Senate Resolution 39 - Introduced PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY McKINLEY and RIELLY 1 3 A Resolution honoring the North Mahaska Community 1 4 Schools boys basketball team. 1 5 WHEREAS, the North Mahaska Community Schools boys 1 6 basketball team, the Warhawks, finished its 2004=2005 1 7 season with 27 wins and only one loss; and 1 8 WHEREAS, on Friday, March 18, 2005, in the 2005 1 9 Boys State Basketball Tournament the North Mahaska 1 10 Warhawks, ranked number three in the state, captured 1 11 the 2005 Class 1=A title by convincingly winning their 1 12 three tournament games and besting the Iowa Mennonite 1 13 High School boys basketball team, ranked number one, 1 14 with a score of 74 to 63; and 1 15 WHEREAS, in the championship game the North Mahaska 1 16 Warhawks made 17 of 18 free throws in the fourth 1 17 quarter to clinch the victory; and 1 18 WHEREAS, Blake McGriff led the Warhawks with 21 1 19 points, including a 13=for=16 effort on free throws; 1 20 and 1 21 WHEREAS, Mr. McGriff was named as the co=captain of 1 22 the Class 1=A All=tournament Team; and 1 23 WHEREAS, Caleb Stout made four out of seven three= 1 24 point shots with a total of 18 points; and 1 25 WHEREAS, this feat marked the team's first 1 26 championship in three consecutive appearances; and 1 27 WHEREAS, the North Mahaska Warhawks deserve 1 28 recognition for all of their accomplishments during 1 29 the 2004=2005 season; NOW THEREFORE, 1 30 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 1 congratulates the North Mahaska Community Schools boys 2 2 basketball team and the team coach, Andy Pickering, on 2 3 their successful season and thanks them for the honor 2 4 and recognition they have brought to the State of 2 5 Iowa; and 2 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, the 2 7 Secretary of the Senate shall prepare an official copy 2 8 of this Resolution for presentation to Coach Pickering 2 9 and the North Mahaska Community Schools boys 2 10 basketball team. 2 11 LSB 3574SS 81 2 12 jr:nh/gg/14 1