HR0611LRB099 12839 GRL 36657 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4Highland High School baseball team on the occasion of winning
5the Class 3A State Championship; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Highland Bulldogs defeated LaGrange Park 7-6
7in a hard-fought battle after a terrific season; the team
8finished the season with an impressive 32-9 record; and
 
9    WHEREAS, In the State finals game, the Highland Bulldogs
10beat Nazareth Academy of LaGrange Park 7-6; the championship
11game started with Nazareth Academy taking an early lead; the 2
12teams battled for 7 innings until the Bulldogs finally took
13back the lead they lost in the first, scoring the game winning
14run in the bottom of the seventh inning to win 7-6; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The hard-working members of the Highland baseball
16team are Seth Luitjohan, Tyler Kimmle, Mike McGill, Pete
17Baumgartner, Austin Brown, Will Greenwald, Jim Smith, Jarrett
18Dubach, Griffin Welz, Grant Geppert, Tyler Pollard, Cody
19Bentlage, Sam Greene, Chris Dickman, Andrew Winning, Matt
20Augustin, Jordan Smith, Nick Schmollinger, Kyle Schmitt, Matt
21Beyer, and Trent Carriger; the team's head coach, Joel Hawkins,
22has coached baseball at Highland Highland High School for 24

 

 

HR0611- 2 -LRB099 12839 GRL 36657 r

1years; the team's assistant coaches are Sam Weber, Joel
2Hawkins, and Caleb Houchins; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5congratulate the members of the Highland Bulldogs baseball team
6on the occasion of winning the Class 3A State Championship
7title and wish them many more years of success to come; and be
8it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the Highland Bulldogs baseball team as an
11expression of our admiration and respect.