1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2112 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The members of the tennis team from Randall High |
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6 | 6 | | School in Amarillo achieved great distinction with their |
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7 | 7 | | exceptional performances over the course of the 2022-2023 fall and |
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8 | 8 | | spring seasons; and |
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9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, On October 26 and 27, Randall joined the other top |
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10 | 10 | | high school competitors in Texas at the 2022 University |
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11 | 11 | | Interscholastic League Team Tennis State Tournament in College |
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12 | 12 | | Station; competing in the 4A bracket, the Raiders took on Boerne |
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13 | 13 | | High School in the final; triumphing 10-8, the Randall players |
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14 | 14 | | clinched the first state championship in program history and closed |
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15 | 15 | | out their fall campaign with a perfect 35-0 record; and |
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16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In the spring, Randall advanced to the 2023 UIL |
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17 | 17 | | Tennis State Tournament, held April 25 and 26 in San Antonio; taking |
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18 | 18 | | the court against the state's other 4A qualifiers, the Raiders |
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19 | 19 | | turned in impressive performances; Ella Hester won the silver medal |
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20 | 20 | | in girls' singles, and Randall collected third-place finishes in |
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21 | 21 | | both boys' and girls' doubles, with Carson Dyess, Aidan Gilbert, |
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22 | 22 | | Kynley Craddock, and Landrey Posey all taking home bronze medals; |
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23 | 23 | | in addition, Lizzy Hollabaugh and Kaitlyn Craddock competed at |
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24 | 24 | | state in girls' doubles, and Dax Betzen was a regional qualifier in |
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25 | 25 | | singles; and |
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26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Throughout the year, the Raiders also received |
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27 | 27 | | valuable contributions from the other members of the roster: |
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28 | 28 | | Sunshine Lane, David Monroe, Elijah Rodriguez, Bryson Shelton, |
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29 | 29 | | Gabby Dishong, Lando Ingersoll, Micah Perkins, Emmalee Sillivent, |
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30 | 30 | | Keaton Daniels, Elliott Day, Sawyer Eason, Eli Godwin, Scotlynn |
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31 | 31 | | Hendricks, Jordyn Hodges, Damian Martinez, Jazzy Phillips, and |
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32 | 32 | | Gavin Taylor; a total of 10 Randall players received All-State |
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33 | 33 | | recognition, 6 of the team's seniors were Academic All-State |
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34 | 34 | | honorees, 14 athletes earned All-District First Team accolades, and |
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35 | 35 | | 7 were selected for the Texas High School Coaches Association Super |
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36 | 36 | | Elite Team; and |
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37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, The Raiders benefited from the able leadership of |
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38 | 38 | | head coach Darby Norman, who was chosen as the inaugural THSCA Coach |
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39 | 39 | | of the Year for team tennis and the Texas Tennis Coaches Association |
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40 | 40 | | Coach of the Year; the squad also enjoyed vital support from |
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41 | 41 | | assistant coaches John Stephens and Billy Ceniceros and manager |
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42 | 42 | | Jasmine Veitenheimer; and |
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43 | 43 | | WHEREAS, Through hard work and an unwavering resolve to give |
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44 | 44 | | their very best, the Randall Raiders have earned the admiration of |
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45 | 45 | | their fellow students and their many community supporters, and they |
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46 | 46 | | may take great pride in their accomplishments; now, therefore, be |
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47 | 47 | | it |
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48 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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49 | 49 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Randall High School tennis team |
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50 | 50 | | on its outstanding success during the 2022-2023 fall and spring |
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51 | 51 | | seasons and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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52 | 52 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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53 | 53 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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54 | 54 | | prepared for the Raiders as an expression of high regard by the |
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55 | 55 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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56 | 56 | | Smithee |
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57 | 57 | | ______________________________ |
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58 | 58 | | Speaker of the House |
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59 | 59 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2112 was adopted by the House on May |
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60 | 60 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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61 | 61 | | ______________________________ |
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62 | 62 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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