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2023 SESSION

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 397
Offered February 20, 2023
Commending the Tabb High School field hockey team.
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Patron-- Mason
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WHEREAS, the Tabb High School field hockey team of Yorktown capped off an undefeated season and earned its second consecutive state title with a victory in the Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship in 2022; and

WHEREAS, the Tabb High School Tigers defeated the Poquoson High School Bull Islanders by a score of 3–0 to claim the state crown; and

WHEREAS, senior Kate Fiest struck first for the Tabb Tigers to give the team an early 1–0 lead, followed by Mika Hilburger, who scored near the end of the third period; and

WHEREAS, Kate Fiest added an exclamation point with another goal in the fourth period to seal the victory and finish the season with 55 goals and 28 assists; she was selected as the Class 3 Player of the Year and the All-Tidewater Field Hockey Player of the Year; and

WHEREAS, the Tabb Tigers finished the season with a 24–0 record, extended and scored 154 goals throughout the season while only allowing four; over the past two seasons, the team has been undefeated in 46 games; and

WHEREAS, head coach Wendy Wilson was awarded the Virginia High School League Class 3 Coach of the Year, and she and six of her players made the 2022 Class 3 All-State field hockey first team; and

WHEREAS, the successful season is a tribute to the hard work and determination of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of the coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Tabb High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Tabb High School field hockey team on winning the Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship in 2022; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Wendy Wilson, head coach of the Tabb High School field hockey team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s achievements.