As Adopted by the House
136th General Assembly
Regular Session H. R. No. 70
2025-2026
Representatives Swearingen, Click
A R E S O L U T I O N
Honoring the Bellevue High School girls basketball
team as the 2025 Division IV State Champion.
WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th
General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Bellevue High
School girls basketball team on winning the 2025 Division IV State
Championship; and
WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the
Bellevue High School girls basketball team have established themselves
as truly exceptional competitors by combining talent and spirit with
the highest ideals of good sportsmanship. With admirable dedication,
the Lady Reds have worked diligently toward attaining ultimate
proficiency on the court, and as a result, they defeated a tough
Archbishop Alter High School team by the score of 40-29 to win this
year’s Division IV State Championship; and
WHEREAS, The achievements and leadership of the Bellevue High
School girls basketball team are a justifiable source of pride and an
excellent reflection on the players, their families, their school
community, and their head coach, Kory Santoro. Indeed, in leading the
team to victory, Coach Santoro has helped these athletes to develop
great talent by instilling the valuable lessons 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 overjoyed to pay
tribute to the exemplary athletes and the outstanding coaches of the
Bellevue High School girls basketball team for a job well done. The
maturity and experience the team members have gained through their
participation in sports will greatly aid them in meeting the
challenges of the future; therefore be it
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As Adopted by the House
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of
the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution,
commend the Bellevue High School girls basketball team on its
tremendous 2024-2025 season and salute the members and coaches 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 Bellevue High
School girls basketball team.
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