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As Adopted by the Senate
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
S. R. No. 98
2025-2026
Senator
Manchester
A R E S O L U T I O N
Honoring
the Russia High School boys basketball team on winning the 2025
Division VII State Championship.
WHEREAS,
The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are
pleased to congratulate the Russia High School boys basketball team
as the 2025 Division VII State Champion; and
WHEREAS,
A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the Russia 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 players have
worked diligently toward attaining ultimate proficiency in
basketball, and as a result, they won this year’s Division VII
State Championship, finished the season with a perfect 29-0 record,
and secured the one thousandth victory in program history; and
WHEREAS,
The achievements and leadership of the Russia High School boys
basketball team are a justifiable source of pride and an excellent
reflection on the members, their families, their school, their
community, and their coaches. In leading this team to victory, the
coaching staff 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 overjoyed to pay tribute to
these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coaches 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, commend the Russia High School
boys basketball team on its tremendous season and honor 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 Russia High School boys basketball team.