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135th General Assembly
Regular Session H. R. No. 429
2023-2024
Representative Oelslager
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Stark Public Royal Knights basketball team on winning
the 2024 Ohio Special Olympics Winter Games Division 3 Championship.
WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 135th 1
General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to commend the Stark Public Royal 2
Knights basketball team as the 2024 Ohio Special Olympics Winter Games 3
Division 3 Champions; and 4
WHEREAS, Known as a driven and spirited squad, the members of the 5
Stark Public Royal Knights basketball team have developed into an 6
accomplished group of athletes whose talent is equaled only by their 7
admirable display of teamwork. Without exception, they had prepared 8
conscientiously in pursuit of the championship, devoting countless 9
hours to training and practice in order to ensure peak conditioning; 10
and 11
WHEREAS, The members of the Stark Public Royal Knights basketball 12
team have demonstrated remarkable energy, enthusiasm, and dedication 13
in all of their endeavors. Indeed, they have epitomized the motivation 14
and poise that befit authentic champions, and as a result, they 15
defeated a tough Marion County Hawks team by the score of 52-27 to win 16
this year’s Ohio Special Olympics Winter Games Division 3 Championship 17
title; and 18
WHEREAS, Each athlete on the Stark Public Royal Knights basketball 19
team has exemplified the qualities necessary for excellence both in 20
and out of sports. Through their participation in competition, these 21
fine players have learned lessons of hard work and good sportsmanship 22
that will undoubtedly be of great benefit to them throughout their 23
lives; therefore be it 24
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of 25
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the 135th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, 26
applaud the Stark Public Royal Knights basketball team on its success 27
and extend best wishes for the future; and be it further 28
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit 29
a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Stark Public Royal 30
Knights basketball team. 31