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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The girls' basketball team of MacArthur High School |
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in Irving reached the ultimate level of achievement by claiming the |
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University Interscholastic League Class 5A state championship with |
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a victory in the title game on March 5, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Playing the talented team from Georgetown High |
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School in the state tournament finals at the Frank Erwin Center in |
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Austin, the Lady Cardinals built a 17-point halftime lead and went |
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on to win 74-51; the victory gave MacArthur High its first team |
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sport state championship and capped a 2010-2011 season that saw the |
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team win 37 of its 39 contests; and |
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WHEREAS, Alexis Jones was named the most valuable player of |
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the state tournament, while Karmyn Jackson and Ayriel Anderson were |
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named to the all-tournament team; in addition, Ms. Jones received |
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the Gatorade Texas Girls Basketball Player of the Year honor and the |
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Dallas Morning News all-area basketball MVP award, while |
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Ms. Jackson was a nominee for the McDonald's All-American High |
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School Basketball Team; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lady Cardinals also received valuable |
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contributions throughout the year from the other members of the |
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roster: Ivory Coleman, Demetria Foreman, Monique Jackson, Tiffini |
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Wilson, Khoria Newman, Cierra Robinson, Desiree Smith, and Tory |
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Jacobs; and |
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WHEREAS, During the state tournament, head coach Suzie |
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Oelschlegel was honored with a lifetime achievement award for her |
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31 years of coaching and her more than 600 career victories; she was |
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also named the All-Area Coach of the Year for 2010-2011 by the |
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Dallas Morning News; and |
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WHEREAS, The MacArthur athletes received additional guidance |
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from assistant coaches Kim Nance, Jennifer Smith, and Joe Shelley |
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and benefited from the work of statistician Wally Banks, trainers |
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Adrianna Perry and Matthew Reames, and team managers D'Adra Ollis, |
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Lucy Partida, Brianna James, and Destiny Newsome; the MacArthur |
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High School principal is Cynthia Bean and the campus coordinator is |
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Brian Basil, while leadership on the district level is provided by |
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Irving ISD athletic director Joe Barnett and superintendent Dana |
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Bedden; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and an enduring |
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commitment to excellence, and these talented student-athletes may |
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take justifiable pride in this accomplishment; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the MacArthur High School girls' |
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basketball team on winning the UIL Class 5A state championship and |
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extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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wishes for continued 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 Lady Cardinals as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |