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State of Arkansas 1
94th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2023 HR 1073 3
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By: Representative L. Fite 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 7
TO RECOGNIZE THE BEN TON HIGH SCHOOL PANTHER GIRLS 8
VOLLEYBALL TEAM, THE BENTON HIGH SCHOOL P ANTHER BOYS 9
GOLF TEAM, THE BENTO N HIGH SCHOOL PANTHE R 10
CHEERLEADING TEAM, A ND BENTON HIGH SCHOO L PANTHER 11
WRESTLER HAVEN OWENS . 12
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TO RECOGNIZE THE BENTON HIGH SCHOOL 16
PANTHER GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM, THE BENTON 17
HIGH SCHOOL PANTHER BOYS GOLF TEAM, THE 18
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL PANTHER CHEERLEADING 19
TEAM, AND BENTON HIGH SCHOOL PANTHER 20
WRESTLER HAVEN OWENS. 21
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WHEREAS, on October 29, 2022, the Benton High School Panther Girls 23
Volleyball Team won the 2022 Class 5A State Volleyball Championship in Hot 24
Springs, Arkansas; and 25
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WHEREAS, the Benton High School Panther Girls Volleyball Team were the 27
2022 5A Conference Champions, had a conference record of 14 -0, and won the 28
Little Rock Christian Invitationa l and the Fort Smith Invitational; and 29
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WHEREAS, Abigail Lagemann was named the Most Valuable Player of the 31
Volleyball State Championship and named to the All -State Team and Henley 32
Hooks, Kenzie Garrett, and Khenedi Guest were named to the All -State Team; 33
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WHEREAS, the Benton High School Panther Girls Volleyball Team is 36 HR1073
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coached by Head Coach Michelle Shoppach and the assistant coaches are Heidi 1
Cox, Brooke White, and Suzanne Reggins; and 2
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WHEREAS, Head Coach Shoppach stated “This team had a swagger a bout 4
them, they did not get flustered. They were able to handle adversity and 5
rally together to slay their opponents. The chaos we created in practice made 6
it easy to handle game situations. Their motto was FTP, Feed -the-Panther.”; 7
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WHEREAS, the Benton High School Panther Girls Volleyball Team includes 10
Gracie Aldebot, Emmaline Armstrong, Karlee Backus, Elle Bolding, Addie Burns, 11
Aubrey Chrestman, Delaney Cooper, Hannah Edington, Ellie Ferguson, Kam Flynn, 12
Kenzie Garrett, Khenedi Guest, Anna Grace Hardy , Evie Hendrix, Henley Hooks, 13
Drew Hudspeth, Abigail Lagemann, Olivia Little, Lexi Mahan, Presley Pallette, 14
Addy-Mae Seagraves, Parker Sollars, and Parker Stearns; and 15
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WHEREAS, on October 4, 2022, the Benton High School Panther Boys Golf 17
Team won the Class 5A Boys State Golf Championship in Benton, Arkansas; and 18
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WHEREAS, the Benton High School Panther Boys Golf Team won the state 20
championship with a score of two hundred ninety -eight (298) points and won 21
the conference championship with a score of three hundred one (301); and 22
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WHEREAS, Paxton Lane was a winner of the overall championship and was 24
named to the All-State and All-Conference Teams; and 25
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WHEREAS, Eli Cowden, Elias Payne, and Mason McDaniel, were named to the 27
All-Conference Team and Elias Payn e, Maddox Davis, and Mason McDaniel, were 28
named to the All-State Team; and 29
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WHEREAS, the Head Coach for the Benton High School Panthers Boys Golf 31
Team is Mark Balisterri; and 32
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WHEREAS, the Benton High School Panther Boys Golf Team includes Eli 34
Cowden, Whit Warford, Dominic Miceli, Mason McDaniel, Maddox Davis, Elias 35
Payne, Gavyn Benson, J. Thomas Pepper, Paxton Lane, Joe Duke, Grant Warford, 36 HR1073
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and Cameron Barton; and 1
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WHEREAS, the Benton High School Panthers Cheerleading Team won the 2022 3
Class 5A State Cheerleading Championship; and 4
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WHEREAS, with this win, the Benton High School Panthers Cheerleading 6
Team repeated as Class 5A State Cheerleading Champions and placed second in 7
the 2022 State Cheerleading Championships; and 8
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WHEREAS, the Benton High Scho ol Panthers Cheerleading Team placed 6th 10
out of twenty-nine (29) teams in the Medium Division II at the Universal 11
Cheerleading Association National High School Cheerleading Championship; and 12
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WHEREAS, the members of the Benton High School Panthers Cheerleading 14
Team are not only outstanding athletes, but also gave back to their community 15
and the team has a combined total of over two hundred (200) hours of 16
community service; and 17
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WHEREAS, the Benton High School Panthers Cheerleading Team is coached 19
by Head Coach Jaime Bunting and the assistant coach is Colton Watson; and 20
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WHEREAS, the Benton High School Panthers Cheerleading Team includes 22
Addie Harding, Anna Grace Hardy, Abby Harrison, Cadence Clement, Kade 23
Robbins, Lily Tindall, Maggie Armstrong, M aggie Bacon, Taylor Doggett, Zoey 24
Hawkins, Lizzie Bacon, Macy White, Addison Golden, Claire Cornwell, Lily 25
Cavaneau, Preslee Hambric, Sailor Holland, Will Tudor, Allie Stoll, Macy 26
Sparks, Amy Anthony, Brooklynn Bailey, Callia Givens, Emily Richardson, Fait h 27
Dougherty, Hannah Still, and Madyson Bright; and 28
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WHEREAS, on February 25, 2023, Haven Owens with the Benton High School 30
Panther Wrestling Team won the one hundred thirty -eight (138) pound weight 31
class individual wrestling championship at the Jack Steph ens Center at the 32
University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and 33
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WHEREAS, Haven Owens was coached by Sam Cowling, Jake Brabham, and 35
Russell Owens, 36 HR1073
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NOW THEREFORE, 2
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FOURTH GENERAL 3
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 4
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize the Benton High School 6
Panther Girls Volleyball Team, the Benton High School Panther Boys Golf Team, 7
the Benton High School Panther Cheerleading Team, and Benton High School 8
Wrestler Haven Owens for winning their respective Class 5A State 9
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