[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 97 (Friday, June 20, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1043-E1044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE LEMONT HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 20, 2014

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Lemont High 
School Baseball Team, which recently won its first IHSA Class 3A 
Baseball State Championship. This is the first state championship for a 
boys' team in any sport at Lemont High School.
  On June 14, 2014, the team garnered a 2-1 victory over Springfield 
Sacred Heart-Griffin at Silver Cross Field in Joliet to win the 
championship. I appreciate all of the hard work and dedication this 
team put into their performance and would like to congratulate them on 
this tremendous team achievement.
  The team, under the guidance of head coach Brian Storako, had a great 
season leading up to the IHSA State Finals. They accomplished a school 
single-season record for wins and captured a sixth straight South 
Suburban Conference-Blue Division title.

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  Prior to this season, the most postseason success the Indians had 
seen was an IHSA Regional title. They not only won the program's first 
state championship, but also collected their first-ever IHSA Sectional 
and Super-Sectional crowns.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing this 
impressive accomplishment by the Lemont High School Baseball Team and 
to congratulate them on their state championship.

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