SR 143: Honoring the Kenton Ridge High School softball team as the 2025 Division IV State Champion.
The resolution honors the Kenton Ridge High School softball team for winning the 2025 Division IV state championship. The team's remarkable achievement is a result of their combined talent, spirit, and dedication to the sport. With a perfect 32-0 record, they defeated a tough Hillsboro team 9-0, winning the first Division IV state championship in Clark County history. The team's coaches, particularly head coach Sarah Schalnat, played a significant role in helping the athletes develop their talents and instill valuable qualities such as determination and perseverance. The resolution commends the team and coaches for their outstanding performance and salutes them as some of Ohio's finest citizens.
| Jun. 18, 2025 | Adopted |
As Adopted by the Senate
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
S. R. No. 143
$2025-2026
Senator Koehler
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Kenton Ridge High School softball team as the 2025 Division IV State Champion.
WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Kenton Ridge High School softball team on winning the 2025 Division IV State Championship; and
WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the Kenton Ridge High School softball team have combined talent and spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish themselves as truly exceptional competitors. With admirable dedication, the Cougars have worked diligently toward attaining ultimate proficiency in softball, and as a result, they defeated a tough Hillsboro team by the score of 9-0 to win this year's Division IV State Championship, the first such title in Clark County history, and finished the season with a perfect 32-0 record; and
WHEREAS, The Cougars' achievements and leadership are a justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the players, their families, their school, their community, and their coaches. In leading this team to victory, Head Coach Sarah Schalnat and her assistants have not only helped the athletes to develop their talents to the fullest but also instilled in them a valuable sense 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 extremely pleased to pay tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coaches 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
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the Kenton Ridge High School softball team on its tremendous season and salute the members and coaches as some of Ohio's finest citizens; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Kenton Ridge High School softball team.