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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Granbury High School Marine Corps |
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| 6 | 7 | | Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps rifle team reached the |
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| 7 | 8 | | pinnacle of success by winning the 2018 National Air Rifle League |
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| 8 | 9 | | Championship Tournament; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Undefeated in the regular season, Granbury claimed |
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| 10 | 11 | | the Junior ROTC Conference title and entered the national |
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| 11 | 12 | | tournament as the top seed; the team lived up to its billing by |
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| 12 | 13 | | posting victories over Piedra Vista High School AJROTC in the |
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| 13 | 14 | | quarterfinals and Rio Salado Sportsman's Club in the semifinals to |
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| 14 | 15 | | earn a berth in the tournament finale; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, With the title on the line, Granbury faced off |
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| 16 | 17 | | against the Georgia Competitive Shooters, who had defeated the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Texas team in the 2017 semifinals and the 2015 championship game; |
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| 18 | 19 | | emerging triumphant in the rematch, Granbury overcame its rival by |
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| 19 | 20 | | a score of 2,346 to 2,338 to capture its first National Air Rifle |
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| 20 | 21 | | League championship; Allison Henry turned in outstanding |
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| 21 | 22 | | performances in all three games and received the Most Valuable |
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| 22 | 23 | | Player honor, and Makenzie Sheffield led the team with a score of |
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| 23 | 24 | | 592 in the finals; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Ably guided by Lieutenant Colonel Scott Casey, the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Granbury team also received valuable contributions from the other |
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| 26 | 27 | | members of the roster: Philip Becker, Clarissa Layland, M'Leah |
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| 27 | 28 | | Lambdin, Jakob Rankin, and Elizabeth Plecity; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The talented and dedicated members of the Granbury |
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| 29 | 30 | | Marine Corps Junior ROTC rifle team have realized an exceptional |
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| 30 | 31 | | accomplishment, and they may take justifiable pride in earning this |
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| 31 | 32 | | coveted national title; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Granbury High School Marine |
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| 34 | 35 | | Corps Junior ROTC rifle team on winning the National Air Rifle |
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| 35 | 36 | | League Championship Tournament and extend to the team's players, |
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| 36 | 37 | | coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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