Honoring Mount Carmel High School on Winning the IHSA Baseball
Class 4A State Championship
WHEREAS, Mount Carmel High School was established by the Carmelites in the fall of1900, then called St Cyril College at 54"' and Jefferson Avenue;
WHEREAS, When it was first established St. Cyril College had 13 students and five priest teachers;
WHEREAS, In November of1924 the school was officially dedicated as Mount Carmel High School;
WHEREAS, The motto of Mount Carmel High School reads "to live with zeal for God, for life, for learning";
WHEREAS, The entire athletic department, and in particular the Mount Carmel Caravan baseball team led by head varsity coach Brian Hurry, upholds that motto;
WHEREAS, high school athletics, as practiced by the Mount Carmel baseball program, help teach discipline, sacrifice, teamwork and sportsmanship to countless young men and women across the state and country;
WHEREAS, In furtherance of these principals, on Saturday June 8"1 the Mount Carmel Caravan faced off against the Libertyville Wildcats at Silver Cross Field in Joliet for the IHSA Baseball Class 4A state championship;
WHEREAS, Both teams were held scoreless through the first five innings of the contest as Jeremy Kravetz of Mount Carmel and Nate Cote of Libertyville High School stymied opposing hitters;
WHEREAS, In the top of the tfh, Mount Carmel's Jason Gasser doubled home Jerry Houston Jr. to break the scoreless tie, and later in the inning Tom Hayes knocked in Jason Gasser to give the Caravan what would be an insurmountable 2 run lead;
WHEREAS, In the bottom of the 6'h, Libertyville battled valiantly back as Justin Gurnaccio singled home Riley Lees to cut the lead in half to 2-1;
WHEREAS, The Caravan's Jeremy Kravetz held that lead and spun a 7 inning complete game for the victory;
WHEREAS, The Mount Carmel Caravan were crowned the IHSA Baseball 4A state champions;
WHEREAS, We congratulate student athletes: Jerry Houston, Jack Pappas, Declan Dennehy, Kevin O'Keefe, To...
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