As Offered 136th General Assembly Regular Session H. R. No. 92 2025-2026 Representative Lorenz A R E S O L U T I O N Honoring the Westerville North High School boys basketball team on winning the 2025 Division II State Championship. WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to pay tribute to the Westerville North High School boys basketball team on securing the 2025 Division II State Championship; and WHEREAS, The talented Westerville North High School boys basketball team is, indeed, to be heartily commended for decisively earning this year’s Division II State Championship, its second state crown in program history. The squad’s performance, which capped a 25-2 season, 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 Westerville North High School boys 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 Westerville North High School boys basketball team have learned much about dedication, self- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 H. R. No. 92 Page 2 As Offered 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 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 Westerville North High School boys basketball team on its brilliant 2024-25 season and wish its members 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 Westerville North High School boys basketball team. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36