Bill Text: IL HR1347 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the members of the Goreville High School Blackcats boys baseball team on the occasion of their IHSA Class 1A championship victory.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR1347 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1347-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the | ||||||
4 | Goreville High School Blackcats boys baseball team on the | ||||||
5 | occasion of their IHSA Class 1A championship victory; and
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6 | WHEREAS, After impressive victories at the Regionals, | ||||||
7 | Sectionals, and Super-Sectionals, the Blackcats rallied from | ||||||
8 | seven runs down in the fourth inning to beat Somonauk 17-7 at | ||||||
9 | Dozer Park and win their first State championship; the | ||||||
10 | Blackcats scored 14 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to | ||||||
11 | end the game in walk-off fashion after trailing 7-0; the team | ||||||
12 | ended the season with a phenomenal 28-6 record and set a school | ||||||
13 | record for wins in a season; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The 17 runs scored by the Blackcats in their | ||||||
15 | victory over Somonauk set a Class 1A record and were the | ||||||
16 | second-most ever in an IHSA State title game; the team also set | ||||||
17 | over 20 records at the State tournament, including the most | ||||||
18 | runs by any team at the State tournament since the IHSA went to | ||||||
19 | its current four-class system; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The members of the Goreville High School boys | ||||||
21 | baseball team are Blaine Dunning, Nolan Vaughn, Chase Ward, | ||||||
22 | Jared Vaughn, Logan Verble, Brendon Davis, Caleb Murley, Tyler |
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1 | Pritchett, Brant Glidewell, Braden Webb, Grant Venus, Chance | ||||||
2 | Duringer, Zane Schuetz, Peyton Geyman, Logyn Frassato, Peyton | ||||||
3 | Massey, Connor Johnson, and Brodie Lenon; the Blackcats are | ||||||
4 | coached by head coach, Shawn Tripp and assistant coaches, Bryan | ||||||
5 | Webb and Kenton Parmley; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Goreville High School Blackcats serve as | ||||||
7 | models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people | ||||||
8 | of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | congratulate the members of the Goreville High School Blackcats | ||||||
12 | boys baseball team on the occasion of their IHSA Class 1A | ||||||
13 | championship victory and wish them continued success and | ||||||
14 | happiness in the future; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the Goreville High School Blackcats as a symbol of | ||||||
17 | our esteem and respect.
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