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136th General Assembly
Regular Session H. R. No. 63
2025-2026
Representative Troy
A R E S O L U T I O N
Honoring the Andrews Osborne Academy boys soccer team
as the 2023 Division III State Champion.
WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th
General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Andrews
Osborne Academy boys soccer team on winning the 2023 Division III
State Championship; and
WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the
Andrews Osborne Academy boys soccer team have combined talent and
spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish
themselves as truly exceptional competitors. With admirable
dedication, the Phoenix have worked diligently toward attaining
ultimate proficiency in soccer, and as a result, they defeated a tough
Worthington Christian team by the score of 2-1 to win the 2023
Division III State Championship, their first such title in the
program’s short three-year history, and finished the season with an
impressive 18-0-1 record; and
WHEREAS, The Phoenix’s achievements and leadership are a
justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the
players, their families, their school, their community, and their
coach, Drago Dumbovic. In leading his team to victory, Coach Dumbovic
has not only helped the athletes to develop their talents to the
fullest but also instilled in them a valuable sense of determination,
perseverance, and camaraderie; and
WHEREAS, With athletic competition playing such an important role
in the total education of our young people, we are extremely pleased
to pay tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coach
for a job well done. The maturity and experience the team members have
gained through their participation in sports will greatly aid them in
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meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of
the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution,
commend the Andrews Osborne Academy boys soccer team on its tremendous
season and salute the members and coach as some of Ohio’s finest
citizens; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit
a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Andrews Osborne
Academy boys soccer team.
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