Bill Text: VA HR762 | 2024 | 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Bruton High School boys' tennis team.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-06-28 - Bill text as passed House (HR762ER) [HR762 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HR762-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Bruton High School boys' tennis team of York County won the Virginia High School League Class 2 state championship on June 6, 2024, at Liberty University in Lynchburg; and
WHEREAS, the Bruton High School Panthers defeated the Radford High School Bobcats by a score of 5–2 to bring home the first state championship title in program history; and
WHEREAS, in the team championship final, the Bruton Panthers saw exceptional play from Christoph Schweitzer, Max de Winter, Talien Barnes, and Nick Felsman, who all won their singles matches; and
WHEREAS, the Bruton Panthers sealed victory with a doubles win from Christoph Schweitzer and Max de Winter, who also claimed the 2024 Virginia High School League Class 2 boys' doubles championship; and
WHEREAS, the Bruton Panthers' victory was a redemptive finish for a program that had been the runner-up in the state team finals the past two seasons; and
WHEREAS, the success of the Bruton Panthers is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the unwavering support of their families and the entire Bruton High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Bruton High School boys' tennis team hereby be commended for winning the 2024 Virginia High School League Class 2 state championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Bruton High School boys' tennis team as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's achievement.