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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate New Trier High School | ||||||
4 | Head Coach Mike Napoleon on becoming the Illinois High School | ||||||
5 | Association's (IHSA) winningest baseball coach; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Mike Napoleon set the IHSA record for victories | ||||||
7 | by a baseball coach, 951, when his Trevians beat Glenbrook | ||||||
8 | North High School 5 to 0 on April 27, 2023; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Mike Napoleon has been a head coach for 38 years, | ||||||
10 | the last 27 with New Trier, and is affectionately known as | ||||||
11 | "Coach Naps"; and | ||||||
12 | WHEREAS, Mike Napoleon has a record of 697-247-3 at New | ||||||
13 | Trier with 14 Central Suburban League titles, 19 regional | ||||||
14 | titles, and 10 supersectional titles; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Mike Napoleon feels fortunate for having had his | ||||||
16 | assistant coaches with him for 20 years; his varsity staff | ||||||
17 | includes Pete Drevline, Scott Klipowicz, and former Chicago | ||||||
18 | Cubs star Kerry Wood; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Mike Napoleon was a three-sport athlete at St. | ||||||
20 | Patrick High School; after graduating from the University of |
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1 | Illinois in 1982, he was a varsity assistant at Quigley South | ||||||
2 | High School before being hired as head coach at Notre Dame High | ||||||
3 | School in Niles in 1984; after five seasons at Providence | ||||||
4 | Catholic High School in New Lenox, he joined New Trier in the | ||||||
5 | fall of 1996; he's also been an assistant football coach | ||||||
6 | throughout his tenure at Providence and New Trier; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Mike Napoleon and his wife of 39 years, Melanie, | ||||||
8 | have two sons, Dusty and Dylan, who are assistant baseball | ||||||
9 | coaches at Northwestern University and Western Kentucky | ||||||
10 | University; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
12 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we congratulate New Trier High School Head Coach Mike Napoleon | ||||||
14 | on becoming the Illinois High School Association's winningest | ||||||
15 | baseball coach; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to Mike Napoleon as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
18 | esteem.
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