R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Klein High School Bearkats boys soccer team has 1-2 captured the 1997 University Interscholastic League (UIL) State 1-3 Championship, and this accomplishment is indeed deserving of 1-4 special legislative recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The Bearkats defeated Grapevine High School by a 1-6 score of 3-1 in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Texas State 1-7 UIL playoffs in Pflugerville; Klein finished its season with an 1-8 impressive 27-2-0 record and with a number two national ranking; 1-9 and 1-10 WHEREAS, Head Coach Allen Baker, Klein High School's soccer 1-11 coach for the past 15 years, has developed a team of players 1-12 committed to excellence both on and off the field; his dynamic 1-13 leadership helped to ensure that the team remained competitive 1-14 throughout the season while staying focused on its goal of a state 1-15 title; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Coach Baker has been ably assisted in his efforts by 1-17 Assistant Coach Victor Sobotik as well as Manager Seth Gould and 1-18 Trainer David Cline; additional support from Principal Bob Grove 1-19 and Athletic Director Ray Kenjura has proved immeasurably 1-20 beneficial; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Dedication to excellence both individually and as a 1-22 team has been a hallmark of the Bearkats, whose team members 1-23 include Bubba Beyer, Issiah Davis, Sean Fitzpatrick, Sean 1-24 O'Donnell, Chris Peirce, Alton Perry, J. R. Pouncey, Davis Bland, 2-1 Ricky Galdamez, Mike Heider, Roger Herman, Jon Durzenberger, Jarvis 2-2 Lemon, Brendon O'Donnell, Brandon Reagan, Aaron Rubin, Chad Smith, 2-3 Mike Spillane, B. J. Vail, Brian Beckering, Chris Goos, Martin 2-4 Hutton, and Jesse Shulse; and 2-5 WHEREAS, These talented young men, as well as their coaches 2-6 and staff, are a tremendous source of pride for the students and 2-7 faculty of Klein High School, and it is a privilege to join their 2-8 many supporters in the community in honoring them at this time; 2-9 now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby congratulate Head Coach Allen Baker and the 2-12 Klein High School boys soccer team on winning the 1997 UIL State 2-13 Championship and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued 2-14 success in all their future endeavors; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for the team and coaching staff as an expression of high 2-17 regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hamric Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 902 was adopted by the House on May 13, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House