HLS 17RS-2773 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 127
BY REPRESENTATIVE EDMONDS
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Parkview Baptist High School girls' basketball team
upon winning the 2017 Division II State Championship
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the Parkview Baptist High School girls' basketball team upon winning the
3 2017 Division II State Championship.
4 WHEREAS, the Parkview Baptist High School Lady Eagles basketball team
5completed a phenomenal season by earning the title of 2017 Division II state champions
6after securing a sixty-nine to forty-nine victory over the University Laboratory High School
7Lady Cubs; and
8 WHEREAS, this thrilling victory marks the first Division II state basketball
9championship for the Lady Eagles and erases the bitter taste of a state runner-up finish in the
102016 state championship game; and
11 WHEREAS, the members of the team performed at the highest level of excellence
12throughout the 2016-2017 regular season and playoffs, amassing a record of twenty-nine
13wins and four losses; and
14 WHEREAS, the team's amazing feats could not have been achieved without the
15unwavering dedication, support, and guidance of head coach Christina Lockett Anderson and
16her coaching staff, as well as the passion of the many supporters of the Lady Eagles, who
17contributed to the success of the school's basketball program; and
18 WHEREAS, the Lady Eagles' extraordinary season led to a number of accolades for
19the players, including Skyler Goodwin receiving a first-team selection to the 2016-2017 All-
20USA Louisiana girls' basketball team from USA Today, a first-team selection to the 2017
21Class 3A All-State girls' basketball team as well as being selected Outstanding Player for the
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1Class 3A All-State girls' basketball team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, and
2a first-team selection to the 2017 All-District 6-3A girls' basketball team, as well as being
3selected Most Valuable Player for the 2017 All-District 6-3A girls' basketball team; and
4 WHEREAS, the accolades did not stop there as Leah Collins and Megan Hatch
5received honorable mention selections to the 2017 Class 3A All-State girls' basketball team
6and Megan Hatch was also named to the 2017 All-District 6-3A girls' basketball team, with
7coach Christina Lockett Anderson being selected Coach of the Year; and
8 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend the Parkview Baptist High School girls'
9basketball team upon winning the 2017 Division II State Championship; and
10 WHEREAS, all alumni and fans recognize the tremendous honor, pride, and joy that
11the team brings to Parkview Baptist High School, East Baton Rouge Parish, and the state of
12Louisiana.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
14Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate the Parkview Baptist High
15School girls' basketball team upon winning the 2017 Division II State Championship; does
16hereby record for posterity this exceptional team's triumph in the great sport of basketball;
17and does hereby extend best wishes to the players, coaches, and everyone involved with this
18fine basketball program as they celebrate their championship season and prepare for
19continued success in the future.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
21to Parkview Baptist High School head coach, Christina Lockett Anderson.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 127 Original 2017 Regular Session Edmonds
Commends the Parkview Baptist High School girls' basketball team upon winning the 2017
Division II State Championship.
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