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| 2 | 2 | | By: Leo Wilson H.R. No. 1052 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Galveston College softball team furthered its |
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| 9 | 9 | | record of success by capturing a share of the 2025 National Junior |
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| 10 | 10 | | College Athletic Association Division I Region 14 South Conference |
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| 11 | 11 | | championship; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The cochampion Whitecaps secured their third |
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| 13 | 13 | | consecutive regular-season title in dominant fashion, dropping |
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| 14 | 14 | | only five games against their conference rivals and closing out the |
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| 15 | 15 | | regular season with an impressive ledger of 30 wins and 12 losses; |
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| 16 | 16 | | with their performance, the Galveston players earned the No. 2 seed |
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| 17 | 17 | | for the regional tournament in Bossier City, Louisiana; there, the |
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| 18 | 18 | | defending tournament champion Whitecaps will launch their bid for a |
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| 19 | 19 | | return trip to the NJCAA Division I Softball World Series; the squad |
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| 20 | 20 | | clinched a fifth-place finish in the 2024 national competition; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The Whitecaps have received essential contributions |
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| 22 | 22 | | throughout the year from each member of the roster: Brynn Smith, |
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| 23 | 23 | | Halle Cordova, Sienna Voogt, Gabby Barnes, Aubrey Gonzales, Brianna |
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| 24 | 24 | | Parent, Amiya Villanueva, Alayna Davis, Jordyn Comer, Maddie Moore, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Brynn Glidewell, Natalie Noriega, Raegan Johnson, Breigh Houser, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Paeden Vincik, Bailey Kee, Ella Lowe, Haylie Alkire, Carmen DeLeon, |
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| 27 | 27 | | Cady Bowyer, Leila Ludwig, Jenna Johnston, Abigail Moreno, Sarenity |
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| 28 | 28 | | Padilla, and Riley Riordan; the team is ably guided by head coach |
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| 29 | 29 | | Kelly Raines and assistant coach Rome McNary; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Winning a conference championship represents the |
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| 31 | 31 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 32 | 32 | | commitment to excellence, and the Galveston College Whitecaps may |
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| 33 | 33 | | indeed reflect with pride on this outstanding achievement; now, |
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| 34 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Galveston College softball |
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| 37 | 37 | | team on claiming the 2025 NJCAA Division I Region 14 South |
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| 38 | 38 | | Conference cochampionship and extend to the players, coaches, and |
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| 39 | 39 | | staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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