By Hilbert                                     H.C.R. No. 110

      75R7152 WMS-D                           

                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The 1996 Northwest 45 Junior All-Stars little league

 1-2     baseball team has achieved the pinnacle of success by winning the

 1-3     Junior World Championship; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Having claimed the United States Little League

 1-5     Championship in 1995, this superb group of young athletes swept

 1-6     aside all competition during the 1996 campaign en route to earning

 1-7     the coveted Junior World Championship crown and finished the season

 1-8     with a perfect record of 18 wins and no defeats; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, The season's extraordinary achievements were a

1-10     result of total commitment to the team concept by players Brandon

1-11     Bartlett, Michael Cepeda, Chris Conway, Kris DuConge, Kyle Foster,

1-12     Danny Grotte, Josh Hawkins, Matt Lagowski, Adam Marshall, Jessie

1-13     Matlock, Wardell Starling, T-Don Turley, Jeremy Wilson, and Nathan

1-14     Young; and

1-15           WHEREAS, Outstanding leadership and encouragement were

1-16     provided by manager Don Turley and coaches Lynn Foster, Karl

1-17     DuConge, Paul Hershey, and Joe Lagowski, and their efforts played a

1-18     pivotal role in helping the Northwest 45 Junior All-Stars to

1-19     fulfill their championship dream; and

1-20           WHEREAS, These dedicated young men are a source of great

1-21     pride to their families, their friends, and their many supporters

1-22     in the community, and their exceptional athletic accomplishments

1-23     are indeed worthy of special legislative recognition; now,

1-24     therefore, be it

 2-1           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

 2-2     hereby congratulate the Northwest 45 Junior All-Stars on winning

 2-3     the 1996 Junior World Championship and extend to them sincere best

 2-4     wishes for continued success in the upcoming season; and, be it

 2-5     further

 2-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-7     prepared for the Northwest 45 Junior All-Stars as an expression of

 2-8     high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.