Senate Resolution 29

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                 BY  DOTZLER and REDFERN
  1  3 A Resolution honoring the East Waterloo High School
  1  4    Boys' Basketball Team.
  1  5    WHEREAS, the fans of the East Waterloo High School
  1  6 Boys' Basketball Team and the citizens of Iowa have
  1  7 enjoyed the team's exciting season leading up to the
  1  8 state tournament; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, the East Waterloo Boys' Basketball Team
  1 10 demonstrated an exceptional combination of talent,
  1 11 tenacity, and team spirit that earned them the right
  1 12 to compete in the 2003 Iowa Boys' State High School
  1 13 Basketball Tournament; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, the East Waterloo Boys' Basketball Team
  1 15 survived the four=round tournament to win the Class 4A
  1 16 championship game by a decisive score of 72=52; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, the East Waterloo team made its fans
  1 18 particularly proud by earning the Class 4A
  1 19 sportsmanship award; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, the team's accomplishment was further
  1 21 enhanced when two of its players were named to the
  1 22 all=tournament team; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, the tournament win also signaled a
  1 24 milestone in the career of Coach Steve McGraw,
  1 25 bringing him his 500th career victory and his second
  1 26 East Waterloo state championship; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, by their impressive effort throughout the
  1 28 basketball season and their outstanding performance at
  1 29 the 2003 state tournament, the individual members of
  1 30 the East Waterloo Boys' Basketball Team have
  2  1 demonstrated the kind of character and competitive
  2  2 spirit valued by their high school, their community,
  2  3 and the State of Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  4    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate
  2  5 congratulates Coach Steve McGraw and the members of
  2  6 the East Waterloo High School Boys' Basketball Team on
  2  7 their successful season and thanks them for the honor
  2  8 and excitement they brought to their fans and the rest
  2  9 of the citizens of the State of Iowa; and
  2 10    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon passage of this
  2 11 Resolution, the Secretary of the Senate shall prepare
  2 12 a copy of the enrolled Resolution for presentation to
  2 13 Coach Steve McGraw and the East Waterloo High School
  2 14 Boys' Basketball Team.
  2 15 LSB 3401SS 80
  2 16 dea/sh/8