Bill Text: VA HR316 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending the Dinwiddie Angels softball team.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-01-27 - Agreed to by House by voice vote [HR316 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-HR316-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, the Dinwiddie Angels softball team won the Dixie Softball state championship in July 2016; and
WHEREAS, earlier in the season, the Dinwiddie Angels went undefeated at the district level tournament in Crewe, defeating teams from Clarksville, Brunswick County, Lunenburg County, and South Hill; and
WHEREAS, the Dinwiddie Angels were also undefeated in the state tournament, where they faced off against several strong competitors to claim the state title; and
WHEREAS, as the state champions, the Dinwiddie Angels advanced to the 2016 Dixie Softball World Series in South Carolina; they eliminated talented teams from South Carolina, Tennessee, and Louisiana and finished in fourth place overall; and
WHEREAS, each member of the team—Haleigh Bayles, Candice Brown, Rylee Cousins, Gracie Dickenson, Nicole Frye, Sadie Hudson, Kassidy Marker, Lauren Parham, Makayla Reiter, Nevaeh Robey, Brianna Tucker, and Kaitlyn Williams—contributed to the state championship victory; and
WHEREAS, the Dinwiddie Angels achieved their state championship victory and outstanding world series performance through the skill and hard work of the athletes, the leadership of coaches William Dickenson and Gary Marker and manager Todd Williams, and the enthusiastic support of the Dinwiddie community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Dinwiddie Angels softball team hereby be commended on winning the Dixie Softball state championship in 2016; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Dinwiddie Angels softball team as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's achievements.
