As Introduced
135th General Assembly
Regular Session S. R. No. 360
2023-2024
Senator Roegner
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Western Reserve Academy boys basketball team
on securing the 2024 National Prep Championship.
WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 135th General Assembly 1
of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Western Reserve Academy boys 2
basketball team on winning the 2024 National Prep Championship; and 3
WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the 4
Western Reserve Academy boys basketball team have combined talent and 5
spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish 6
themselves as truly exceptional competitors. With admirable 7
dedication, the Pioneers have worked diligently toward attaining 8
ultimate proficiency in basketball, and as a result, they defeated 9
four tough teams to win this year’s National Prep Championship and 10
finished the season with an impressive 32-5 record; and 11
WHEREAS, The Pioneers’ achievements and leadership are a 12
justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the 13
players, their families, their school, their community, and their 14
coach, Matt Garvey. In leading his team to victory, Coach Garvey has 15
not only helped the athletes to develop their talents to the fullest 16
but also instilled in them a valuable sense of determination, 17
perseverance, and camaraderie; and 18
WHEREAS, With athletic competition playing such an important role 19
in the total education of our young people, we are extremely pleased 20
to pay tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coach 21
for a job well done. The maturity and experience the team members have 22
gained through their participation in sports will greatly aid them in 23
meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be it 24
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 135th General 25
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Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the Western 26
Reserve Academy boys basketball team on its tremendous season and 27
salute the members and coach as some of Ohio’s finest citizens; and be 28
it further 29
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly 30
authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Western Reserve Academy 31
boys basketball team. 32