H.R. No. 1463

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The girls' varsity golf team of Waxahachie High School distinguished itself by winning the 15-4A championship at the district tournament that took place April 4 and 5, 2011, at the Country View Golf Course in Lancaster; and

WHEREAS, After the first day of play, the Lady Indians had a combined score of 386 and had fallen behind Red Oak High School by 16 strokes; they rallied with an exceptional performance on day two, however, reducing their score to 355 to win the tournament by 19 strokes and give the team its first-ever district title; and

WHEREAS, Elena Thomas paced the team by shooting an 85 on the first day and a 76 on the second for a score of 161; she was followed by Carissa Araujo, who shot a 188, Halee Davis, who tallied 191, Baylee Mallett scoring 201, and Mikayla Stallcop shooting 239; Ms. Thomas, Ms. Araujo, Ms. Davis, and Ms. Mallett were named to the all-district team; and

WHEREAS, With their fine showing at the district tournament, the Lady Indians attained a new milestone of success in the history of Waxahachie High golf, and they may take justifiable pride in their performance; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Waxahachie High School girls' golf team on winning the District 15-4A championship and extend to coach Ron Siebert and the members of the squad sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

Pitts

______________________________ Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1463 was adopted by the House on May 12, 2011, by a non-record vote.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House