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2019 SESSION

19106785D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 310
Offered February 18, 2019
Commending the Union High School golf team.
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Patron-- Kilgore
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WHEREAS, on October 9, 2018, the Union High School golf team of Big Stone Gap won the Virginia High School League Class 2 state championship, the first state title of any sport in school history; and

WHEREAS, on the road to the state tournament, the Union High School Bears claimed first place in the Farmers and Miners Tournament at Cedar Hill Country Club in Jonesville and claimed the Region 2D team title, with Evan Blanton taking the Region 2D individual title; and

WHEREAS, in the state final, held at Lonesome Pine Country Club in Big Stone Gap, the Union Bears finished with a score of 303, defeating the runner-up Wilson Memorial High School Green Hornets by 23 strokes; and

WHEREAS, the Union Bears were led by Austin Schlobohm, who finished in second place overall, and Evan Blanton, who finished third overall; and

WHEREAS, the Union Bears achieved success through the hard work and dedication of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of coaches and staff, and the support of the entire Union High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Union High School golf team hereby be commended on winning the Virginia High School League Class 2 state championship in 2018; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Union High School golf team as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievements.