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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the 2021-2022 North Clay
4High School boys baseball team, the Cardinals, on the occasion
5of winning the 2022 Illinois High School Association (IHSA)
6Class 1A State Baseball Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Cardinals achieved the ultimate goal by
8defeating the Brown County Hornets in the state championship
9game at Dozier Park in Peoria on June 4, 2022, with a score of
1012 to 4; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Cardinals won North Clay High School's first
12ever state championship, setting a school record for most wins
13with 33 and outscoring their opponents 419 to 120, thereby
14becoming the first team in school history to qualify for the
15state tournament and the first team in Clay County history as
16well; previously, the 2015-16 team had advanced to the Super
17Sectional, which was the longest post-season run in school
18history, losing to the eventual state champion Goreville; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Cardinals defeated Cisne 11 to 0 and Farina
20South Central 5 to 1 to win the Louisville (North Clay)
21Regional; the team defeated Okaw Valley 13 to 3 and
22Windsor/Stewardson Strasburg 3 to 2 to win the Effingham (St.

 

 

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1Anthony) Sectional; the team additionally defeated Steelville
28 to 3 to win the Carbondale (SIU) Super-Sectional; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The Cardinals compiled a record of 26 wins and 1
4loss in the fall and 33 wins and 6 losses this spring; the team
5had a National Trail Conference record of 8 wins and 0 losses
6and won the NTC Championship over Windsor/Stewardson Strasburg
711 to 3; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Cardinals won the Wooden Bat Tournament at
9Teutopolis by defeating St. Anthony 4 to 2 and Teutopolis 13 to
1012; the team also won the Cardinal Classic in Louisville by
11defeating Neoga 14 to 1 and Teutopolis 6 to 4; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Cardinals were led by Head Coach John Frech,
13Assistant Coach Hunter Clifton, Athletic Trainer Cassandra
14Kohlhause, Batboy Eastyn Frech, and Athletic Director Rich
15Grubaugh; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The 2021-2022 Cardinals were Evan Clifton, Logan
17Fleener, Layton Dawkins, Collyn Ballard, Miguel Blazquez,
18Jacob Hoyt, Bryton Griffy, Ayden Jones, Landon Frye, Gavin
19Hosselton, Donnie Zimmerman, Daniel Warren, Alex Boose, Keegan
20Sullens, Holden Clifton, Dakota Weidner, Carson Burkett, Jesse
21Weidner, Brady Ingram, and Matt Sullens; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The achievements of the North Clay High School
2boys baseball team players have continued; Donnie Zimmerman
3was selected for the 1A All-State First Team, named the NTC
4Conference MVP, and signed to play for Kaskaskia College;
5Holden Clifton, Collyn Ballard, Carson Burkett, and Brady
6Ingram were named NTC All-Conference selections; Holden
7Clifton and Bryton Griffy have signed to play with Vincennes
8University; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Cardinals are an amazing group of kids who
10have played together since they were in tee ball, with their
11team slogan being "10 years in the making"; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we congratulate the 2021-2022 North Clay High School boys
15baseball team, the Cardinals, on winning the 2022 IHSA Class
161A State Championship; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
18presented to the Cardinals, the coaches, North Clay Unit #25
19Superintendent Travis Wyatt, and North Clay High School
20Principal Keith Price as a symbol of our respect and esteem.