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HR0786
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives wish to congratulate the Herrin Junior High
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School girls basketball team, the Lady Tigers, on winning the
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2026 Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association
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(SIJHSAA) Class L State Championship; and

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WHEREAS, The 2026 SIJHSAA State Tournament featured eight
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games across three rounds at Rend Lake College, with Round 1
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covering the quarter-final games on January 29, Round 2
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presenting the semi-final games on January 31, and Round 3
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showcasing the final games on February 3; and

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WHEREAS, In keeping with the Herrin Junior High School
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girls basketball program's undefeated streak during the
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2025-2026 season, the Lady Tigers defeated Harrisburg Middle
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School 50-47 in the quarter-finals, beat DuQuoin Middle School
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50-29 in the semi-finals, and ultimately faced Wesclin Middle
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School in the state final for the championship; and

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WHEREAS, The Lady Tigers, invigorated by the team's own
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second place finish in the 2025 SIJHSAA Class L State
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Tournament, rallied for an incredible victory; and

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WHEREAS, The Lady Tigers gained a lead through Olivia Wade

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scoring 7 unanswered points, which the team maintained the
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entire game; the team was further led in the championship game
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by Amayah Simelton, who scored 24 points, 9 rebounds, 4
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blocks, 3 assists, and 1 steal, and Olivia Wade, who trailed
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with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists; and

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WHEREAS, The Lady Tigers finished the state final 56-35,
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concluding its 2025-2026 season undefeated with a record of
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25-0 and as the champion-winning team of the Big 7 Conference
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Tournament, the SIJHSAA Class L Basketball Regional
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Tournament, and the SIJHSAA Class L State Tournament; and

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WHEREAS, The Lady Tigers are led by Coach Matt Zaranti,
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Assistant Coaches Layla Wade and Makayla Starkweather, and
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Managers Molly Duppong and Gracelyn Evans; and

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WHEREAS, The 2025-2026 Lady Tigers include eighth graders
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Rylin Cravens, Blakly Faulkenberry, Brynlee Fortner, Emma
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Patalano, and Amayah Simelton, seventh graders Elle Hall, Lexi
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Henard, Bryleigh Holland, Ainsley Rich, and Olivia Wade, and
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sixth graders Gracie Menesse, Betty Moore-Coleman, and
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Caterina Zaranti,; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we congratulate the Herrin Junior High School girls basketball

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team, the Lady Tigers, on winning the 2026 Southern Illinois
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Junior High School Athletic Association (SIJHSAA) Class L
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State Championship and on achieving a 25-0 undefeated season;
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and be it further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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presented to the coaches and players of the Lady Tigers as a
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symbol of our esteem and respect.

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