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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the St. Anthony High
4School boys baseball team, the Bulldogs, on an amazing 2024
5season; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs won the regional final in Marshall
7by defeating Marshall 6 to 1 and Newton 8 to 2; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs won the sectional final in
9Greenville by defeating Roxana 5 to 0 and Teutopolis 2 to 1;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs won the Carbondale Super Sectional
12by defeating Mt. Carmel 5 to 0; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs posted a 12 to 1 victory over
14Wilmington in the state semifinal of the Class 2A State Final
15Tournament at Dozer Park in Peoria; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs defeated Maroa-Forsyth 8 to 5 for
17the 2A IHSA State Championship; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs won seven straight victories in the
19post-season, with an overall record of 27-5-1; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs lost to Goreville in the 2023 super
2sectional and since then their mantra has been, "Job Not
3Finished"; after this year's championship, they can say, "Job
4Now Finished!"; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs had two players named to the
6all-state team, Brock Fearday and Connor Roepke; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs are led by Head Coach Tony Kreke and
8three assistant coaches, Blake Malatestinic, Mark Young, and
9Clint Lustig; the team managers are Rogan Allen and Xander
10Beals; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Bulldogs players are Beau Adams, Jordan
12Jones, Max Koenig, Connor Roepke, Nick Ruholl, Brock Fearday,
13Brady Hatton, Samuel Link, Ryan Schmidt, Tim Seiler, Joseph
14Tegeler, Vincent Vogel, Henry Brent, Drake Brown, Maddux
15Clark, Aiden Lauritzen, Will Bierman, and Alex Mayer;
16therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we congratulate the St. Anthony High School boys baseball
20team, the Bulldogs, on an amazing 2024 season; and be it
21further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the St. Anthony boys baseball team as a symbol of
3our respect and esteem.