R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Sweeny High School Lady Bulldogs softball team 1-2 has reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 1996 University 1-3 Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 3A state championship; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Having earned a berth in the playoffs by winning the 1-5 District 24-3A championship, the Lady Bulldogs took on 1-6 Huffman-Hargrave High School and overcame three early errors and 1-7 hitting into a triple play to break open a tie game in the sixth 1-8 inning and emerge with a 4-2 victory; and 1-9 WHEREAS, In their second post-season contest against 1-10 Woodville High School, Sweeny pitcher Monica Carrasco dominated the 1-11 game from the mound by striking out 12 batters en route to a 6-0 1-12 shutout win; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The Lady Bulldogs next faced China Spring High 1-14 School, and sophomore Tawana Caldwell sparked the team with a 1-15 clutch two-run triple in the third inning, enabling Sweeny to 1-16 cruise to a 7-2 triumph and lay claim to the area title; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Monica Carrasco was again the star in Sweeny's 1-18 victory over Waco Robinson High School, holding the opposition 1-19 scoreless as the Lady Bulldogs rolled 5-0 to secure a place at the 1-20 state tournament; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Abilene Wylie High School proved no match for this 1-22 phenomenal Sweeny team in their state semi-final matchup, as the 1-23 Lady Bulldogs completely dominated their opponent 13-2 to earn a 1-24 spot in the state championship game; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Determined to take the state title in only their 2-2 third year of competition, the Lady Bulldogs demonstrated true 2-3 championship heart by overcoming Bellville High School in dramatic 2-4 fashion, winning 7-6 to claim the coveted crown; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The season's outstanding accomplishments were a 2-6 result of total team effort from players Lawanna Amey, Becky 2-7 Burrell, Antoinette Lunford, Celeste Sanchez, Chenikka Williams, 2-8 Katherine LeMaster, Tawana Caldwell, Monica Carrasco, Melissa 2-9 Holland, Ashley Moffett, Lori Russell, Kay Ryan, Rebekah Stevenson, 2-10 Janelle Grovey, Janetta Grovey, and Marissa Ryan; and 2-11 WHEREAS, In addition, several team members also earned 2-12 individual honors: Janetta Grovey and Tawana Caldwell were named to 2-13 the all-state team, and Janetta Grovey was chosen Class 3A Player 2-14 of the Year; Janetta Grovey, Melissa Holland, Ashley Moffett, Lori 2-15 Russell, Tawana Caldwell, and Janelle Grovey placed on the 2-16 all-tournament team at the state tournament; and Ashley Moffett, 2-17 Becky Burrell, Katherine LeMaster, Janetta Grovey, Rebekah 2-18 Stevenson, Melissa Holland, Celeste Sanchez, and Janelle Grovey 2-19 were first-team all-district, with Monica Carrasco and Tawana 2-20 Caldwell making second-team all-district honors; and 2-21 WHEREAS, Inspiration and superb leadership were the hallmark 2-22 of Head Coach Laura Oltman, who was chosen Class 3A Texas Softball 2-23 Coach of the Year in recognition of her efforts, and she was ably 2-24 supported by Assistant Coach Mikel Vigus, athletic trainer Mike 2-25 Carroll, athletic director Tommy Zajicek, principal Randy Miksch, 2-26 and student manager Mary Ann Lawson; and 2-27 WHEREAS, These dedicated young women, along with their 3-1 coaches and staff, are a tremendous source of pride to the students 3-2 and faculty at Sweeny High School and their many supporters in the 3-3 community, and their exceptional achievements are indeed worthy of 3-4 special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 3-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 3-6 Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Sweeny High 3-7 School Lady Bulldogs softball team on winning the 1996 UIL Class 3A 3-8 state championship and extend to them best wishes for continued 3-9 success in the future; and, be it further 3-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-11 prepared for the team members and coaching staff as an expression 3-12 of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Uher Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 183 was adopted by the House on February 19, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House