Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 847 - Douglas County Lady Tigers Girls Fast Pitch Softball Team; commend

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1. Hembree  98th


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HR 847                                             LC 24 0296






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Commending the Douglas County Lady Tigers Girls Fast Pitch
  1- 2  Softball Team; and for other purposes.

  1- 3  WHEREAS, the Douglas County Lady Tigers Girls Fast Pitch
  1- 4  Softball Team compiled an impressive record of 25 wins and
  1- 5  six losses on their way to winning the State AAAA
  1- 6  championship in 1995, after having had a championship season
  1- 7  in 1994, when they put together a record of 21 and 5; and

  1- 8  WHEREAS, in 1995 the Lady Tigers also won the Douglas County
  1- 9  Invitational and came in second in competitive area play,
  1-10  besting their already excellent 1994 season; and

  1-11  WHEREAS, Coach Jim Brittain and Assistant Coach Chuck Palmer
  1-12  led these naturally gifted athletes to even greater heights
  1-13  through their combined coaching skills and dedication to
  1-14  these girls; and

  1-15  WHEREAS, Coach Brittain received 1995 Coach of the Year
  1-16  honors from GACA for AAAA Fast Pitch; and

  1-17  WHEREAS, the 1994 state championship was the first state
  1-18  championship in any sport since 1964 for Douglas County High
  1-19  School; and

  1-20  WHEREAS, the Lady Tigers had numerous amazing players on
  1-21  their team, but several stood out by winning all-county
  1-22  player of the year awards:  Christina Caldwell, Amanda Hart,
  1-23  and Becky Willoughby; and

  1-24  WHEREAS, three other members of the team received all-county
  1-25  awards: Christy Bolton, Kasey Garmon, and Heather Crabtree.

  1-26  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  1-27  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend and
  1-28  congratulate the members and coaches of the Douglas County
  1-29  Lady Tigers Girls Fast Pitch Softball Team for their
  1-30  outstanding athletic and personal accomplishments.

  1-31  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  1-32  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an
  1-33  appropriate copy of this resolution to Jim Brittain and
  1-34  Chuck Palmer.



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