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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In an impressive demonstration of skill and |
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determination, the girls' wrestling team of Cypress Ridge High |
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School in Houston won the 2015 University Interscholastic League 6A |
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state championship on February 21 in Garland; and |
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WHEREAS, Facing off against other top contenders at the UIL |
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Wrestling State Tournament, the Lady Rams tallied a total of 78 |
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points, finishing 24 points better than runner-up Corpus Christi |
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King High School, to claim the 6A crown; moreover, the victory |
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marked the program's second state title in the last three seasons; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Leading the way for Cypress Ridge was senior Paige |
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Baynes, who triumphed in her first three matches and finished in |
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second place in the 215-pound weight class; senior Abbie Rhodes |
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also earned a medal for the Lady Rams, taking home third place in |
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the 165-pound division; and |
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WHEREAS, The team also received crucial points from junior |
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Aiyana Batiste after she won three matches against her opponents to |
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claim fourth place in the 148-pound weight class, and senior |
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Mashyrah Rayson defeated four competitors at 185 pounds for a fifth |
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place finish; in addition, senior Lizae Lagrone represented Cypress |
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Ridge in the 138-pound class; and |
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WHEREAS, These talented student-athletes were ably guided by |
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head coach Tim Ray, who was named the 6A Coach of the Year for |
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leading Cypress Ridge to the title; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Cypress Ridge High School girls' |
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wrestling team are a source of great pride to their school and |
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community, and the memory of this championship achievement will be |
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cherished for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Cypress Ridge High School |
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girls' wrestling team on winning the 2015 UIL 6A state championship |
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and extend to all those associated with the team sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |