[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H3002-H3003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PENN KINGSMEN REPEAT AS STATE CHAMPS

  (Mr. YAKYM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YAKYM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight a very special 
group of Hoosiers.
  Last Saturday, the Penn High School baseball team shut out top-ranked 
Center Grove 2-0 to win the Class 4A State championship for the second 
straight year.
  Their victory Saturday marks the first time in program history that 
the Kingsmen have repeated as State champs, and now it is the sixth 
State crown under Hall of Fame Coach Greg Dikos' belt.
  The Kingsmen's big win came just 1 week after the Lady Kingsmen 
softball team also won the State title, making Penn just the second 
school in Indiana history to win a softball and baseball State 
championship in the same year.
  The most exciting moment in Saturday's game came in the bottom of the 
fourth inning when senior center fielder Cooper Hums laid out for an 
amazing, over-the-shoulder diving catch. In fact, Cooper's catch was so 
spectacular that it landed him a top spot on ``SportsCenter's Top 10'' 
playlist. I watched the clip, and it is worth your time to watch.

  Congratulations to Cooper, Coach Dikos, and all the Kingsmen on 
defending their title and for bringing another State championship back 
to the Second District.
  God bless them, and Go Kingsmen.

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