Sam Johnson applauds Plano West baseball for winning national champs title
Washington,
Jun 26 -
Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) congratulated the members of the newly crowned national championship high school baseball team – the Plano West Senior High School.
PWSHS captured the State title and won the District. Johnson represents portions of Dallas and Collin Counties.
The text prepared for delivery follows:
“I rise to congratulate the new high school baseball national championship team -- Plano West Senior High School. Go wolves! (Howl.)
“MaxPreps.com ranked the Texas State champs, the Plano West Senior High School Varsity baseball team, number one in the nation on June 22nd. Under head coach Kendall Clark, this year the Wolves played a perfect season and won the District title with 14 wins and won 28 straight in 2008.
“This is the first time since 1987 that Plano Independent School District has had a team crowned the national champions and this year marks the first time a baseball team in Plano has captured the National Title.
“Congratulations to the Wolves. We are proud of you. Your parents are proud of you. Plano is proud of you and America is proud of you…and I salute you. God bless you and God bless America.
“I’d like to insert the names of the players and the coaches in to the record and congratulate them one and all.”
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