[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12667]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO HIGHLAND BULLDOGS

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 17, 2008

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to an 
outstanding group of young men from Highland, Illinois, who last week 
completed an amazing baseball season by winning the state championship.
  The Highland Bulldogs defeated Crystal Lake Central in the 
semifinals, then knocked off Rock Falls 6-2 on Saturday, June 7, to 
clinch the Class 3A state title at Silver Cross Field in Joliet. It was 
the first baseball state title for Highland.
  My congratulations go to Head Coach Joel Hawkins, Assistant Coaches 
Sam Weber, Jason Wiegand and Caleb Houchins, Trainer Jamie Wagner, and 
the members of the 2008 state champion Highland Bulldogs team: Gary 
Kharibian, Travis Becherer, Brandon Koisher, Randy Knebel, Chris 
Sudhoff, Luke Potthast, Ben Fieker, Sean Gagen, Gabe Fuehne, Corey 
Gall, Wes DeGroot, Josh Ammann, Andrew Kimmle, Jake Odorizzi, Justin 
Huelsmann, Dan Gifford, Brent Kuper and Luke Haberer.
  These young men represented themselves, their families and their 
community in a first-class fashion, and I wish them all the best in 
their future endeavors, both on and off the field.

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