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RESOLUTION
NO. 2607 -98
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
April
27,
M.
Clerk
Attest: President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
April
Approved and signed by me
April 29,
98
City Clerk
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. Z V T / U
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, HONORING THE BETHEL COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALL TEAM FOR
WINNING THE 1998 NAIA DIVISION It NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
VbtrtSg, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, proudly
acknowledges that on Tuesday, March 17, 1998, the Bethel Pilots defeated Oregon Tech by a
score of 89 to 87 in the championship game at the Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho; and
UbtrtOg, the Bethel Pilots benchmark for the season was "the heart of a champion
should never be underestimated" as this championship team captured its second consecutive title
and third championship in the past four (4) years; and
'11vh3CM4, Coach Mike Lightfoot has been at the helm of the Pilots Mens Basketball team
for eleven (11) years, and has won 341 games for an 82.8% winning percentage, the best
percentage among NAIA coaches with ten years of experience; and
'DUbtVM0, Coach Lightfoot has surrounded himself with Coaching Assistants Scott
LaPlace for 11 seasons, Todd Gongwer for 6 seasons and Chris Hess for 4 seasons; and
'IlU(MOZ, the 1998 Bethel Pilots 37 -3 record was earned by the team efforts of:
Jamie Bales
Ryan Bales
Eric Brand
Barak Cooeman
Michael Edison
Brenton Fish
Andy Ganger
Adam Goad
J.D. Hershberger
Jeff Hobson
Danny Randolph
Matt Spivey
Rico Swanson
Ryan Thomas
Ryan Watson
Eli Welch
James Williams
Student Managers
310bu, ZbMfOrt, 31dt alt Orbai=tr by the Common Council of the City of South
Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I On behalf of all the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common
Council hereby publicly commends the BETHEL COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALL TEAM FOR
WINNING THE 1998 NAIA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Section II. The South Bend Common Council THANKS the Bethel College
administration, faculty, staff, and student body; and especially Coach Lightfoot, his staff, players,
parents and fans of the championship Pilots for creating a winning combination of maximizing the
talents and abilities of our youth and providing a touchstone for others to emulate.
Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
James Aranowski, First District
Charlotte Pfeifer, Second District
Roland Kelly, Third District
John Broden, Fourth District
David A. Varner, Fifth District
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An w Ujd ixth District
Sean Coleman, At Large
John Hosinski, At Large
Rod Sniadecki, At Large
Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor
Loretta Duda, City Clerk Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand
Council Attorney