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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the 1965 baseball team from Solomon M. |
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Coles High School in Corpus Christi are celebrating the 50th |
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anniversary of their state championship victory in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The Coles High Green Hornets entered the 1965 season |
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with high hopes after advancing all the way to the semifinals of the |
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state tournament the previous year; the squad recovered from a |
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mediocre 7-6 start, and as the regular season drew to a close, the |
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Green Hornets were winning consistently and were well positioned to |
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make a deep run in the Prairie View Interscholastic League state |
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playoffs; and |
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WHEREAS, Bolstered by a talented pitching staff, Coles High |
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began the postseason with a three-game series against district |
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rival Brenham Pickard High School; the teams split the first two |
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contests, but the Green Hornets proved their mettle in the deciding |
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game, pulling off a 5-4 extra-innings victory to claim the District |
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8-3A championship; the team then defeated Cypress-Fairbanks |
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Carverdale High School in a one-game playoff to secure its spot in |
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the state tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, Matching up against Waco Carver High School in the |
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semifinals, the Green Hornets were held scoreless in the first game |
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but responded with a comeback victory in Game 2 to keep their season |
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alive; the team ultimately fell to Carver in the final game of the |
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series, but it was later determined that their opponent had |
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competed with two ineligible players; Coles High was reinstated as |
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a result, and with their hopes for a state championship |
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resurrected, the players prepared for the PVIL 3A finale against |
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Gilmer Valley View High School; competing at Cabaniss Field, the |
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team jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 9-2 victory in the |
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opening game of the series before clinching the state crown in a 4-1 |
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victory in Game 2; in accomplishing this impressive feat, the Green |
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Hornets became the first high school baseball team from Corpus |
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Christi to capture a state championship; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the 1965 team included Gates |
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Hardeman, James Randle, Johnny Elias, Robert Floyd, Jimmy Hall, |
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Preston Randle, Clarence Jefferson, Arnold Scott, Eddie Brooks, |
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Clem Adams, Thomas Walker, and Thelton Roberts; the players were |
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guided throughout the season by coach John Clay, who motivated them |
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to perform to their full potential, and vital support was also |
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provided by manager Jeff Lloyd; and |
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WHEREAS, In claiming the state title, the 1965 Coles Green |
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Hornets became a source of great pride in the Corpus Christi |
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community, and the 50th anniversary of that memorable season is |
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indeed a milestone worthy of commemoration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the 1965 Solomon M. |
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Coles High School baseball team on the 50th anniversary of their |
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state championship victory and commend them for their memorable |
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achievement; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team members as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2545 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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