Bill Text: VA HR114 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Eastern View High School wrestling team.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-02 - Bill text as passed House (HR114ER) [HR114 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HR114-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Eastern View High School wrestling team of Culpeper won the Virginia High School League Class 4A state championship on February 17, 2018, at Churchland High School in Portsmouth; and
WHEREAS, the talented grapplers of the Eastern View High School Cyclones turned in fantastic performances during the championship and finished with a final team score of 189.5 points, 16.5 points ahead of second-place Fauquier County High School; and
WHEREAS, along with the team championship, the Eastern View Cyclones captured a pair of individual state titles courtesy of junior Zach Brown, who won the 195-pound weight class, and sophomore Dillon Werth, who won the 113-pound weight class; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern View Cyclones' other strong individual performers included seniors Travis Gorham and John Shaffer, who posted second-place finishes in their weight classes; sophomore B.J. Taylor, who finished third; and junior Austin Kolikas and sophomore Blake Sheads, who both finished fourth; and
WHEREAS, the championship victory sealed the first state athletics title of any kind for Eastern View High School, which opened in 2008; the wrestling team also won the Class 4A East Region crown in February 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern View High School wrestling team's state title win is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of all its talented athletes, the excellent guidance of its coaches and staff, and the passionate support of family, friends, and the entire Eastern View High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Eastern View High School wrestling team hereby be commended on winning the 2018 Virginia High School League Class 4A state championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Eric Brown, head coach of the Eastern View High School wrestling team, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's spectacular season.
