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As Adopted by the Senate
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
S. R. No. 40
2025-2026
Senator
Craig
A R E S O L U T I O N
Honoring
the Bishop Watterson High School girls soccer team as the 2024
Division II State Champion.
WHEREAS,
The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are
pleased to recognize the Bishop Watterson High School girls soccer
team on winning the 2024 Division II State Championship; and
WHEREAS,
A standout group of young athletes, the members of the Bishop
Watterson High School girls soccer team have established themselves
as truly exceptional competitors by combining talent and spirit with
the highest ideals of good sportsmanship. With admirable dedication,
the Eagles worked diligently toward attaining ultimate proficiency in
soccer, and as a result, they defeated a tough North Royalton squad
by the score of 2-1 to win this year’s Division II State
Championship, their first such title in program history, and finished
the season with an impressive 20-2-0 record, the best in program
history; and
WHEREAS,
The achievements and leadership of the Bishop Watterson High School
girls soccer team are a justifiable source of pride and an excellent
reflection on the players, their families, their school community,
and their head coach, Scott Dempsey. Indeed, in leading the team to
victory, Coach Dempsey has helped these athletes to develop great
talent by instilling the valuable lessons 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 pleased to pay tribute to the
exemplary athletes and the outstanding coaches of the Bishop
Watterson High School girls soccer team 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 Senate of the 136th General Assembly of
Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, congratulate the Bishop Watterson
High School girls soccer team on its tremendous 2024 season and
praise the members and coaches as some of Ohio’s finest citizens;
and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly authenticated copy of
this Resolution to the Bishop Watterson High School girls soccer
team.