WHEREAS, It is the policy of the Washington State Legislature to recognize excellence in all fields of endeavor; and
     WHEREAS, High school basketball and football has a long tradition of molding the student athlete of today into a leader of tomorrow and embraces the values of team and sacrifice, in addition to pride in the community and self; and
     WHEREAS, In an example of excellence and camaraderie, the 2006-07 Lynden High School Lions captured a Class 2A Team State Championship in both football and basketball; and
     WHEREAS, The 2006 Lynden Varsity football team had an amazing overall season of thirteen wins and one loss; and
     WHEREAS, The 2006 Lynden High School football team was led by Head Coach Curt Kremme and Assistant Head Coach Pat Murphy; and
     WHEREAS, The Lions championship game was a nail biter against the Centralia High School Tigers and ended in a fourteen to ten win for Lynden High School; and
     WHEREAS, The 2007 Lynden basketball team had an incredible overall season of twenty-three wins and two losses; and
     WHEREAS, The 2007 Lynden High School basketball team was led by Head Coach Brian Roper and Assistant Coach Jeb Kratzig; and
     WHEREAS, The Championship game was played against the Mark Morris High School team with a sixty-two to forty-four victory for the Lions; and
     WHEREAS, There are seven schools that have won state championships in both football and basketball in the same season and the Lynden Lions have done it three times in the incredible seasons of 1980-81, 1991-92, and then in this remarkable 2006-07 season; and
     WHEREAS, The support and encouragement of families and the spirit shown by the school and the community were an integral part in this championship season as well as past seasons;
     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and honor the outstanding accomplishments of the Lynden High School Football and Basketball Teams in their record-breaking state championship season of 2006-07 and congratulate the team members, coaches, families, students, and community that made such an accomplishment possible; and
     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to the members and coaches of the Lynden High School Football and Basketball Teams, Lynden school district Superintendent Dr. Dennis Carlson, Athletic Director Terry DeValois, and School Principal Jeff Baglio.