HR0577 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the Rochester High School girls soccer team on the occasion of winning the Class 1A State Championship; and

WHEREAS, The Rochester Rockets defeated Chicago Latin 6-1 in a hard-fought battle after a terrific season; the team finished the season with an impressive 25-3 record; and

WHEREAS, In the State semifinals game, the Rochester Rockets beat St. Thomas More of Champaign 3-1; the championship game started off strong for the Lady Rockets, who scored 2 goals and had a 2-1 lead at halftime; the Rockets exploded in the second half, scoring an additional 4 goals to win 6-1; and

WHEREAS, The Rochester Rockets' victory marks the second girls State championship title in Rochester's history; and

WHEREAS, The hard-working members of the Rochester girls soccer team are Maddie Gleeson, Cayla Wiessing, Brooke Steil, Katie Cochran, Mady Schmidt, Aly Crum, Julia Meadows, Amanda Williams, Ashley Butler, Kylie Tucker, Sydney Lett, Ally Milnes, Baylee Smith, Riley Ross, Becca Joses, Carly Crouch, Kelsey Baron, Jamie Riedle, Maddie Capps, Maisyn Garland, Christen Campbell, Mandy Yeck, Emma Hughes, Kali Goertz, and Emma Chapman; the team's head coach, Chad Kutscher, has coached girls soccer at Rochester High School for 8 years; the team's assistant coaches are Brent Stuckey and Sarah Ryan; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the Rochester Rockets girls soccer team on the occasion of winning the Class 1A State Championship Title and wish them many more years of success to come; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Rochester Rockets girls soccer team as an expression of our admiration and respect.