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ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 485
Introduced by Prokop, 27.
WHEREAS, in its forty-first year of honoring the nation's best athletes,
Gatorade announced senior guard Uzziah Sanders of Lincoln Southwest High School
as the 2025-26 Gatorade Nebraska Boys Basketball Player of the Year; and
WHEREAS, the Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one
winner in each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia that sanction
high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and
girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls
track and field, and also recognizes one National Player of the Year in each
sport; and
WHEREAS, this award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high
standards of academic achievement, exemplary character demonstrated on and off
the field, and distinguishes Uzziah as Nebraska's best high school boys
basketball player; and
WHEREAS, Uzziah helped lead Lincoln Southwest to their first-ever Class A
state title and is Southwest's all-time leading scorer, averaging 23.6 points,
3.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 2.6 steals per game this season; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes Uzziah's dedication to basketball,
academics, and achievements as a student-athlete in Nebraska.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
1. That the Legislature congratulates Uzziah Sanders for earning the
Gatorade Player of the Year Award.
2. That copies of this resolution be sent to Uzziah Sanders and Lincoln
Southwest High School.
LR485
2026
LR485
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