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As Adopted by the House
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
H. R. No. 399
2025-2026
Representative
Hiner
A R E S O L U T I O N
Honoring
the Hiland High School boys basketball team as the 2026 Division VI
State Champion.
WHEREAS,
The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General
Assembly of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Hiland High School
boys basketball team on winning the 2026 Division VI State
Championship; and
WHEREAS,
A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the Hiland High
School boys basketball team have combined talent and spirit with the
highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish themselves as truly
exceptional competitors. With admirable dedication, the Hawks have
worked diligently toward attaining ultimate proficiency in
basketball, and as a result, they defeated a tough Marion Local team
by the score of 54-51 in double overtime to win this year’s
Division VI State Championship, their first such title since 2012,
and finished the season with an impressive 26‑3 record; and
WHEREAS,
The Hawks’ achievements and leadership are a justifiable source of
pride and an excellent reflection on the players, their families,
their school, their community, and their coach, Mark Schlabach. In
leading his team to victory, Coach Schlabach has not only helped the
athletes to develop their talents to the fullest but also instilled
in them a valuable sense of determination, perseverance, and
camaraderie; and
WHEREAS,
With athletic competition playing such an important role in the total
education of our young people, we are extremely pleased to pay
tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coach for a
job well done. The maturity and experience the team members have
gained through their participation in sports will greatly aid them in
meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That we, the members of the House of Representatives of the 136th
General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the
Hiland High School boys basketball team on its tremendous season and
salute the members and coach as some of Ohio’s finest citizens; and
be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit a duly
authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Hiland High School boys
basketball team.