R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Trinity Valley Community College Lady Cardinals 1-2 resoundingly defeated Central Arizona College's Vaqueras 77-53 to 1-3 claim the NJCAA basketball championship, and this outstanding team 1-4 accomplishment is indeed worthy of special recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Head Coach Kurt Budke and his assistants Bill Damuth 1-6 and Miranda Serna ably prepared the Lady Cardinals for their final 1-7 battle with the Vaqueras, a rematch of the 1998 title game; midway 1-8 through the first half, the Lady Cardinals took a lead they would 1-9 not relinquish, and their stifling brand of defense wore down the 1-10 Vaqueras in the second half as they coasted to the resounding 1-11 victory, avenging last year's loss and capping off a perfect 36-0 1-12 season with their fourth NJCAA crown in the last six years; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The Lady Cardinals were led by 1999 NJCAA Women's 1-14 Basketball Player of the Year Yalika "Boo" Barnes, who scored 13 1-15 points and was named tournament MVP; other standout performers were 1-16 Shinika Parks, who had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Sparkle 1-17 Smith, an all-tournament selection, who had 10 points and 10 1-18 rebounds; and 1-19 WHEREAS, This monumental victory would not have been possible 1-20 without the contributions of all the talented team members, 1-21 including Annette Warren, Kenya Larkin, Melea Clark, Teresa 1-22 Mitchell, Catherine Lida, April Sailors, Rhonda Price, Von Kirk, 1-23 and Kenya Bibbs; and 1-24 WHEREAS, The title game triumph ran Coach Budke's six-year 2-1 record at Trinity Valley Community College to a phenomenal 202-10; 2-2 the Lady Cardinals are now an astounding 22-2 in national 2-3 tournament games and have notched seven consecutive 30-win seasons; 2-4 and 2-5 WHEREAS, Members of the Trinity Valley Community College Lady 2-6 Cardinals basketball team have distinguished themselves as 2-7 formidable competitors, and as they take pride in their national 2-8 championship, it is indeed appropriate to pay tribute to them for 2-9 their impressive achievement; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby honor the Trinity Valley Community College Lady 2-12 Cardinals for winning the 1999 NJCAA basketball championship and 2-13 extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success and 2-14 happiness; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for the Trinity Valley Community College Lady Cardinals as 2-17 an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Alexander _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 576 was adopted by the House on March 31, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House