H.R. No. 251







R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, The White Oak 17-18 All-Stars advanced to the Texas 

Dixie Boys Championship on July 21, 2005, with a dominating 21-0 win 

over the Euless All-Stars, and this significant achievement is a 

testament to the dedication and determination that characterize 

these young ballplayers; and

	WHEREAS, The team posted 21 runs on 16 hits, and each starter 

scored at least two runs; with this impressive victory, White Oak 

advanced to the championship game and a chance to represent the Lone 

Star State in the Dixie National Tournament in Laurel, Mississippi; 

and

	WHEREAS, Team members include Craig Allen Blankenship, 

Matthew Kyle Bowen, Scott Reast Copeland, Cory Wayne Dickerson, 

Joshua Louis Hardy, Griffin Thomas Hawthorne, Jess Mitchell Skeen, 

James Nathan Skeen, Joshua Matthew Smallwood, Trevor Scott Stagner, 

Nicholas Robert Leonard Thompson, Jonathan Davis Whitehurst, and 

Eric Scott Wait; and

	WHEREAS, These talented athletes received able guidance from 

coaches Jimmy Skeen, Glenn Copeland, and Davis Whitehurst, who 

schooled their young charges in baseball fundamentals and 

encouraged the team to maintain a commitment to excellence 

throughout the tournament; and

	WHEREAS, Although the team fell short of its goal of bearing 

the Texas flag at the national tournament, the players may take 

great pride in their performance, and they are most deserving of 

special recognition; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 

Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the White Oak 

17-18 All-Stars on their outstanding athletic accomplishments and 

extend to the players and coaches best wishes for the future; and, 

be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

prepared for the All-Stars as an expression of high regard by the 

Texas House of Representatives.



                                                                         Merritt



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                                                       Speaker of the House     



	I certify that H.R. No. 251 was adopted by the House on August 

18, 2005, by a non-record vote.



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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House