As Adopted by the Senate

136th General Assembly

Regular Session S. R. No. 208

2025-2026

Senator Johnson

A R E S O L U T I O N

Honoring the Notre Dame High School softball team as the 2025 Division VII State Champion.

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to pay tribute to the Notre Dame High School softball team on winning the 2025 Division VII State Championship; and

WHEREAS, The talented Notre Dame High School softball team is, indeed, to be heartily commended for decisively earning this year’s Division VII State Championship, the first such title in program history. The squad’s performance reflects the outstanding collective effort by a gifted group of athletes, and without exception, the team has devoted countless hours to training and practice in order to ensure peak conditioning. Clearly, this demanding regimen has paid handsome dividends; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Notre Dame High School softball team have epitomized the power, poise, and precision that befit true champions. Despite sometimes grueling pressure, they have consistently maintained their composure and morale, exhibiting strength, speed, stamina, and agility in every challenging encounter. Time and again, they have risen to the occasion, amply demonstrating their unflagging determination, and their impressive maturity and finesse have earned them widespread respect, even among their most formidable rivals; and

WHEREAS, By weathering a rigorous schedule and prevailing over a host of adversaries, the members of the Notre Dame High School softball team have learned much about dedication, self‑discipline, leadership, and perseverance. Their first-place finish is a measure of their stalwart commitment to the sport, and their indomitable spirit has made their families, friends, and coach, Shad Ford, incredibly proud; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, applaud the Notre Dame High School softball team on its brilliant season and wish its members continued success in all of their future endeavors; and be it further

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