_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Tri-Town Pee
Wees, Schererville, Indiana, for advancing to the final game of the Pop
Warner Little Scholars Super Bowl at Disney's Wide World of Sports
Complex in Orlando, Florida.
Whereas, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. consists of more
than 350,000 young people
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230,000 football players and
120,000 cheerleaders and dancers
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ranging from 5 to 15
years of age;
Whereas, The league contains 42 teams divided into five
divisions by size and age;
Whereas, These 42 teams progress through regional
qualifiers to advance to the Super Bowl;
Whereas, The Tri-Town Pee Wees were one of the final two
teams when the last game of postseason play was whistled
into action at the Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in
Orlando, Florida;
Whereas, The Pee Wees are the first Indiana team to win a
Super Bowl berth, although in 1977, a team from Gary,
Indiana, was a participant due to the default of another
team;
Whereas, The Tri-Town Pee Wees were confident and
prepared for their final game, having outscored their
opponents 135-6 in postseason play;
Whereas, During all eight games of the regular season, the
Tri-Town Pee Wees invoked the slaughter rule, stating that
a team winning by a minimum of 25 points is automatically
declared the winner;
Whereas, The Pee Wees won their third straight state title
by defeating Portage 22-0;
Whereas, Their next step on the road to the Super Bowl was
the first round of the regional championship, where the Pee
Wees won all three games by outscoring their opponents
77-0;
Whereas, At the Mid-America regional championship, the
Pee Wees defeated the Naperville Redskins 20-6, earning
them a trip to Walt Disney World;
Whereas, In Florida, the Pee Wees continued their winning
way by defeating the Tuscon, Arizona, Broncos 38-0 in the
Super Bowl semifinals; and
Whereas, The effort put forth by the members of the
Tri-Town Pee Wees and their coaches is an example to all
that through hard work and determination, all goals can be
achieved: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly wishes to
congratulate the Tri-Town Pee Wees for an exceptional season and to
wish them continued success in the years to come.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to team members
Adam Getch, James DeHaan, Jr., Ryan Rich, Robert Zehme,
Christopher Skinner, Adam Gard, Kyle Kapitan, Sean Duncan,
Brandon Bork, Daniel Lynch, Devin Sanders, Anthony Morang,
Bradon Baumgarten, Matthew Ryan, Michael Besse, Nicholas Hladek,
Kevin Doyle, Joshua West, Paul Gbur, Joseph Cedano, Ryan Thomas,
Michael Puskar, Adam Shingle, Cory Majka, and Coach Tim Arvanitis.