Pickens HS volleyball champs

2025-2026 Bill 5226: Pickens HS volleyball champs - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5226
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Hiott, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0446VR-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2026
Adopted by the House on February 24, 2026
Summary: Pickens HS volleyball champs
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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2/24/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 10
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02/24/2026

House: Hiott

Attorney: Ravenel

Drafting Assistant: Rogers

Date: February 20, 2026

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A
house
RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE Pickens High School girls
varsity volleyball TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR A remarkable SEASON
AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2025 SOUTH CAROLINA CLASS AAAA STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

W
hereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that the members of the Pickens
High volleyball team won the state title for the second year in a row at the
state tournament held at Dreher High School in Columbia on Saturday, November
8, 2025; and

W
hereas, to the thrill
of their faithful fans, the Pickens Blue Flame defeated a fine, competitive
field of rivals and swept the Bishop England Battling Bishops, the national
leader in volleyball state championships, to win the championship in straight
sets; and

W
hereas, in the first
set, the Blue Flame built an early 8-3 lead behind kills from Kaci Gillespie
and Chesney Yates, and extended it with stellar serving by Krysta Bennefield,
who served six straight points, as Pickens took the first set 25-16; and

W
hereas, after Bishop
England took an early lead in the second set, Pickens' senior outside hitter
Chesney Yates willed her team back ahead 12-9 with six kills and two blocks,
while senior libero Natalie Hunter provided standout defense, keeping the
Bishops off the board, and the Blue Flame won the second set 25-16; and

W
hereas, the Bishops
took another early lead in the third set, but the Blue Flame was not to be
denied, erasing a five-point deficit to take the lead away, and, leading 24-22,
senior setter Lily Clarkson served her final point for the Blue Flame picking
up the final assist on a kill from fellow senior Chesney Yates, as the Blue
Flame secured the set, 25-22, and the 3-0 victory, to win the state trophy; and

W
hereas, in a sport
that requires precision, teamwork, and dexterity, Head Coach Mellie Crumpton
and her accomplished coaching staff capitalized on their own athletic ability
and training to produce yet another championship-caliber team and to teach
these athletes lessons that will prove invaluable through life both on and off
the courts; and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives appreciate the pride and
distinction that the Pickens volleyball players have brought to their school
and to the community, and they expect to hear of the team's continued
achievements in the days ahead. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, recognize and honor the Pickens High School girls varsity volleyball
team, coaches, and school officials for a remarkable season and congratulate
them for winning the 2025 South Carolina Class AAAA State Championship title.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Principal Lauren Corn and Coach
Mellie Crumpton.

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