HOUSE COMMEMORATION   NO. 1011

        Introduced by: Representatives Richter, Abdallah, Brown (Richard), Davis, Glenski, Heineman, Hennies (Don), Jaspers, McCaulley, Murschel, Peterson (Bill), and Wick and Senators Cradduck, Everist, Koetzle, McIntyre, Moore, Munson, and Staggers  

         A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,  Honoring the Sioux Falls Roosevelt Rough Riders girls' basketball team and their coaches.

     WHEREAS,  the Sioux Falls Rough Riders girls' basketball team has won five AA state championships and 105 consecutive games; and

     WHEREAS,  through the superior leadership and guidance of the dedicated coaches: Nate Malchow, Larry Toft, Denise Klein, and Fred Tibbetts; the intense devotion and motivation of the student athlete players: Megan Stadler, Lori Hargens, AJ Iverson, Charia Anderson, Elise VerMulm, Laura Gadbois, Bethany Christiansen, Kari Eggers, Renae Luecke, Jenna Johnson, Sarah Thimjon, Sara Wallinga, Sarah Krabbenhoft, Lindsay Thomas, Calla Sharping, and Shenan Wilking; the commitment of the student managers: Ashley Hanson and Brittney Neiles; and the inspiring support of parents and loyal fans; the Rough Riders girls' basketball team achieved unprecedented success in 2001; and

     WHEREAS,  the Rough Riders girls' basketball team in 2001 set a new state record for the number of consecutively won games in a row:

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED,  by the Seventy-seventh Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that the Roosevelt Rough Riders High School girls' basketball team and coaches be recognized and honored for their excellence in winning another state championship and in being undefeated in the last 105 games they have played.