_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Martinsville High
School volleyball team for its victory in the Indiana High School
Athletic Association Class 4A state volleyball championship.
Whereas, On Saturday, November 5, at Hinkle Fieldhouse
on the campus of Butler University, the Martinsville High
School volleyball team defeated Cathedral High School to
become the 2005 Indiana High School Athletic Association
(IHSAA) Class 4A state volleyball champions;
Whereas, This victory marked the 37-2 Artesians' first
volleyball state title since 1996, although they appeared in
the state championship game in 1990, 1991, 1994, and 1995;
Whereas, Martinsville trailed 11-10 in game one until
senior middle blocker Jessica Breeden accounted for four
straight points; Cathedral never came closer than two points
the rest of the game;
Whereas, Cathedral won game two, 25-10;
Whereas, Game three was tight the entire way before the
Artesians closed it out with three straight points, including
kills by Danielle Goodnight and Mikindra Morin;
Whereas, Danielle Goodnight finished game three with a
double-double of 17 kills and 15 digs, and Mikindra Morin
had a match-high 48 assists and a team-high 16 digs.
Whereas, The fourth game was tied at 18 when Martinsville
took a 24-20 lead, and sealed the state title on a kill by
Jessica Breeden, who helped the Artesians to a softball state
championship last spring;
Whereas, On the road to victory, the Artesians defeated
number one ranked defending champion Muncie Central
(34-4) in the semifinals;
Whereas, The Artesians' Mikindra Morin was chosen as the
Mental Attitude Award winner, whose recipients are players
who excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and
athletic ability in volleyball;
Whereas, Mikindra Morin ranks 15th in her class of 345
with a 3.988 cumulative grade point average, is a National
Honor Society student, and is a volunteer for the Humane
Society and the youth volleyball league; and
Whereas, Excellence in athletics is achieved through
dedication and determination; the Martinsville High School
volleyball team has displayed outstanding ability and desire
in achieving this level of excellence: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly congratulates the
Martinsville High School volleyball team on its recent victory in the
Class 4A IHSAA volleyball state championship and wishes the team
continued success in their future endeavors.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to team members
Kelsie Deaton, Mikindra Morin, Leann Cook, Jessica Long, Lyndy
Errett, Carly Cramer, Shea Doran, Brittany Hamilton, Danielle
Goodnight, Jessica Breeden, Sara Cramer, Elann Poe, Coach Sandy
Garrard, Assistant Sherri Smiley, Assistant Michelle Chandler,
Assistant Natalie Rhoden, Assistant Heather DeVaughn, Assistant Jon
Presley, Principal Don D. Alkire, Athletic Director Don Lipps, and
Superintendent Dr. Ron Furniss.