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HOUSE

RESOLUTION No. ___



Introduced by: VanNatter


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        A HOUSE RESOLUTION congratulating the Western High School boys baseball team.
    

    Whereas, The Western High School boys baseball team is the 2012 Indiana High School Athletic Association's Class 3A state champion;

    Whereas, The Panthers earned the title by defeating the Brebeuf Jesuit Braves 8-1;

    Whereas, This championship game was the Panthers' first appearance in the baseball state finals and marks Western High School's second state championship in school history and the first in a boys sport, with the other title coming in girls golf in 2001;



    Whereas, The victory marked the 640th win in his 35th season for head coach Ty Calloway;

    Whereas, This outstanding team finished its season with a record of 25 wins and 9 losses;

    Whereas, On their road to the championship, the Western Panthers defeated the Mishawaka Marian Knights, Griffith Panthers, and the Bellmont Braves;

    Whereas, Western High School baseball teams have won 17 Mid Indiana Conference titles, 15 sectional titles, and four regional titles and have been semi-state finalists two times; and

    Whereas, Outstanding athletic accomplishments such as this deserve special recognition: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the

General Assembly of the State of Indiana:


    SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives congratulates the Western High School boys baseball team on its first Class 3A state baseball championship and wishes the team members continued success in all future endeavors.
    SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit copies of this resolution to team members Evan Warden (2B SS, P), Zach Huffman (OF, P), Marcus Pingleton (OF), Austin Weaver (3B, SS, P), Austin LaFollette (OF, C), Dakota Lamott (2B, 3B), Kyle Ennis (C, 1B), Mitchell Shahan (2B, 3B), Drew Bellus (3B, C), Cameron Kuntz (3B, P), Jake Florek (1B, OF, P), Ronnie Smith (P,1B), Devon Eaker (OF, 2B), Cameron Herr (C), Nathan Kirk (1B, 3B, P), Adam Bolen (SS, P), Austin Dukes (OF, P), and Kyle Mendenhall (OF, P); head coach Ty Calloway, assistant coaches Ron Phillips, Dwight Singer, Quentin Brown, and Caden Cline, team managers Karsen Ennis, Julia Huntzinger and Nathan Singer, athletic director Ryan Berryman, principal Rick Davis, and superintendent Randy McCracken.


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