HR0132LRB104 09519 LAW 19582 r HR0132 LRB104 09519 LAW 19582 r HR0132 LRB104 09519 LAW 19582 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives wish to congratulate the AlWood High School 4 and Cambridge High School girls varsity softball team, the 5 Ridgewood Spartans, on winning the Illinois High School 6 Association (IHSA) 2024 Class 1A Softball Championship; and 7 WHEREAS, The Ridgewood Spartans won its first state 8 championship against the Illini Bluffs High School girls 9 varsity softball team, the Tigers, after taking a 3-to-1 lead 10 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria on June 1, 11 2024; and 12 WHEREAS, The Ridgewood Spartans not only achieved its 13 first state championship title, but in doing so, the softball 14 program also became the first Ridgewood sports team to have 15 ever won a state title at either Alwood or Cambridge High 16 Schools; and 17 WHEREAS, The members of the Ridgewood Spartans include Mya 18 Brown, Kenlee Carlson, Gabby Dean, Clara Franks, Julie 19 Gierach, Lilly Hollenbeck, Payten Krause, Kerigan Lewis, Piper 20 Lewis, Becca Lindsey, Jade Markey, Kylee McKeag, Kylee Milroy, 21 Taylor Pace, Emily Paul, Mackenzie Peck, Emma Poppy, Courtney 22 Thomas, Makenna Walker, Brynlee Wirt, and Alexia Yarbrough; HR0132 LRB104 09519 LAW 19582 r HR0132- 2 -LRB104 09519 LAW 19582 r HR0132 - 2 - LRB104 09519 LAW 19582 r HR0132 - 2 - LRB104 09519 LAW 19582 r 1 and 2 WHEREAS, The Ridgewood Spartans are led by Varsity Head 3 Coach Renae Leander, Varsity Assistant Coaches Mike Peterson, 4 Kylie Larson, and Breck Shannon, Junior Varsity Head Coach 5 Brian Brown, and Team Manager Mike Lewis; therefore, be it 6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 7 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 8 we congratulate the AlWood High School and Cambridge High 9 School girls varsity softball team, the Ridgewood Spartans, on 10 winning the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) 2024 Class 11 1A Softball Championship, and we wish the team continued 12 success; and be it further HR0132 - 2 - LRB104 09519 LAW 19582 r