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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Solorio Academy High | ||||||
| 4 | School boys soccer team, the Sun Warriors, on winning the | ||||||
| 5 | school's
first Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A | ||||||
| 6 | State Championship on November 4, 2017; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Sun Warriors clinched the title after a | ||||||
| 8 | seven-game state
tournament run in which the team outscored | ||||||
| 9 | their opponents 31 to 5; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Solorio Academy High School, located in the West | ||||||
| 11 | Gage Park community,
opened in 2010 and was named after Eric | ||||||
| 12 | Solorio (1979-2006), a former member of the Chicago Police | ||||||
| 13 | Department's elite anti-gang unit; the soccer team quickly | ||||||
| 14 | found success under
Coach Adrian Calleros; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, This year, the Sun Warriors played a competitive
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| 16 | schedule against several schools, including | ||||||
| 17 | Bradley-Bourbonnais, Cicero
Morton, Nequa Valley, and | ||||||
| 18 | Plainfield Central; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, The Sun Warriors defeated Noble Street Bulls Prep | ||||||
| 20 | by
a score of 3 to 2 in the sectional finals and Bremen 1 to 0 | ||||||
| 21 | in the super
sectional to earn a trip to the state finals; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The Sun Warriors soundly defeated Gibault | ||||||
| 2 | Catholic 6 to 0 in the finals,
and throughout the game, | ||||||
| 3 | showcased the star power of their young strikers and an | ||||||
| 4 | impressive blend of solid play from their senior class members; | ||||||
| 5 | and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, The victory celebration included passing around | ||||||
| 7 | jersey
number 23, which once belonged to Christian Morales, a | ||||||
| 8 | Solorio soccer
player who passed away in the summer of 2016 | ||||||
| 9 | following a tragic boating
accident; his memory lives on in the | ||||||
| 10 | official state
championship photograph in which his teammates | ||||||
| 11 | proudly hold up his
jersey; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Sun Warriors will officially be presented with | ||||||
| 13 | their championship
rings at a ceremony to be held on February | ||||||
| 14 | 18, 2018; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The athletic skill, competitive spirit, and | ||||||
| 16 | remarkable
dedication of the Sun Warriors serves as an example | ||||||
| 17 | to all; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 19 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 20 | congratulate the Solorio Academy High School's boys soccer | ||||||
| 21 | team, the Sun Warriors, on winning the 2017 Illinois High | ||||||
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| 1 | School Association Class 3A State Championship, and we
extend | ||||||
| 2 | our warmest wishes for their continued success and achievement
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| 3 | both on the soccer field and in the classroom; and be it | ||||||
| 4 | further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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| 6 | presented to Coach Adrian Calleros and the outstanding members | ||||||
| 7 | of the
Solorio Sun Warriors.
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