SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 512
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the Texas School for the Deaf Lady Rangers basketball
team, which has won 33 games in the 2018-2019 season and has set a
new national Deaf school basketball record for most games won by
a boys' or girls' team in a single season; and
WHEREAS, The Lady Rangers won all the tournaments in which
they competed this season, including the Brentwood Best Pack
Invitational in Austin, the FEAST Patriots Invitational in San
Antonio, the Leopards Classic in Arkansas, the New Year's Eve
Shootout in Boerne, and the Clerc Classic XIX in California; and
WHEREAS, Each team member contributed to the strength and
chemistry of the team, which successfully ended the regular
season with an undefeated 31-0 record; and
WHEREAS, The team advanced to the 2019 Texas Association of
Private and Parochial Schools Class 4A Final Four and was named
Deaf Digest Sports Team of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Head coach Brian Sipek and assistant coaches
Ashley Elliott, Sean Moore, and Sheri Mize emphasized the
importance of academic achievement and leadership throughout the
year and provided support and encouragement as the players honed
their skills; and
WHEREAS, Team members Janelle Coons, Isadora Egbert,
Ashlene Etkie, Ashley Harlicker, Michaela Kelley, Kaci Ketchum,
Brianna Leiker, Jewel Rocha, Sunita Schmidjorg, Precious
Schwartz, Leila Sicoli, and Jayne Taylor have brought great pride
to the Texas School for the Deaf, to the Deaf community, and to
the entire State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby commend the players and coaches of the
2018-2019 Texas School for the Deaf Lady Rangers basketball
team on their many achievements and extend to all associated
with the team congratulations on their record-setting season;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the team as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Watson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 27, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate