As Adopted by the Senate

136th General Assembly

Regular Session S. R. No. 145

2025-2026

Senator Landis

A R E S O L U T I O N

Honoring the Dover High School softball team as the 2025 Division III State Champion.

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Dover High School softball team on winning the 2025 Division III State Championship; and

WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the Dover High School softball team have combined talent and spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish themselves as truly exceptional competitors. With admirable dedication, the Crimson Tornadoes have worked diligently toward attaining ultimate proficiency in softball, and as a result, they defeated Holland Springfield by the score of 10-0 to win this year’s Division III State Championship title; and

WHEREAS, The Crimson Tornadoes’ achievements and leadership are a justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the players, their families, their school, their community, and their head coach, Hannah Duff. In leading her team to victory, Coach Duff has not only helped the athletes to develop their talents to the fullest but also instilled in them a valuable sense 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 overjoyed to pay tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coach 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 Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the Dover High School softball team on its tremendous season and salute the members and coach as some of Ohio’s finest citizens; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Dover High School softball team.