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2023 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 81
BY SENATOR CLOUD
COMMENDAT IONS. Commends and congratulates the Oakdale High School girls'
basketball team on winning their division at the 2023 Ochsner LHSAA Girls' Marsh
Madness Basketball State Tournament.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend and congratulate the Oakdale High School girls' basketball team on winning
3 Division IV (Non-Select) at the 2023 Ochsner Louisiana High School Athletic
4 Association (LHSAA) Girls' Marsh Madness Basketball State Tournament.
5 WHEREAS, on March 3, 2023, the Oakdale High School Lady Warriors basketball
6 team captured the state title by defeating Lakeview High School, 53-48, in the championship
7 game held at Southeastern University's University Center; and
8 WHEREAS, the victory gives the Oakdale High School girls' basketball program its
9 first-ever state title; and
10 WHEREAS, the Lady Warriors entered Marsh Madness as the number 9-seed of a
11 28-seeded playoff bracket; and
12 WHEREAS, on their way to victory and in addition to their win over the number
13 2-seed Lakeview, in the quarter-finals they dominated over the number 1-seed White Castle
14 High School, 54-31, and in the semi-finals they defeated the number 4-seed Arcadia High
15 School, 47-46, with a 3-point on-the-buzzer winning shot; and
16 WHEREAS, the 14-member state champion team includes: senior Marlee Hart;
17 juniors Chloe Bradley, Akeelah Hobson, Zakyra Spikes, and Amiya White; sophomores
18 Kaylee Bradley, Lundin Jack, Maliyah Spires, Nariah Williams, and Emani Young; and
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1 freshmen Aldyn Hebert, Jolie West, Ainslie Willis and Bryleigh Willis; and
2 WHEREAS, the championship team was coached by Head Coach Renotta Edwards
3 and assistant coaches Tori Bordelon and Jennifer Green; and
4 WHEREAS, the Oakdale High School Lady Warriors are truly an inspiring team and
5 source of pride for the students, parents, faculty, the Oakdale community, and the state.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
7 does hereby commend and congratulate the Oakdale High School girls' basketball team on
8 winning Division IV (Non-Select) at the 2023 Ochsner LHSAA Girls' Marsh Madness
9 Basketball State Tournament.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
11 Oakdale High School principal, Lynn Deville.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Dawn Romero Watson.
DIGEST
SR 81 Original 2023 Regular Session Cloud
Commends and congratulates the Oakdale High School girls' basketball team on winning
their Division IV (Non-Select) at the 2023 Ochsner LHSAA Girls' Marsh Madness
Basketball State Tournament.
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