UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 03/20/14 14 REG. SESS. 14 RS BR 2089

A RESOLUTION honoring the Elizabethtown Lady Panthers for being runners-up in the 2014 KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen.

WHEREAS, on March 16, 2014, the Elizabethtown Lady Panthers fell to Butler High School in the championship game of the KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen; and

WHEREAS, the loss capped an extraordinary season which saw the Lady Panthers win 32 games against only five losses. They captured their 10th consecutive 17th District championship before winning the 5th Region title for the first time since 2009. The young team, which had only one senior, was represented on the Sweet Sixteen all-tournament team by juniors Reauna Cleaver and Darien Huff, and sophomore Erin Boley. Sophomore Rachel Warden won the Kentucky National Guard Best and Brightest Award, and Kinsey Mudd was selected for a Sweet Sixteen scholarship award; and

WHEREAS, the Lady Panthers, ably coached by Tim Mudd and assisted by Donnie Swiney and Jimmy Knight, defeated Sacred Heart, Anderson County, and George Rogers Clark on their way to the finals match-up with Butler High School. The team, which returns all five starters, hopes to repeat what it did in the 1997 and 1998 seasons, when it lost in the championship game and then returned the next season to become champions; and

WHEREAS, this honorable body congratulates the Elizabethtown Lady Panthers on their incredible season, commends the hard work of Coach Tim Mudd and his staff for the direction and purpose that he has instilled in these young women on and off the court, and wishes the returning members of the team the best of luck as they begin preparation for another winning season next fall;

NOW, THEREFORE,

Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

âSection 1. The members of the Senate hereby honor the Elizabethtown Lady Panthers for being runners-up in the 2014 KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen, and commends the entire Elizabethtown High School community for creating a positive environment that allowed these young women to succeed at such a high level.

âSection 2. When the Senate adjourns this day, it does so in honor of the Elizabethtown Lady Panthers.

âSection 3. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Mr. Steve Smallwood, Principal of Elizabethtown High School, 620 North Mulberry, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701.

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