Bill Text: TX SR560 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing the Clark High School girls' basketball team for winning a state championship.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-12 - Reported enrolled [SR560 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR560-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing the Clark High School girls' basketball team for winning a state championship.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-12 - Reported enrolled [SR560 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR560-Introduced.html
88R24742 JRI-D | ||
By: Menéndez, Campbell, Zaffirini | S.R. No. 560 |
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WHEREAS, The girls' basketball team from Clark High School in | ||
San Antonio reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 2023 | ||
University Interscholastic League 6A state championship; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Cougars began their journey to the title by | ||
claiming the District 28-6A title, and they carried their momentum | ||
into the playoffs, besting Clemens, Round Rock, Lake Travis, United | ||
South, and Brennan High Schools to reach the state tournament at the | ||
Alamodome for the second consecutive season; and | ||
WHEREAS, On March 3, Clark faced off against Coppell High | ||
School in what proved to be a thrilling semifinal showdown; | ||
trailing 47-43 with just 15 seconds remaining, the Cougars first | ||
converted a three-point play and then won the game on a clutch | ||
three-point shot by Natalie Huff with one second remaining to | ||
advance to the final; and | ||
WHEREAS, Clark battled for the crown against two-time | ||
defending state champion DeSoto High School on March 4; down a point | ||
entering the fourth quarter, the Cougars dialed up the defensive | ||
pressure to hold their opponent to just two points the rest of the | ||
game, and they took control with accurate shooting from the field | ||
and the free-throw line; when the final seconds ticked away, the | ||
team cut down the nets in celebration of a 42-37 victory and the | ||
program's first state title; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Cougars were paced by Championship Game Most | ||
Valuable Player Arianna Roberson, who was joined by Ms. Huff on the | ||
6A All-Tournament Team; over the course of the season, the Cougars | ||
also received valuable contributions from the other members of the | ||
roster: Sydney Pritchard, Ramsey Robledo, Sarah Perales, Jadeyn | ||
Perez, Bolu Odumosu, Raya Kolysko, Katherine Mika, Emily Lopez, Joi | ||
Gonzalez, Kamryn Griffin, Manal El-Jabsheh, and Kaitlin Whitlock; | ||
these determined student-athletes were ably guided by head coach | ||
Rihana Houy and assistant coaches Michael Byrne and Jennifer Woods; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the | ||
culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
commitment to excellence, and the Clark Cougars will treasure the | ||
memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their lives; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby congratulate the Clark High School girls' basketball team on | ||
winning the 2023 UIL 6A state championship and extend to the | ||
players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued | ||
success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the Cougars as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas Senate. |