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WHEREAS, State basketball tournaments have been held in the State of Illinois
Alfor 61 years, and the State basketball championship has become the most coveted ath-
letic honor available to any Illinois high school; and
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WHEREAS, the 1967=68 Evanston Township High School basketball team on
March 23, 1968 defeated Galesburg by a score of 70 to 51 to become the new Illinois
State Basketball Champions; and
WHEREAS, this team is the first ETHS team in the history of the school to
win the State championship; and
WHEREAS, this ETHS team compiled a season record of thirty wins and one loss,
and consistently earned high respect for its athletic skills, discipline, determina
,tion, and good sportsmanship; and
WHEREAS, this ETHS team has been the source of great pride to Evanston and
has once again exhibited what the youth of this community can accomplish:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Evans-
ton, Illinois, on behalf of itself, the City Manager, and an admiring community,
hereby heartily congratulates and commends the ETHS players, managers, coaches, and
supporting staff associated with the 1967-68 Illinois State Championship Basketball
Team, as follows:
Players: Orestes Arrietta
William Battinus
Ronald Cooper
Michael Hart
Alton Hill
Odell Johnson
Farrell Jones
Alvin Keith
Robert Lackey
Walter Perrin
Managers:
John Arao
Frederick DeLeeuw
Don Vandello
Coaches and Staff: Jack Burmaster, Head Coach
Stephen Power, Assistant Coach
Samuel Adams, Director of Transportation
Services and Chief Booster
William Bunn, Spirit of Evanston High School
Arch Kennedy, Trainer
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution, when duly adopted by the
City Council, shall be made a part of the permanent records of the City of Evanston,
Illinois, and a copy of this Resolution, signed by the Mayor Pro Tem and attested by
the City Clerk, shall be transmitted to each of the persons honored herein.
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