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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5056
Commending the Northumberland High School baseball team.
 
Agreed to by the Senate, June 23, 2014
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 23, 2014
 

WHEREAS, the Northumberland High School baseball team claimed its first state title, winning the Virginia High School League Group 1A state championship on June 14, 2014, at Radford University; and

WHEREAS, with strong pitching and defense and focused teamwork, the Northumberland High School Indians defeated the Honaker High School Tigers 9–3 to finish the season with an impressive 23–2 record; and

WHEREAS, the Northumberland High School Indians pressured the Honaker High School Tigers throughout the final, scoring runs in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh innings; and

WHEREAS, the victory is a testament to the hard work and dedication of each of the players—Brennon Saunders, Clinton Carter, Matthew Harris, Blake Walker, Brandon Walker, Jack Jett, Zachary Kent, Joshua Hinson, Collin Donovan, Carter Deihl, Nathan Kiss, and Trevor Cantrell; and

WHEREAS, the team also benefited from the leadership and guidance of the parents, staff, coaches—Johnny Mothershead, Brian Hahn, and Adam Gordon—and manager, Drew Saville, and the support of the entire Northumberland High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Northumberland High School baseball team on winning the 2014 Virginia High School League Group 1A state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Johnny Mothershead, the head coach of the Northumberland High School baseball team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s accomplishments.