_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Kokomo High
School Lady Wildkats basketball team on its Class 4A state
championship.
Whereas, The Kokomo High School girls basketball team
became the 2003 Class 4A state champions on Saturday,
March 8, 2003, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis,
Indiana;
Whereas, This was the third state title for the No. 1 ranked
Lady Wildkats, who tied the state record with their fifth
appearance in the state finals;
Whereas, The Wildkats were undefeated throughout the
2002-03 season and have remained atop the Class 4A state
poll for much of the season;
Whereas, The Lady Wildkats came from behind to defeat
Perry Meridian High School 44-42;
Whereas, This game will long be remembered as one that
kept the fans on the edge of their seats;
Whereas, Kokomo came from behind in the final one
minute and 52 seconds to defeat the Falcons and win their
third state championship; and
Whereas, Athletic excellence and mental fortitude such as
this deserves special recognition: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly wishes to
congratulate the Kokomo High School girls basketball team on its state
championship victory in the Class 4A Girls State Basketball
Tournament.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit copies of this resolution to team members
Whitney Beck, Ashley Hayes, DeUnna Hendrix, Gretchen Hendrix,
Ashley Johnson, Anne Thatcher, Lisa Barrett, Haylee Deniston, Amber
Rayle, Lisa Thompson, Chelsea Boller, Ashley Givens, Melissa Meck,
Whitney Farris, and Audrey McDonald, head coach Charlie Hall,
assistant coaches Ed Moon, Jay Karp, Stacy Garlinger, Dara Johnson,
Lisa Pflueger, Jesse Dunn, Russell Dance, team trainer Dawn
Robertson, student managers Sarah Miller, Brendan Hawkins, athletic
director Jim Callane, principal Harold Canady, and superintendent Dr.
Thomas Little.