2011-2012 Bill 4177: Fort Mill High School Boys Lacrosse Team - South Carolina Legislature

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 119th Session, 2011-2012 3 4 H. 4177 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 House Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. Norman, Simrill, Pope, Long, Delleney and D.C. Moss 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24798ab11.docx 11 Companion/Similar bill(s): 4178 12 13 Introduced in the House on May 4, 2011 14 Adopted by the House on May 4, 2011 15 16 Summary: Fort Mill High School Boys Lacrosse Team 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 5/4/2011 House Introduced and adopted ( House Journalpage 3) 23 24 25 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 26 27 5/4/2011 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE FORT MILL HIGH 12 SCHOOL BOYS LACROSSE TEAM FOR AN OUTSTANDING 13 SEASON, AND TO CONGRATULATE THE TEAM AND 14 COACHES FOR CAPTURING THE 2011 CLASS AAAA 15 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. 16 17 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of 18 Representatives are pleased to learn that the Fort Mill High School 19 boys lacrosse team took top honors to win the 2011 Class AAAA 20 State Championship on April 16, 2011; and 21 22 Whereas, in a sport that is physically demanding while requiring 23 strong handeye coordination and skill, the Fort Mill Yellow 24 Jackets battled with honor to taste their first statechampionship 25 victory by defeating the Greenville High School Red Raiders 26 1612; and 27 28 Whereas, to the delight of their fans and the disappointment of 29 their opponents, the Yellow Jackets dominated the final quarter 30 after a backandforth game when they scored six points to 31 Greenville’s one in the fourth quarter and recovered from the Red 32 Raider lead; and 33 34 Whereas, the Yellow Jackets were led in scoring by senior Steve 35 Blanchard with five goals and freshman Mitch Russell with three, 36 and following the team’s fourthquarter spirit, junior goalie D. J. 37 Quill made seven of his sixteen goal saves in the last quarter; and 38 39 Whereas, in the fifth season of fielding a team, the Yellow Jackets 40 finished their season with a 152 record, with one of their losses to 41 Greenville earlier in the season; and 42

[4177] 2 1 Whereas, using their own athletic skill and training, Head Coach 2 Jim Van Blarcom and his skilled coaching staff forged a 3 championship team through relentless practices and demanding 4 drills, teaching lessons that will prove invaluable to these fine 5 athletes throughout life both on and off the field of play; and 6 7 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of 8 Representatives are grateful for the pride and recognition that the 9 Fort Mill High School lacrosse players have brought to their 10 school and to their community through this accomplishment and 11 look to hear of their success in the future. Now, therefore, 12 13 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 14 15 That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 16 by this resolution, recognize and honor the Fort Mill High School 17 boys lacrosse team for an outstanding season, and congratulate the 18 team and coaches for capturing the 2011 Class AAAA State 19 Championship title. 20 21 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 22 Principal M. Dee Christopher and Coach Jim Van Blarcom. 23 XX 24

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