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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Cypress Christian School baseball team has built |
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an enduring tradition of success, and in 2018, it proved itself one |
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of the top teams in the state by winning the Texas Association of |
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Private and Parochial Schools Division III state championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of that unforgettable season, the |
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Warriors won the district title and continued their outstanding |
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play in the postseason, defeating the teams from San Marcos |
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Academy, John Paul II Catholic High School, and The Woodlands |
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Christian Academy to advance to the championship game; on May 17, |
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the members of the Cypress Christian ball club were crowned state |
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champs after a decisive 11-0 victory over Lubbock Christian School; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Warriors also claimed the state title in 2014, |
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and the team has qualified for the playoffs in numerous other years; |
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moreover, a multitude of Cypress Christian players have earned |
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all-district and all-state honors, and a number of Warriors have |
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earned athletic scholarships to play baseball at the collegiate |
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level; and |
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WHEREAS, Benefiting from the able leadership of head coach |
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David Swan, the talented student-athletes of the Cypress Christian |
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baseball team have distinguished themselves through their hard |
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work, determination, and commitment to excellence, and they are |
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indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Cypress Christian School |
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baseball team for winning the 2018 TAPPS Division III state |
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championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; 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 as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |