HR0611 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the Highland High School baseball team on the occasion of winning the Class 3A State Championship; and

WHEREAS, The Highland Bulldogs defeated LaGrange Park 7-6 in a hard-fought battle after a terrific season; the team finished the season with an impressive 32-9 record; and

WHEREAS, In the State finals game, the Highland Bulldogs beat Nazareth Academy of LaGrange Park 7-6; the championship game started with Nazareth Academy taking an early lead; the 2 teams battled for 7 innings until the Bulldogs finally took back the lead they lost in the first, scoring the game winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to win 7-6; and

WHEREAS, The hard-working members of the Highland baseball team are Seth Luitjohan, Tyler Kimmle, Mike McGill, Pete Baumgartner, Austin Brown, Will Greenwald, Jim Smith, Jarrett Dubach, Griffin Welz, Grant Geppert, Tyler Pollard, Cody Bentlage, Sam Greene, Chris Dickman, Andrew Winning, Matt Augustin, Jordan Smith, Nick Schmollinger, Kyle Schmitt, Matt Beyer, and Trent Carriger; the team's head coach, Joel Hawkins, has coached baseball at Highland Highland High School for 24 years; the team's assistant coaches are Sam Weber, Joel Hawkins, and Caleb Houchins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the Highland Bulldogs baseball team on the occasion of winning the Class 3A State Championship title and wish them many more years of success to come; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Highland Bulldogs baseball team as an expression of our admiration and respect.