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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Cedar Park High School girls' basketball team |
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| 6 | 7 | | closed out a historic season by winning the 2021 University |
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| 7 | 8 | | Interscholastic League 5A state championship on March 10 at the |
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| 8 | 9 | | Alamodome in San Antonio; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, During the regular season, the Lady Timberwolves |
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| 10 | 11 | | lost just a single game early in the year and went on to sweep the |
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| 11 | 12 | | league schedule and claim their fourth straight district title; |
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| 12 | 13 | | continuing to excel in the playoffs, they bested Kerrville Tivy, |
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| 13 | 14 | | San Antonio Highlands, Comal Canyon, and Corpus Christi Veterans |
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| 14 | 15 | | Memorial High Schools to reach the regional final against |
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| 15 | 16 | | Georgetown; playing stifling defense that almost completely shut |
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| 16 | 17 | | down their opponent's scoring, the Cedar Park players recorded a |
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| 17 | 18 | | commanding 44-12 win, earning the school's first trip to the state |
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| 18 | 19 | | tournament; the team then bested Beaumont United High 75-51 in the |
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| 19 | 20 | | semifinals to advance to the title game; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Top-ranked Cedar Park battled for the crown against |
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| 21 | 22 | | defending state champion Frisco Liberty High School; the Lady |
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| 22 | 23 | | Timberwolves took charge early, building a double-digit lead by the |
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| 23 | 24 | | third quarter, but were tested late in the game; clinging to a one |
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| 24 | 25 | | point lead with three and a half minutes remaining, the Cedar Park |
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| 25 | 26 | | players gathered themselves and then demonstrated tremendous |
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| 26 | 27 | | resolve down the stretch; they outscored Liberty 12-6 in the |
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| 27 | 28 | | closing minutes and triumphed by the final score of 46-39, |
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| 28 | 29 | | clinching the inaugural state basketball championship for their |
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| 29 | 30 | | school and for the entire Leander Independent School District; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The Lady Timberwolves were led by championship game |
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| 31 | 32 | | Most Valuable Player Gisella Maul, who joined Sarai Estupinan and |
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| 32 | 33 | | Shelby Hayes on the 5A All-Tournament Team; Cedar Park also |
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| 33 | 34 | | received valuable contributions throughout the season from the |
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| 34 | 35 | | other members of the roster: Molly Ly, Amesley Davis, Elaine King, |
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| 35 | 36 | | Isabel Peters, Megan Woods, Alisa Knight, Madison Radke, Rece |
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| 36 | 37 | | Prater-Merrill, Anna Minor, and Angie Sacco; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, These dedicated athletes were ably guided by head |
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| 38 | 39 | | coach Donny Ott and assistant coaches Kami Williamson, |
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| 39 | 40 | | J. R. Romero, and Rebecca Zabel-Brewer; the squad also received |
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| 40 | 41 | | vital support from student trainer Seyda Aleman, student assistants |
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| 41 | 42 | | Dora Ann Cooper, Katie Whitmarsh, Hope Rasberry, Ridgely Hernandez, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Avery Allmer, and Bree Bland, athletic trainers Stefany Austin and |
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| 43 | 44 | | David Bowman, and radio announcers Mike Rose and Brad Cones; and |
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| 44 | 45 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 45 | 46 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 46 | 47 | | commitment to excellence, and the Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves are |
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| 47 | 48 | | a source of great pride to their school and community; now, |
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| 48 | 49 | | therefore, be it |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 50 | 51 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Cedar Park High School girls' |
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| 51 | 52 | | basketball team on winning the 2021 UIL 5A state championship and |
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| 52 | 53 | | extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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| 53 | 54 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 54 | 55 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 55 | 56 | | prepared for the Lady Timberwolves as an expression of high regard |
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| 56 | 57 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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