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| 2 | 2 | | *ADF188* 03/21/2025 3:11:28 PM ADF188 |
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| 3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SR 54 3 |
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| 7 | 7 | | By: Senator Crowell 5 |
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| 10 | 10 | | SENATE RESOLUTION 8 |
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| 11 | 11 | | TO RECOGNIZE THE TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL LADY TIGERS 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | SOFTBALL TEAM AS THE 2024 CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONS. 10 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Subtitle 13 |
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| 16 | 16 | | TO RECOGNIZE THE TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL LADY 14 |
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| 17 | 17 | | TIGERS SOFTBALL TEAM AS THE 2024 CLASS 15 |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1A STATE CHAMPIONS. 16 |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, the Taylor High School Lady Tigers softball team won the Class 18 |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1A state championship held on May 16, 2024, at Shock Stadium at the 19 |
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| 22 | 22 | | University of Central Arkansas in Conway; and 20 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, this was the seventh straight Class 1A state championship win 22 |
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| 25 | 25 | | for the Lady Tigers and the tenth such win in school history, marking the 23 |
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| 26 | 26 | | first senior class to earn four (4) state titles; and 24 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, the Lady Tigers won the championship game by besting the 26 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Scranton High School Rockets by a score of ten to zero (10 -0); and 27 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 28 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, the Lady Tigers finished the 2023 -2024 season with a twenty -29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | five-game winning streak and an overall record of twenty -five wins and two 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | losses (25-2); and 31 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, the Lady Tigers allowed zero (0) runs during postseason play; 33 |
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| 36 | 36 | | and 34 |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Lady Tigers team members are Kallie McHenry, Anistyn Nolte, 36 SR54 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Adley Buford, Heidi Barr, Kendall Hamlin, Scarlett Boyett, Ashlyn Clark, 1 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Kirby Wilkerson, Allie Jackson, Ayla Buford, Macy Downs, Lilah Jones, Teagan 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Whitlock, Brynlee McClendon, Genna Braswell, Jonni Roberts, Miley Davis, and 3 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Carsyn Langley; and 4 |
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| 46 | 46 | | WHEREAS, team member Ayla Buford was named Most Valuable Player of the 6 |
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| 47 | 47 | | state championship tournament for the third straight season, was named to the 7 |
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| 48 | 48 | | All-Regional Tournament team and the Arkansas Democrat -Gazette Preps Team, 8 |
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| 49 | 49 | | earned All-State Honors and All -Conference Honors, and was named the Arkansas 9 |
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| 50 | 50 | | High School Fastpitch Coaches Association Class 1A Player of the Year; and 10 |
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| 52 | 52 | | WHEREAS, the Lady Tigers were led by Head Coach Courtney McHenry and 12 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Assistant Coach Brent McHenry; and 13 |
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| 55 | 55 | | WHEREAS, Head Coach Courtney McHenry said of the season and the win, 15 |
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| 56 | 56 | | "Being part of the Lady Tiger[s] softball program is a true honor. The ladies 16 |
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| 57 | 57 | | I get to work with each day are a blessing. They bring joy to the game 17 |
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| 58 | 58 | | through all of the pressure and expectations to win. Being on the field with 18 |
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| 59 | 59 | | the Lady Tigers as they won their fifth, sixth, and then making history by 19 |
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| 60 | 60 | | winning their seventh consecutive state championship created memories that 20 |
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| 61 | 61 | | most never get to experience. We are thankful for the wonderful community 21 |
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| 62 | 62 | | around us that continuously shows support each season. It's always a great 22 |
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| 63 | 63 | | day to be a Taylor Tiger", 23 |
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| 65 | 65 | | NOW THEREFORE, 25 |
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| 66 | 66 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 26 |
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| 67 | 67 | | STATE OF ARKANSAS: 27 |
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| 69 | 69 | | THAT the Senate recognize the Taylor High School Lady Tigers softball 29 |
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| 70 | 70 | | team as the 2024 Class 1A state champions. 30 |
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| 72 | 72 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 32 |
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| 73 | 73 | | presented to Head Coach Courtney McHenry by the Secretary of the Senate. 33 |
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