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2017 SESSION

17103431D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 317
Offered January 20, 2017
Commending the Dinwiddie Darlings softball team.
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Patron-- Aird
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WHEREAS, the Dinwiddie Darlings softball team won the Dixie League state championship on July 13, 2016; and

WHEREAS, the Dinwiddie Darlings advanced to the state level after they went undefeated in the district tournament, allowing only 11 runs over the course of five games; and

WHEREAS, in the state tournament final, the Dinwiddie Darlings won by a score of 13 - 4 against a talented team from Amelia; and

WHEREAS, as the state champions, the Dinwiddie Darlings represented Virginia in the 2016 Dixie Softball World Series in Petal, Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, each of the players—Nala Bain, Kailee Bookman, MaKenna Church, Emmie Lou Eddins, Rylie Hite, Lexi Howerton, Emery Kelly, Kyndal Sawyer, Kailee Townsend, Emma Traylor, McKenna Wallace, Addison Williams, and Jayden Baker—contributed to the state championship victory; and

WHEREAS, the state championship victory is a testament to the skill and hard work of the athletes, the leadership and guidance of coaches David Eddins, Chris Traylor, and Cindy Townsend and manager Kyle Howerton, and the enthusiastic support of the Dinwiddie community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Dinwiddie Darlings softball team hereby be commended on winning the Dixie Softball state tournament; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Dinwiddie Darlings softball team as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for their achievements.