As Adopted by the Senate
135th General Assembly
Regular Session S. R. No. 50
2023-2024
Senator Huffman, M.
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Riverside High School boys bowling team on
winning the 2023 Division II State Championship.
WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 135th General Assembly 1
of Ohio are pleased to pay tribute to the Riverside High School boys 2
bowling team as the 2023 Division II State Champion; and 3
WHEREAS, The individuals who comprise the Riverside High School 4
boys bowling team, including Zander Crouch, Andrew Knight, Tyler 5
Knight, Sam King, and Gage Stevenson, are excellent athletes, and they 6
have become a truly exceptional squad. This season, the Pirates united 7
to defeat a tough Coldwater team by the score of 3-1 to win the first 8
state title in any sport in school history, and for their unwavering 9
commitment, the students are certainly deserving of high praise; and 10
WHEREAS, Coaches Zerah Crouch and Jaime Yelton demonstrated 11
remarkable energy, enthusiasm, and dedication in steering the 12
Riverside High School boys bowling team to victory, and their skill is 13
reflected in the squad’s outstanding accomplishment. Due largely to 14
their tireless support and guidance, the members have established 15
themselves as winners, both in and out of athletic competition, and 16
they have earned the respect and admiration of all who know them; and 17
WHEREAS, In an educational system that seeks to teach the future 18
leaders of our state and nation the fundamentals of self-reliance and 19
the rewards of individual and group effort, athletics have become a 20
valuable tool. Through their participation in sports, the members of 21
the Riverside High School boys bowling team have learned lessons of 22
discipline, perseverance, hard work, and good sportsmanship that will 23
undoubtedly be of great benefit to them throughout their lives; 24
therefore be it 25
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As Adopted by the Senate
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 135th General 26
Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, recognize the Riverside 27
High School boys bowling team for tremendous achievement and extend 28
best wishes for the future; and be it further 29
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly 30
authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Riverside High School 31
boys bowling team. 32