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BILL NO.22-52
SPECIAL RESOLUTION NO.4986-22
A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA HONORING JACKIE BATTEAST FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS
TO SOUTH BEND'S LEGACY OF PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS BY BEING THE FIRST CITY
NATIVE DRAFTED BY THE WNBA
Ofiarai,Jacqueline (Jackie) Batteast was born in South Bend, Indiana on March 16, 1982; and
Oilman,Jackie attended Washington High School where she was the second Lady Panther to score 500
points in a single season in 2001 and finished her high school.career with 1,635 points; and
OXimiai, Jackie's basketball career continued at the University of Notre Dame where, before graduating in
2005, she started a school record 97 consecutive games and scored 1,874 career points; and
G, among the many highlights of Jackie's incredible collegiate career was an NCAA tournament
game on March 23, 2004, against Middle Tennessee State, where she scored 27 points in 28 minutes,making 13
of 17 shots, combined with 12rebounds, to put the Irish in the Sweet 16; and
OiLea4 Jackie was named a finalist for the prestigious Naismith award, honoring the most outstanding
women's basketball player, in 2004; and
Off.i, on April 16, 2005, Jackie was selected in the second round'of the Women's National Basketball
Association by the Minnesota Lynx, the first South Bend native drafted by a WNBA team;and
Ofiawai,Jackie was a part of the 2006 WNBA championship team as a member of Detroit Shock; and
Oilman, after Jackie's professional playing days were over, she returned to her hometown, spent time as
an assistant coach for the Washington High School Lady Panthers and continues to contribute to the South Bend
community to this day; and
Oilman,the South Bend Common Council thanks Jackie for her contributions to South Bend's legacy of
professional basketball players.
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Section I. The South Bend Common Council honors Jackie Batteast for her many contributions to girl's
and women's basketball during her time at Washington High School, the University of Notre Dame, and in the
WNBA.
Section II. The Common Council thanks Jackie for returning to her hometown and continuing to be a
role model for all South Bend basketball players.
Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common
Council and approval by the Mayor.
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