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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The girls' basketball team of Lindsay High School |
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reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 1A Division I state |
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title at the University Interscholastic League 2007 Girls |
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Basketball State Championships; and |
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WHEREAS, Posting a record of 31 wins and just four losses, the |
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Lady Knights played brilliantly all year long; with just one loss in |
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district play during the regular season, the team claimed the 15A |
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district championship and carried its spirited brand of basketball |
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into the postseason; and |
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WHEREAS, Lindsay won the area championship by besting Hubbard |
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High School 85-48 and demonstrated a similar mastery over its |
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opponents in the regional playoff games, beating Trenton, Seymour, |
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and Windthorst by comfortable margins to win a place in the state |
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championship tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, Facing off against the top-ranked team from Martins |
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Mill High School in the semifinals, the Lady Knights rose to the |
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occasion and matched their opponent point-for-point before |
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triumphing in the second overtime period by a score of 62-60; this |
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set the stage for the title game, when Lindsay knocked off Sundown |
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High School 43-36 to claim the 1A Division I crown; and |
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WHEREAS, Three members of the team, Brittany Anderle, Chelsea |
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Hermes, and Christina Eckart, were named to the all-tournament |
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team, with Ms. Eckart taking home the Most Valuable Player honor for |
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the championship game; essential contributions were also made by |
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the other members of the team: Kaileigh Hess, Amanda Hess, Karissa |
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Reiter, Autumn Murrill, Stephanie Neu, Emily Fuhrmann, Katelyn |
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Brewer, Hillary Hoelker, Rose Hermes, Elizabeth Martin, Beverly |
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Knabe, and Kayla Hess; and |
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WHEREAS, The players received guidance and inspiration from |
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head coach Don Neu and assistant coach Robin Hess and were supported |
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by an efficient staff of managers that included Rhiannon Robinson, |
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Emily Copeland, and Bailey Kuhn; the success of the school's |
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athletic program has been supervised by Dr. Jason W. Ceyanes, Sr., |
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the superintendent of the Lindsay Independent School District, and |
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athletic director Cody Bounds; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state title requires an exceptional degree |
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of ability along with an unparalleled desire to succeed, and the |
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2007 championship season will stand as a cherished memory for the |
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Lindsay High School basketball players and as a source of pride for |
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their fellow students and their many supporters in the community; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Lady Knights basketball team of |
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Lindsay High School for winning the 2007 UIL 1A Division I state |
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basketball championship and extend best wishes to the players, |
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coaches, and staff for future success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |