H*4175 Concurrent Resolution, By Bowers
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO OFFER THE CONGRATULATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE PATRICK HENRY ACADEMY
 "LADY PATRIOTS" SOFTBALL TEAM FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON BY WINNING THE 1997 AA
 SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

   05/21/97  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-5
   05/21/97  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-15

TO OFFER THE CONGRATULATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE PATRICK HENRY ACADEMY "LADY PATRIOTS" SOFTBALL TEAM FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON BY WINNING THE 1997 AA SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Whereas, the Patrick Henry Academy "Lady Patriots" Softball Team were the queens of softball by defeating King Academy for the 1997 AA South Carolina Independent Schools Association State Softball Championship; and

Whereas, the State playoffs began with beautiful weather on Friday, May 2, 1997, in Lexington, South Carolina; and

Whereas, after a win over Clarendon Hall of 21-11, Patrick Henry Academy (PHA) played King Academy and won 13-9; and

Whereas, on Saturday bad weather prevented any of the teams from competing in the playoffs, and the Lady Patriots returned home disappointed but with confidence soaring; and

Whereas, they returned to Lexington on Sunday afternoon and their first opponent was Country Day; PHA fell behind 0-4 and nothing seemed to go right. Finally, in the top of the fourth inning they started hitting and continued to hit, conquering the game with a 15-9 victory; and

Whereas, the Lady Patriots' last adversary was King Academy, and in the first inning they knocked in four runs and the game ended with a 10-1 triumph for PHA; and

Whereas, when all was said and done, the Lady Patriots left Lexington exhausted but full of pride because they had accomplished their goal; and

Whereas, the Lady Patriots finished the season with a win-loss record of 18-1; and

Whereas, the excellent coaching of Head Coach Mary Ann Mixson, along with Assistant Coach Betty Mixson, clearly paid off for the Lady Patriots; and

Whereas, the team members include Deana Edenfield, Michelle Gohagan, Carrie Jarrell, Bridget Kinard, Karla McCrary, Kimberly McCrary, Kristan McCrary, Mary McKenzie, Nikki Mills, Allison Mitchell, Marie Mixson, Jennifer Rhodes, Stacey Shuman, Bonnie Tuten, Sarah Lyn Tuten, and Rachael Vaughn; and

Whereas, these talented young ladies played hard to bring the victory banner home. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, offer their congratulations to the Patrick Henry Academy "Lady Patriots" Softball Team for an outstanding season by winning the 1997 AA South Carolina Independent Schools Association State Softball Championship.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Head Coach Mary Ann Mixson and to Cynthia Exum, Principal of Patrick Henry Academy.