As Offered
136th General Assembly
Regular Session H. R. No. 77
2025-2026
Representatives Denson, Baker
A R E S O L U T I O N
Honoring the Purcell Marian High School girls
basketball team as the 2025 Division III State
Champion.
WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th
General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to pay tribute to the Purcell
Marian High School girls basketball team on securing the 2025 Division
III State Championship; and
WHEREAS, The talented Purcell Marian High School girls basketball
team is, indeed, to be heartily commended for decisively earning this
year’s Division III State Championship title, the fourth consecutive
OHSAA crown in program history. The squad’s performance this season,
including its 72-44 victory over Avon Lake, reflects the outstanding
collective effort by a gifted group of athletes, and without
exception, the team has devoted countless hours to training and
practice in order to ensure peak conditioning. Clearly, this demanding
regimen has paid handsome dividends; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Purcell Marian High School girls
basketball team have epitomized the power, poise, and precision that
befit true champions. Despite sometimes grueling pressure, they have
consistently maintained their composure and morale, exhibiting
strength, speed, stamina, and agility in every challenging encounter.
Time and again, they have risen to the occasion, amply demonstrating
their unflagging determination, and their impressive maturity and
finesse have earned them widespread respect, even among their most
formidable rivals; and
WHEREAS, By weathering a rigorous schedule and prevailing over a
host of adversaries, the members of the Purcell Marian High School
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girls basketball team have learned much about dedication, self-
discipline, leadership, and perseverance. Their first-place finish is
a measure of their stalwart commitment to the sport, and their
indomitable spirit has made their families, friends, and coach, Jamar
Mosley, incredibly proud; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of
the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution,
applaud the Purcell Marian High School girls basketball team on its
brilliant 2025 season and wish its members continued success in all of
their future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit
a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Purcell Marian
High School girls basketball team.
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