne High School as an expression of 2-21 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.