As Adopted by the House

136th General Assembly

Regular Session H. R. No. 361

2025-2026

Representative Sims

A R E S O L U T I O N

Honoring the Archbishop Hoban High School girls basketball team as the 2026 Division II State Champion.

WHEREAS, The members of the House of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Archbishop Hoban High School girls basketball team on winning the 2026 Division II State Championship; and

WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the Archbishop Hoban High School girls basketball team have established themselves as truly exceptional competitors by combining talent and spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship. With admirable dedication, the Knights have worked diligently toward attaining ultimate proficiency in basketball, and as a result, they defeated a tough Mount Notre Dame team by the score of 72-64 to win this year’s Division II State Championship, their first such title in nearly four decades, and finished the season with an impressive 22‑4 record; and

WHEREAS, The achievements and leadership of the Archbishop Hoban High School girls basketball team are a justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the players, their families, their school community, and their head coach, Pam Davis. Indeed, in leading the team to victory, Coach Davis has helped these athletes develop great talent by instilling the valuable lessons of determination, perseverance, and camaraderie; and

WHEREAS, With athletic competition playing such an important role in the total education of our young people, we are pleased to pay tribute to the exemplary athletes and the outstanding coaches of the Archbishop Hoban High School girls basketball team for a job well done. The maturity and experience the team members have gained through their participation in sports will greatly aid them in meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the Archbishop Hoban High School girls basketball team on its tremendous 2025-2026 season and salute the members and coaches as some of Ohio’s finest citizens; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Archbishop Hoban High School girls basketball team.