| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1943 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The defending champion Gruver High School girls' |
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| 6 | 6 | | basketball team continued its exceptional performance during the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2022-2023 season, once again advancing all the way to the |
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| 8 | 8 | | University Interscholastic League 2A state title game; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, After closing out the regular season with an 11-game |
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| 10 | 10 | | winning streak and claiming the district crown, the Lady Hounds |
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| 11 | 11 | | carried their momentum into the playoffs, besting Wheeler, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Floydada, Farwell, and New Home High Schools to reach the regional |
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| 13 | 13 | | final; there, with 14 seconds remaining, Gruver made a tip-in off a |
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| 14 | 14 | | missed three-point shot to defeat Panhandle High School 38-36, |
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| 15 | 15 | | punching the team's ticket to the state tournament for the fifth |
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| 16 | 16 | | time in school history; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, On March 3, Gruver met Hearne High School in the 2A |
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| 18 | 18 | | semifinals at the San Antonio Alamodome; the Lady Hounds scored 18 |
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| 19 | 19 | | points off of turnovers and sank 15 free throws to triumph 45-32, |
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| 20 | 20 | | earning a berth in the state final for the third time in the past |
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| 21 | 21 | | four years; in the title contest, the Gruver players gave their all |
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| 22 | 22 | | in a closely contested showdown with Lipan High School; though the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Lady Hounds finished as the 2A runner-up, their season-long |
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| 24 | 24 | | achievements burnished the team's proud tradition of success that |
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| 25 | 25 | | includes state championship victories in both 2020 and 2022; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Gruver was paced at state by 2A All-Tournament |
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| 27 | 27 | | selections Allie Sparks and Kimber Whitehead; the Lady Hounds also |
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| 28 | 28 | | received valuable contributions throughout the year from the other |
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| 29 | 29 | | members of the roster: Giselle Miranda, Alexa Quintana, Makenlei |
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| 30 | 30 | | Vasquez, Brenna Butler, Brooklyn Vasquez, Jaylee Lane, Maizie Kelp, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Kinley Callaway, Erin Merkel, and Hannon Lankford; these determined |
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| 32 | 32 | | student-athletes were ably guided by head coach Trent Lankford and |
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| 33 | 33 | | assistant coaches Jill Butler, Valerie Merkel, Steven Livingston, |
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| 34 | 34 | | and Scotty Hintergardt; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, With their exceptional skill and unwavering |
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| 36 | 36 | | commitment to excellence, the Gruver Lady Hounds have earned a |
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| 37 | 37 | | place among the top high school basketball teams in Texas, and they |
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| 38 | 38 | | are a source of tremendous pride to their classmates and their many |
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| 39 | 39 | | supporters in the local community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Gruver High School girls' |
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| 42 | 42 | | basketball team on advancing to the 2023 UIL 2A state championship |
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| 43 | 43 | | game and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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| 44 | 44 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for the Lady Hounds as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Price |
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| 49 | 49 | | King of Hemphill |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | 52 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1943 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 53 | 53 | | 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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