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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Edwardsville High School
4and its student athletes, the Tigers, on an incredibly
5successful spring 2022 athletic season, with three sports
6ranking among the top teams in the State; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Tigers varsity baseball team had an
8incredible season, recording the second-highest number of
9single-season wins in program history and collectively scoring
10over 300 runs during the season while allowing less than 100
11runs to be scored against them; and
 
12    WHEREAS, In June of 2022, the varsity baseball team won
13the 2022 state championship in a 4 to 3 victory during the
14Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A Boys Baseball
15State Final, ending the team's season with an overall record
16of 36 wins and 4 losses and securing the fourth state
17championship in program history; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Tigers varsity boys track & field team also
19had an extraordinary season, placing first overall at half of
20its meets and breaking program records in five events
21throughout the season; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In May of 2022, the boys track & field team placed
2second overall at the IHSA 3A Boys State Track & Field
3Championships; the team qualified for six events at the state
4meet, with athletes competing in the finals for the 1600 meter
5race, the 3200 meter race, and the triple jump event; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Boys track & field runner Ryan Watts took first
7place in both the 1600 and 3200 meter races in the state
8finals; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Tigers varsity softball team also had a
10spectacular 2022 season, recording 22 shutouts during their
11season and winning an incredible 33 out of 37 games; and
 
12    WHEREAS, In June of 2022, the softball team placed third
13at the IHSA Class 4A Girls Softball State Final Tournament;
14the team displayed great teamwork and dedication in the final
15game, managing to create an eventual game-winning rally in the
16fourth inning to overcome the early lead generated by the
17opposing team; and
 
18    WHEREAS, These victories for Edwardsville High School
19would not have been possible without the knowledge, passion,
20and dedication of the coaches who mentored and trained these
21athletes every day, including Head Baseball Coach Tim
22Funkhouser, Head Boys Track & Field Coach Chad Lakatos, Head

 

 

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1Softball Coach Lori Blade, and numerous assistant coaches;
2Coach Funkhouser and Coach Blade have both dedicated over 20
3years to coaching high school students and have led
4Edwardsville High School teams to multiple state tournaments
5in that time; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we congratulate Edwardsville High School and its student
9athletes, the Tigers, on an incredibly successful spring 2022
10athletic season; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That we congratulate Edwardsville High School's
12coaches and supporters on their success, and we thank them for
13their guidance and dedication to the student athletes; and be
14it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to Edwardsville High School as an expression of our
17respect and esteem.