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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 499 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 499

 Honoring the Covina Pony League Baseball Team of Covina, California, 
      for winning the 2017 Pony League World Series Championship.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 1, 2017

Mrs. Napolitano submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Honoring the Covina Pony League Baseball Team of Covina, California, 
      for winning the 2017 Pony League World Series Championship.

Whereas, on Sunday, August 6, 2017, in Mountain View, California, the Covina 
        Pony League Baseball Team won the Pony West Zone Tournament, defeating a 
        talented team from Maui, Hawaii, 9 to 3;
Whereas, on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, in Washington, Pennsylvania, the Covina 
        Pony League Baseball Team competed against the Asia-Pacific Zone 
        Champion team from Seoul, Korea, in the Pony League World Series 
        Championship game;
Whereas the Covina team was down to its last out with Seoul ahead, 1 to 0, when 
        Hector Bautista pushed the game into extra innings with a run scoring 
        base hit into left field;
Whereas after pitching seven innings with nine strike outs, James Jimenez hit a 
        two-run home run in the 8th inning to give Covina the lead, 3 to 1;
Whereas Jake Vargas and Anthony Rasmussen held Seoul scoreless in the bottom of 
        the 8th inning;
Whereas Covina won the 2017 Pony League World Series Championship;
Whereas this was Covina's third Pony League World Series title, having also won 
        in 1975 and 1999;
Whereas the Covina Pony League Baseball Team is comprised of Anthony Rasmussen, 
        Anthony Sanchez, Chase Kito, Chris Munoz, Hector Bautista, Jake Vargas, 
        James Jimenez, Joel Jara, Josh Logan, Luke Willison, Mike Gonzalez, 
        Parker Miramontez, Richard Jakob, and Robert Hernandez;
Whereas the Covina Pony League Baseball Team is managed by Richard Graciano, 
        coached by Juan Vargas, Matt Vargas, and Kevin Kito, and the team mom is 
        Beatrice Bautista; and
Whereas the Covina Pony League Baseball Team has made their parents and their 
        community proud by displaying sportsmanship, teamwork, and excellence 
        both on and off the field: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates and honors the Covina Pony League 
        Baseball Team for their victory in the 2017 Pony League World 
        Series championship;
            (2) commends the hard work, dedication, determination, and 
        sportsmanship of the players, parents, families, coaches, and 
        managers of the Covina Pony League Baseball Team; and
            (3) recognizes the people of Covina and the San Gabriel 
        Valley for their support for the Covina Pony League Baseball 
        Team.
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