Penn Kingsmen Repeat As State Champs

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Mr. YAKYM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight a very special group of Hoosiers.

Last Saturday, the Penn High School baseball team shut out top-ranked Center Grove 2-0 to win the Class 4A State championship for the second straight year.

Their victory Saturday marks the first time in program history that the Kingsmen have repeated as State champs, and now it is the sixth State crown under Hall of Fame Coach Greg Dikos' belt.

The Kingsmen's big win came just 1 week after the Lady Kingsmen softball team also won the State title, making Penn just the second school in Indiana history to win a softball and baseball State championship in the same year.

The most exciting moment in Saturday's game came in the bottom of the fourth inning when senior center fielder Cooper Hums laid out for an amazing, over-the-shoulder diving catch. In fact, Cooper's catch was so spectacular that it landed him a top spot on ``SportsCenter's Top 10'' playlist. I watched the clip, and it is worth your time to watch.

Congratulations to Cooper, Coach Dikos, and all the Kingsmen on defending their title and for bringing another State championship back to the Second District.

God bless them, and Go Kingsmen.

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