| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution commending the South Dade Senior High School |
| 3 | Wrestling Team. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, the South Dade Senior High School Wrestling Team, |
| 6 | led by Coach Vic Balmaceda, defeated Brandon High School 32-28 |
| 7 | on January 5, 2008, and |
| 8 | WHEREAS, by ending Brandon High's 459 consecutive match |
| 9 | wins, a record that began in 1973 and was the longest winning |
| 10 | streak of any high school sports team in the nation, the South |
| 11 | Dade Buccaneers' victory captured national media coverage in |
| 12 | Sports Illustrated, USA Today, ESPN.com, and CBS news, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, the South Dade Wrestling Team continued its |
| 14 | winning ways by capturing the 2008 FHSAA Class 3A State |
| 15 | Wrestling Championship on February 16, 2008, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, South Dade has become one of the most recent |
| 17 | Miami-Dade County teams to receive national attention during a |
| 18 | high school sports season in a time when South Florida teams |
| 19 | continue to earn recognition nationwide, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 21 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 22 | Florida: |
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| 24 | That the House of Representatives warmly congratulates and |
| 25 | commends the members of the South Dade Senior High School |
| 26 | Wrestling Team for their hard work and for excellence in their |
| 27 | athletic achievements. |
| 28 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 29 | presented to the South Dade Wrestling Team as a tangible token |
| 30 | of the sentiments expressed herein. |