As Offered

136th General Assembly

Regular Session H. R. No. 422

2025-2026

Representative Baker

A R E S O L U T I O N

Honoring the Wyoming High School boys basketball team as the 2026 Division IV State Champion.

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Wyoming High School boys basketball team on winning the 2026 Division IV State Championship; and

WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the Wyoming High School boys 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 Cowboys have worked diligently toward attaining ultimate proficiency in basketball, and as a result, they defeated a tough Glenville team by the score of 73-48 to win this year's Division IV State Championship in their first state final appearance in program history, and finished the season with an impressive 26‑2 record; and

WHEREAS, The achievements and leadership of the Wyoming High School boys basketball team are a justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the players, their families, their school community, and their head coach, Matt Rooks. Indeed, in leading the team to victory, Coach Rooks has helped these athletes to 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 Wyoming High School boys 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 Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the Wyoming High School boys 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 of Representatives transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Wyoming High School boys basketball team.