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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Continuing a notable tradition of athletic |
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| 6 | 7 | | excellence, the girls' basketball team from Nazareth High School |
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| 7 | 8 | | won the University Interscholastic League 1A state championship on |
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| 8 | 9 | | March 7, 2015, at the Alamodome in San Antonio; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The victory in the finals of the state tournament |
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| 10 | 11 | | capped a remarkable season in which the Swiftettes finished with an |
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| 11 | 12 | | impressive overall record of 34 wins and just 2 defeats and claimed |
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| 12 | 13 | | their second consecutive state crown; moreover, this marked the |
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| 13 | 14 | | school's 20th title since 1977, and Nazareth now holds the national |
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| 14 | 15 | | record for the most state championships by a public high school; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Swiftettes powered through the postseason with |
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| 16 | 17 | | commanding wins over McLean, Turkey Valley, Spur, and Follett High |
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| 17 | 18 | | Schools to earn a trip to the state tournament; there, they |
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| 18 | 19 | | dominated the squad from D'Hanis High School by a score of 61-18 to |
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| 19 | 20 | | clinch a berth in the 1A title game, where they easily defeated |
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| 20 | 21 | | Lipan High School, 56-40, to hoist the trophy once again; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Swiftettes |
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| 22 | 23 | | received significant contributions from each member of the roster: |
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| 23 | 24 | | Payton Robb, Abby Schmucker, Tarah Hill, Allie Schulte, Mackenzie |
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| 24 | 25 | | Gerber, Kelsey Espenson, Deborah VanDijk, Aubrie Durbin, Paige |
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| 25 | 26 | | Gerber, Hannah Leavitt, Carlie Heiman, and Ellen Schilderink; these |
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| 26 | 27 | | dedicated players were ably guided by head coach Eric Schilling and |
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| 27 | 28 | | assistant coaches Morgan Moore and William Raphelt, with additional |
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| 28 | 29 | | help from managers Blakely Gerber, Cambrie Heiman, Hallie Kleman, |
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| 29 | 30 | | and April Schmucker, statistician Kamryn Schulte, and trainer |
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| 30 | 31 | | Mitchell Brockman; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, With this latest championship achievement, the |
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| 32 | 33 | | Nazareth High players have furthered their school's reputation as a |
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| 33 | 34 | | true basketball powerhouse, and each team member will forever |
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| 34 | 35 | | cherish her memories of this exceptional season; now, therefore, be |
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| 35 | 36 | | it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Nazareth High School girls' |
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| 38 | 39 | | basketball team on winning the UIL 1A state title and extend to the |
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| 39 | 40 | | team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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| 40 | 41 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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