2011-2012 Bill 5324: Hillcrest High School Varsity Softball Team - South Carolina Legislature

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 119th Session, 2011-2012 3 4 H. 5324 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 House Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. G.R. Smith, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, 10 Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, 11 Brannon, Brantley, G.A. Brown, H.B. Brown, R.L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, 12 Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, 13 Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, 14 Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, 15 Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, 16 McLeod, Merrill, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, 17 Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, 18 Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, 19 Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, 20 Williams, Willis and Young 21 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\25133ab12.docx 22 23 Introduced in the House on May 24, 2012 24 Adopted by the House on May 24, 2012 25 26 Summary: Hillcrest High School Varsity Softball Team 27 28 29 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 30 31 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 32 5/24/2012 House Introduced and adopted ( House Journalpage 8) 33 34 35 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 36 37 5/24/2012 38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE HILLCREST HIGH 12 SCHOOL VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM, COACHES, AND 13 SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON, 14 AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2012 15 CLASS AAAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. 16 17 Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased 18 to learn that the members of the Hillcrest High School softball 19 team of Greenville County took top honors at the state competition 20 on Monday, May 21, 2012; and 21 22 Whereas, the Hillcrest Lady Rams bounced back from a tough 10 23 loss in the first game of the series to the Carolina Forest High 24 School Panthers with a dominating 71 win in game two; and 25 26 Whereas, the Lady Rams delighted their fans with redhot bats and 27 an overpowering defense that allowed them to shut out Carolina 28 Forest and pick up the 60 win to clinch the series in game three; 29 and 30 31 Whereas, senior pitcher Courtney Roberts retired the first thirteen 32 batters she faced in the final game of her career and recorded an 33 impressive eight strikeouts and no walks; and 34 35 Whereas, the Lady Rams capped off an incredible 313 season with 36 the school’s first state softball championship since collecting three 37 in a row from 2002 to 2004; and 38 39 Whereas, in a sport that demands skill, quickness, and teamwork, 40 Head Coach Kim Givens and her skilled coaching staff capitalized 41 on their own athletic ability and training to mold a championship

[5324] 2 1 team and teach these athletes lessons that will prove invaluable 2 through life both on and off the diamond; and 3 4 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of 5 Representatives appreciate the recognition that the Hillcrest High 6 School softball players have brought to their school and their 7 community and look to hear of their continued accomplishments in 8 the days ahead. Now, therefore, 9 10 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 11 12 That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 13 by this resolution, recognize and honor the Hillcrest High School 14 varsity softball team, coaches, and school officials for an 15 outstanding season and congratulate them for winning the 2012 16 Class AAAA State Championship title. 17 18 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 19 Principal Steve Chamness and Coach Kim Givens. 20 XX 21

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