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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 672
By Powell
HJR0672
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A RESOLUTION to recognize the inaugural Broadway Block Party
in Nashville.
WHEREAS, the Volunteer State has a rich tradition in women's athletics, with
Tennessee colleges and universities having won national championships in several women's
sports; and
WHEREAS, the popularity of volleyball is growing rapidly among both athletes and fans
in Tennessee and across the nation; and
WHEREAS, on August 31, 2025, the Nashville Sports Council and ESPN will sponsor
the inaugural Broadway Block Party women's college volleyball tournament at Bridgestone
Arena in Nashville, a city that has become prominent as a host of major sporting events; and
WHEREAS, the first women's collegiate volleyball tournament to be held in Bridgestone
Arena, the 2025 Broadway Block Party will feature some of the nation's elite volleyball athletes
playing in three SEC versus Big 10 contests, with all matches being nationally televised; and
WHEREAS, the first match pits five-time national champion Nebraska against defending
SEC champion Kentucky; and
WHEREAS, the second match will feature Purdue versus the Tennessee Lady Vols;
both teams have made four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and both have
recently advanced to the regional semifinals; and
WHEREAS, in the final match of the tripleheader, Illinois, a veteran of twenty-eight
NCAA tournaments, will play the hometown favorite Vanderbilt Commodores, who will be
opening their historic inaugural season in Division I; and
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WHEREAS, we most assuredly look forward to the inaugural Broadway Block Party,
which will kick off the 2025 season with three great matches in the vibrant capital city of
Tennessee; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor and recognize the inaugural Broadway Block Party at Nashville's
Bridgestone Arena on August 31, 2025, and express our sincere hope that the event will be held
annually.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.