Steve Chabot: “earlier this month, Ohio's number one-ranked Elder Panthers capped off a season of domination in grand fashion by…”

“earlier this month, Ohio's number one-ranked Elder Panthers capped off a season of domination in grand fashion by celebrating its 12th State baseball championship. Here is my dentist's son, the catcher, Billy O'Conner, and pitcher, Matt Klausing, moments after the win on the front page of the Delhi Press. The 3-0 shutout over Toledo Start gave the Panthers 28 victories for the year, the most in school history, and marked the third consecutive Division I State baseball championship by a Cincinnati area team following in the footsteps of fellow GCL rivals Moeller back in 2004 and St. Xavier in 2003. Cincinnati Elder is no stranger to being honored on this House floor for its long-standing tradition of athletic and academic excellence. It gives me great pleasure to, once again, congratulate Elder High School and its players and coaches and students and teachers and parents on capturing yet another State title. As always, they make the west side of Cincinnati proud. An Elder Panther family, the Lysaghts, dropped off this T-shirt at my office, celebrating the win, and this La Salle Lancer intends to wear it with pride. Go Elder. ____________________”