Bill Text: IL HR0933 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Geneva High School girls basketball team, the Vikings, on winning the 2017-2018 Class 4A Girls Basketball State Championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0933 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0933-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Geneva High School | ||||||
| 4 | girls basketball team, the Vikings, on winning the 2017-2018 | ||||||
| 5 | Class 4A Girls Basketball State Championship; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Vikings finished their season with an exciting | ||||||
| 7 | win over the Montini Broncos at Redbird Arena at Illinois State | ||||||
| 8 | University in Normal on March 3, 2018; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The chemistry, trust, and friendship displayed | ||||||
| 10 | between Viking players helped them remain levelheaded | ||||||
| 11 | throughout their most important game of the year; they played a | ||||||
| 12 | hard fought game, taking charge in the final seconds to score | ||||||
| 13 | the winning basket and ending the game with a 28-26 victory; | ||||||
| 14 | the team's hard work and passion for the game helped them | ||||||
| 15 | secure a well-deserved second state championship in two years; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The Vikings finished their season with a record of | ||||||
| 18 | 31 wins and 3 losses; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The Vikings included a strong senior class who in | ||||||
| 20 | their time at Geneva High School have won four regional and | ||||||
| 21 | conference titles, three sectionals, and three | ||||||
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| 1 | super-sectionals; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Leading the Vikings throughout a great regular | ||||||
| 3 | season and playoff run was Coach Sarah Meadows, who has headed | ||||||
| 4 | the team since 2011, Assistant Coach Lindsey Huettemann, and | ||||||
| 5 | Team Manager Eliza Peters; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Vikings are Anna Burke, Alyssa Davidson, Jenna | ||||||
| 7 | Segebrecht, Maddy Yelle, Emma Davine, Anilise Bragg, Brittany | ||||||
| 8 | Caskey, Lexie Moore, Brie Borkowicz, Margaret Whitley, Katie | ||||||
| 9 | Montgomery, Cassidy Navigato, Lindsay Blackmore, Madison | ||||||
| 10 | Mallory, Emma Kornak, and Stephanie Hart; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 13 | congratulate the Geneva High School girls basketball team, the | ||||||
| 14 | Vikings, on winning the 2017-2018 Class 4A Girls Basketball | ||||||
| 15 | State Championship, and we recognize the exemplary success of | ||||||
| 16 | Viking players both past and present; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to all members and coaches of the Geneva Vikings as a | ||||||
| 19 | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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