Bill Text: IL HR0590 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Rockford Christian High School Royal Lions on winning the 2015 IHSA Division 2A State Championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR0590 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0590-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the
Rockford | ||||||
4 | Christian High School baseball team, the Royal Lions, on | ||||||
5 | winning the 2015 Illinois High School
Association (IHSA) | ||||||
6 | Division 2A State Championship; and
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7 | WHEREAS, This is the first-ever State championship in | ||||||
8 | Rockford Christian High School history; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The Royal Lions had a phenomenal regular season; | ||||||
10 | between April 16th and May 12th, they completed a 16-game win | ||||||
11 | streak, riding hot bats and stellar pitching toward the | ||||||
12 | post-season; the
team ended the regular season with a record of | ||||||
13 | 29 wins and 6 losses; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The first regional game was played in Pecatonica | ||||||
15 | on May 20th against North Boone; the Royal Lions won
the game | ||||||
16 | 10-0 and advanced to the regional final where they faced | ||||||
17 | Warren, winning 5-4 and clinching the team's first regional | ||||||
18 | title in school history; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The Royal Lions advanced to the sectionals in | ||||||
20 | Byron where they faced Morrison, defeating
them in 8 innings | ||||||
21 | 2-0; in the sectional finals, they faced Forreston and beat |
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1 | them 6-3; and
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2 | WHEREAS, The Royal Lions continued their hot streak into | ||||||
3 | the super-sectionals at Augustana College where
they met | ||||||
4 | Carthage (Illini West); Carthage proved to be a tough opponent | ||||||
5 | for the Royal Lions but they prevailed, defeating Carthage 6-5; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, The Royal Lions made it to the school's first-ever | ||||||
8 | State
championship series; the semi-final game was June 5th in | ||||||
9 | Peoria at Dozer Park against Peru St. Bede; pitcher, Alec | ||||||
10 | Powell took the mound and the Royal Lions found themselves | ||||||
11 | trailing early in the game,
giving up 1 run in the top of the | ||||||
12 | first with the aid of an error; the Royal Lions tied the game | ||||||
13 | in the
3rd inning when Jake McClellin singled home Nick Frahm; | ||||||
14 | Alec Powell pitched 6 innings,
striking out 10 opposing batters | ||||||
15 | before Nolan Gazsouski stepped in to pitch; the Royal Lions | ||||||
16 | needed 2
extra-innings before Satchel Daleo hit a walk-off RBI, | ||||||
17 | scoring Alec Powell and giving the Royal Lions
a win, sending | ||||||
18 | them to the State championship game; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The Royal Lions faced the Williamsville Bullets on | ||||||
20 | June 6th; senior, Brandon
Williams and Jake Kellerman led the | ||||||
21 | Royal Lions in the championship game; Brandon Williams pitched | ||||||
22 | 6
2/3 innings while Jake Kellerman went 2 for 3 at the plate | ||||||
23 | with 2 home-runs and 4 RBI; Nolan Gazsouski
came in to record |
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1 | the final out of the game and the Royal Lions defeated the | ||||||
2 | Bullets 6-2, winning
the first State championship title for | ||||||
3 | Rockford Christian High School; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Royal Lions finished the season with a record | ||||||
5 | of 36 wins and 6 losses; 6 seniors will graduate this summer, | ||||||
6 | but the Royal Lions look to return next season and defend their | ||||||
7 | IHSA
Division 2A State Baseball Title; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Royal Lions are, Jake McClellan, Luke Joiner, | ||||||
9 | Nick Frahm, Alec Nicoll, Bryan Truitt, Nolan
Gazsouski, Jake | ||||||
10 | Kellerman, Brandon Williams, Jacob Gugle, Caleb Bubnack, | ||||||
11 | Payton Gustafson, Alex
Powell, David Prisby, Cameron | ||||||
12 | Santolino, Satchel Daleo, and Neil Thomas; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The Royal Lions are led by Head Coach Mike | ||||||
14 | McClellan and Assistant Coach Dan Bogdonas; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
16 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
17 | congratulate the Rockford Christian High School Royal Lions on | ||||||
18 | their 2015 Illinois High School
Association Division
2A State | ||||||
19 | Baseball Championship; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the Royal Lions as a
symbol of our respect and |
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1 | esteem.
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