HomeMy WebLinkAbout4653-17 Celebrating St. Joseph High School's Varsity Baseball Class 3A State Championship RESOLUTION
No. 4653-17
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
July 24 20-1-7 .
Attest: City Clerk
Attest* President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
July 25 20 17
City Clerk
Approved and signed by me 44 20j
MW
RESOLUTION NO. 97
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
CELEBRATING SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL'S
CLASS 3A STATE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
6AC,ra4 the South Bend Saint Joseph High School Indians have a long and storied tradition of,among other
things, athletic excellence, which brings recognition not only to the school, but also to the City of South Bend;
and
G,h" that tradition includes a 22 sport program which, before the recently completed baseball season,
has captured: 16 Northern Indiana Conference League titles, 146 Indiana High School Athletic Association
(IHSAA)Sectional Titles;64 IHSAA Regional Titles;23 IHSAA Semi-State Titles; 15 IHSAA Runner-up Titles;
9 State Championship Titles; and 9 individual IHSAA Championship Titles; and
6XA" the 2017 Saint Joseph baseball team was coached by John Gumpf, who was named by the South
Bend Tribune as the Indiana Coach of the Year; and
6)6" that baseball team began the season with a sixteen-game winning streak and finished the season
with a 25-4 record; and
6A, those 25 wins included a Sectional Championship, and the school's first ever baseball Regional
and Semi-State Championships; and
G,h" the season ended with a 4-0 shutout victory over Jasper High School in the IHSAA Class 3A State
Championship game; and
G," in winning the State Championship,the team overcame the breakdown of the team bus on the way
to the championship game aided by great team chemistry, outstanding defense, and a lucky rock.
Section I. The South Bend Common Council proudly recognizes the 2017 Saint Joseph High School
Indians baseball team for adding to the athletic tradition of the school and for bringing recognition to the South
Bend community.
Section II. The Common Council wishes the players and coaches continued success in all their
endeavors in the coming years.
_--section-11I.` This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common
Council and approval�by the Mayor.
Tim Scott, 1St istr' t C unc'1 Member aver J. Davis 6th Di 'ct Council Member
n' Williams Pr stop.,2"d District John Voorde,At Large Council Member
Randy Kelly,t rd Distri Council Member Gavin Ferlic, At Large Council Member
Jo den, 4"District Co cil Member Karen L.�Ihite,At Large Council Member
vid Varner, 5'District IZobert J. Palm ouncil Attorney
areemah Fowler, qty erk Pete Buttigieg, a of South Bend, Indiana