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2017 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 438
Commending the Carroll County High School varsity softball team.
 
Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2017
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2017
 

WHEREAS, the Carroll County High School varsity softball team of Hillsville had an outstanding 2016 season, finishing with a 22–1 record and making their coaches and loyal fans proud; and

WHEREAS, the Carroll County Cavaliers varsity softball team played their hearts out during each game of the season and reached the Virginia High School League Region 4A West semifinal game; and

WHEREAS, building on a stellar 2015 season, when the team won the VHSL Group 4A state title, the school’s first team state championship in any sport, the members of the Carroll County Cavaliers varsity softball team were dedicated and focused, working hard on and off the field to improve their skills; and

WHEREAS, Carroll County Cavaliers right-handed pitching ace, Sydney Nester, was named 2016 Gatorade State Softball Player of the Year, an honor recognizing Virginia’s best softball player, and she won Virginia High School League Group 4A All-State softball team honors; and

WHEREAS, the Carroll County High School varsity softball team is led by Coach Rick Nester, who, after years of coaching baseball, has dedicated himself to the softball program, working tirelessly to improve the facilities, the team, and the school; and

WHEREAS, the Carroll County Cavaliers varsity softball team had tremendous support from the Carroll County High School community throughout the season, especially in the final three games when the stands at Cavalier Park swelled with devoted fans; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Carroll County High School varsity softball team on an outstanding 2016 season; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Rick Nester, coach of the Carroll County High School varsity softball team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s hard work and commitment to excellence on and off the field.