StateofVermont HouseofRepresentatives Montpelier,Vermont ConcurrentHouseResolution H.C.R.5 OfferedbyRepresentativesHangoofBerkshire,LarocheofFranklin,DemarofEnosburgh, GregoireofFairfield,andWalkerofSwanton OfferedbySenatorsBrockandNorris Houseconcurrentresolutioncongratulatingthe2024RichfordJunior-SeniorHighSchool RocketsDivisionIVchampionshipsoftballteam Whereas,thestrengthofthefourth-rankedRichfordRocketsinitialseventh-inninglead provedcrucialintheir2024DivisionIVchampionshipvictoryinCastletonagainstthesecond- seededWestRutlandGoldenHorde, and Whereas,Richfordexhibitedimpressiveoffensiveprowessearlyinthecontest,scoringsix runsinthesecondinning,expandingitsleadinthethirdto8–0,andto9–0inthefourth,priorto WestRutland’scrossingtheplateforasingleruninthefifthandtwointhesixth, and Whereas,inthedecisiveseventhinning,theRocketsincreasedtheirscoringadvantageto11– 3intheopeningframe,andRichfordstoicallywithstoodafour-runGoldenHordefinalburstof energytoclinchthe2024crown11–7, and Whereas,thedelightedRocketsrosterconsistedofJazzyCunningham,KyrielleDeuso, AgnusHeinrich,VanessaTessier,AdiChagnon,KatelynDoe,ErinRaymond,SierraDerby, MaddieCombs,KaylieseMcCray,SophiaDerby,MaddieSmith,andMikaylaChagnon, and Whereas,HeadCoachDennisBlaneyandassistantcoachesRandiChagnonandKileyDeuso motivatedtheRocketstoexcelonthesoftballdiamond,nowtherefore be it ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: ThattheGeneralAssemblycongratulatesthe2024RichfordJunior-SeniorHighSchool RocketsDivisionIVchampionshipsoftballteam,andbeitfurther Resolved:ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutionto RichfordJunior-SeniorHighSchool.