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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 91
BY SENATOR WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Central High School Lady Wildcats softball team on winning the Class 5A
girls' state softball championship.
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the citizens of Louisiana have learned that the
Central High School Lady Wildcats softball team won the 2017 Class 5A girls' state softball
championship in a season in which the team hit twenty-one home runs; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Wildcats posted an overall 27-6 record with wins over several
eventual state champions in other divisions, including Parkview Baptist, Mount Carmel, and
North Vermilion, as well as victories over eventual state runners-up Maurepas, Brusly, and
Riverside; and
WHEREAS, almost every team the Lady Wildcats defeated was ranked in the top 20
in their respective classification and of the team's six losses, the team played four of them
a second time and won each contest; and
WHEREAS, Central won its first District 4-5A championship, shared with Live Oak,
with a 7-1 district record; and
WHEREAS, the title was the first for Central High School in Class 5A and the first
state title in twenty-one years in softball; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Wildcats defeated the number three team in the nation and the
number one seed in the state, Alexandria Senior High, in the semifinals 8-5 with a grand
slam home run by first basemen Kamryn Jordan, after losing to the team 21-1 earlier in the
season; and
WHEREAS, Central also defeated the number four team in the country and the
number two seed in Louisiana, Ouachita, in the state finals 3-1 after having lost to them 11-1
during the regular season; and
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WHEREAS, at the beginning of the season, over one-half of the team member's
homes flooded, all but two coaches flooded, everyone on the team was either displaced or
had someone staying with them, and the locker room was the only building at the high
school to flood; and
WHEREAS, the team is comprised of five seniors, eight juniors, three sophomores,
and five freshmen on the varsity and a total of twenty-eight in the program; and
WHEREAS, Lady Wildcat players Bobbie Amond, Nicki Bourgeois, Kylie Chauvin,
Hanna Cowart, Emily Danehower, Alyssa Habig, Savannah Hupp, Bailie Johnson,
Kamryn Jordan, Taliyah Joseph, Ashlyn Lord, Mallory Marcotte, Aly Pourciau,
Krystal Stubbs, Brooklyn Wascom, Maci Werchen, Destinee White, Raegan Willis,
Heather Zumo, and Heidi Zumo all contributed to the championship season; and
WHEREAS, the distinguished team performance of the entire Central High School
Lady Wildcats softball team throughout the regular season and the postseason has earned
them the Class 5A championship title; and
WHEREAS, the amazing accomplishments of the team could not have been achieved
without the guidance and skills of head coach, Michelle Efferson, and assistant coaches
David Dykes, Len Devall, Amy Knecht Rawlins, and Sara Hunt, as well as all of the other
individuals who have contributed to the success of the Lady Wildcats softball program; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Senate wish to recognize each of the coaches,
managers, and the extraordinary Lady Wildcats team members on their much deserved
championship title which was earned through teamwork, determination, and dedication to
the sport of softball.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate the players and coaches of the Central High School
Lady Wildcats softball team on an outstanding and memorable season, and on capturing the
state Class 5A championship.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
principal of Central High School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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