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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Plainfield East High
4School baseball team, the Bengals, on winning the 2021
5Illinois High School Association Class 4A State Championship;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Bengals entered the 2021 playoffs with 12
8wins and 15 losses and were seeded 13th as they entered
9regionals; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Bengals won seven consecutive playoff games,
11working hard to make it to the championship game in Joliet in
12June 2021; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Bengals defeated Lake Park High School in a
14thrilling game by a score of six runs to five; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The 22 members of the Bengals, their head coach,
16and their assistant coaches are examples of what hard work and
17determination can achieve; and
 
18    WHEREAS, With the eyes of their hometown watching with
19pride, the Bengals worked their way from the 13th seed to state
20champions, earning a well-deserved victory; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we congratulate the Plainfield East High School baseball team,
4the Bengals, on winning the 2021 Illinois High School
5Association Class 4A State Championship; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That we congratulate the Bengals, their coaches,
7and their families on an inspiring end to their season and wish
8them the best in their future endeavors; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
10presented to Head Coach Adam O'Reel, Assistant Coaches Ken
11Holowczak, Luke Collins, Sean Chamberlain, William Murphy,
12Bobby Stevens, and Jim Knytych, and all members of the
13Bengals.