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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Further establishing their school's reputation as a |
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golf powerhouse, both the girls' team and the boys' team of Vanguard |
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College Preparatory School in Waco were crowned 2A champions at the |
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Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools state |
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tournament, held on April 29 and 30 at the Stonetree Golf Club in |
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Killeen; and |
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WHEREAS, En route to their ninth consecutive title, the boys' |
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team shot a combined score of 633 to best runner-up Geneva School of |
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Boerne by seven strokes; the Vikings played consistently throughout |
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the tournament, with Cooper Anderton leading the team with a 155 to |
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earn the sixth-best overall score; Lewis Aynesworth, Max Harmon, |
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and Connor Caldwell placed just behind, in 7th, 8th, and 10th, |
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respectively, and Matthew Parks was among the top 20 finishers; and |
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WHEREAS, The girls' squad earned its first state championship |
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since 1996 with a thrilling seven-stroke win over Geneva; ahead by |
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just one stroke going into the final 18 holes, the team emerged |
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victorious when Audra Atchley, one of the last Vanguard golfers on |
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the course, posted a 113 for the round and 225 for the tournament, |
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six strokes below what she needed to seal the win; Kaitlyn Cummings |
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paced the Lady Vikings throughout the two days of competition, |
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tallying a 153 to take fourth place in the individual standings; she |
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was followed by Mills Chenot with 165 and Grace Gardner at 190, |
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giving the squad three players in the top 10, and Ms. Atchley and |
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Grace Serr rounded out the scoring for the Lady Vikings; both of the |
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Vanguard teams were guided by coach Jon Antunes; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state title requires focus, |
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determination, and an unflagging commitment to excellence, and the |
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members of the Vanguard College Preparatory School girls' and boys' |
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golf teams may take great pride in proving themselves equal to the |
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task; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Vanguard College Preparatory |
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School girls' and boys' golf teams on becoming the TAPPS 2A state |
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champions for 2013 and extend to the teams' players and to Coach |
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Antunes sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |