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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Teutopolis
4Junior High School baseball team, the Wooden Shoes, on winning
5the 2013 Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA)
6Division 2A State Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Wooden Shoes are: Ian Addis, Mitch Apke, Adam
8Bergfeld, Jared Bloemer, Michael Deters, Lucas Drees, Ethyn
9Dust, Collin Funneman, Jack Goeckner, Josh Hardiek, Lee
10Hardiek, Jacob Herd, Drew Heuerman, Andy Isley, Cody Jansen,
11Landon Jansen, Clint Koester, Eric Kremer, Tristen Lowrance,
12Drew Mette, Trent Myers, Brad Oseland, Derek Ozenkoski,
13Mitchell Pals, Noah Probst, Tyler Runde, Damon Sabo, Dawson
14Smith, Alex Thoele, Drew Thoele, Clint Weber, Kennedy Wendt,
15Braydan Will, Brandt Young, Kendal Zerrusen, and Tyson
16Zerrusen; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The Wooden Shoes are led by Head Coach Kent
18Niebrugge and Assistant Coaches Alex Ritz and John Bushur; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Wooden Shoes placed second in the State for
20the IESA Division 2A in 2008 and 2010, and won a State title in
212011; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Wooden Shoes entered the Division 2A IESA
2State baseball tournament having complied an impressive
3regular season record of 19 wins and 4 losses; they advanced
4through the tournament by beating an undefeated team in the
5quarterfinals and winning by the mercy rule in the semi-finals,
6all to face another undefeated team in the finals; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The championship game took place on October 5th,
82013 and was an offensive battle that resulted in a score of 11
9to 8 in favor of the Wooden Shoes; and
 
10    WHEREAS, For the second time in 3 years, the Wooden Shoes
11were declared the IESA Division 2A State baseball champions;
12therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we congratulate the Teutopolis Junior High School baseball
16team, the Wooden Shoes, on their 2013 State championship and
17wish them many years of further success; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
19presented to the Teutopolis Junior High School Wooden Shoes as
20a symbol of our respect and esteem.