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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The two Montgomery High School girls' golf teams |
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continued their outstanding record in the sport at the University |
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Interscholastic League 2007 State Championships, with the Lady |
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Bears Purple team capturing the Class 4A title for the seventh |
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consecutive year while the Gold team placed fifth; and |
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WHEREAS, The Montgomery golfers were paced by sophomore Lisa |
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McCloskey; her two-round score of 141 earned her the state |
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individual title, a feat never before achieved by a member of the |
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Lady Bears; Ms. McCloskey's teammates on the Purple squad also |
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turned in fine performances, with seniors Abby Oberthier and |
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Kristin Foyteck finishing in the top 10; in addition, senior Holly |
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Baker posted an overall score of 165 and sophomore Allison LaRoche |
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finished at 180; and |
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WHEREAS, Leading the Montgomery Gold team was senior Chelsea |
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Sargent, who tied for sixth place in the tournament; teammates Bria |
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Tate, Karisma Smith, Kendall Hubbard, and Paige Gould also |
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contributed to the Gold squad's overall results, which gave |
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Montgomery High two of the top five 4A teams in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The inspired play of the Lady Bears was also noted in |
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the awarding of All-State honors; Ms. McCloskey was named to the |
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first team, and Ms. Foyteck, Ms. Oberthier, and Ms. Sargent |
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received second-team recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Guided by head coach Rusty Herridge, the members of |
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the 2007 Purple and Gold teams have carried forth Montgomery High |
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School's legacy of golf excellence, and their place in the school's |
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winning tradition will be a permanent source of pride for these |
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talented athletes; 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 Coach Rusty Herridge and the Lady |
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Bears golfers of Montgomery High School on their seventh state |
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title and their exceptional performances at the 2007 championship |
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tournament and extend to them best wishes for success in their |
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future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Creighton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2156 was adopted by the House on May |
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16, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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