Bill Text: TX HR234 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the La Grange High School baseball team on winning the 2013 UIL 3A state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-27 - Reported enrolled [HR234 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR234-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 234 |
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WHEREAS, The La Grange High School baseball team proved | ||
itself one of the finest in Texas by claiming the 2013 University | ||
Interscholastic League 3A state championship on June 6 at Disch | ||
Falk Field in Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, After clinching a playoff berth on the last day of | ||
the regular season, the Leopards demonstrated composure and | ||
determination as they advanced through the 3A bracket, recording | ||
three come-from-behind wins en route to the state tournament; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following an 8-3 semifinal win over Silsbee High | ||
School, La Grange faced the defending champions from Pleasant Grove | ||
High School in Texarkana with the state title on the line; in an | ||
impressive demonstration of offensive firepower, every member of | ||
the Leopards starting lineup reached base at least once, a feat they | ||
had also achieved in the semifinals; the team pushed 10 runs across | ||
the plate in the tournament final while the stellar pitching of the | ||
game's Most Valuable Player, Logan Vinklarek, held the opposing | ||
batters to six hits and two runs; the result was a commanding | ||
victory that gave La Grange High School its fourth state baseball | ||
championship; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Vinklarek was joined on the All-Tournament Team | ||
by Trey Supak, Landon Gerik, Chris Raborn, Tanner Fritsch, and | ||
Kolby Kolek; valuable contributions were also made throughout the | ||
year by the other members of the roster: Will Davidson, Austin | ||
Colon, Ty Beseda, Dustin Drab, Adam Robinson, Riley Grayson, Blake | ||
Harbers, Dalton Burton, Rustin Heger, and Kyle Oltmann; and | ||
WHEREAS, The La Grange players were guided by head coach Brad | ||
Harbers, a former Leopards ballplayer who had the thrill of winning | ||
the state crown in his final year at the helm; the team also | ||
benefited from the expertise of assistant coaches Ben Ahrens and | ||
Wayne Schmidt; and | ||
WHEREAS, The exceptional young athletes of the La Grange High | ||
School baseball team have demonstrated the commitment and ability | ||
of true champions, and their achievements in 2013 will be | ||
remembered with great delight in the local community for many years | ||
to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the La Grange | ||
High School baseball team on winning the UIL 3A state title and | ||
extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Kolkhorst | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 234 was adopted by the House on June | ||
25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||