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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 738
Offered January 11, 2001
Commending the Broad Run High School softball team.
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Patrons-- Black; Senator: Mims
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WHEREAS, the Broad Run High School Spartans softball team won the 2000 Virginia High School League Group AA state softball championship; and

WHEREAS, completing a 25-3 season with a 9-0 record in postseason play, the Spartans returned to Loudoun County with their school's first state championship in any sport in nearly 10 years; and

WHEREAS, led by sophomore pitcher Christy Anch and senior third-baseman Autumn Wacker, Broad Run won the Northwestern District tournament and the Region II tournament to qualify for the state Group AA tournament; and

WHEREAS avenging two regular-season defeats, the Spartans thrice defeated arch-rival Park View High School in the postseason, including a 5-0 victory in the state semifinal game; and

WHEREAS, in the state title game, the Spartans prevailed with a four-run rally in the top of the 11th inning to defeat Virginia High School, 4-0; and

WHEREAS, through the three postseason tournaments, the Spartans yielded only one run, the same number they gave up all season on their home field; and

WHEREAS, with a strong defense, dominant pitching, and a rejuvenated offense that peaked at the right time, Head Coach Ed Steele's Spartans completed a dream season with a state championship; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly salute the Spartans of Broad Run High School on their 2000 state softball championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Head Coach Ed Steele in honor of the triumphant 2000 season of the Broad Run High School softball team.