HR66: Commending the Lord Botetourt High School volleyball team.
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 66
WHEREAS, the Lord Botetourt High School volleyball team of Daleville won the Virginia High School League Class 3 championship at the Salem Civic Center on November 23, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Lord Botetourt High School Cavaliers defeated the Tabb High School Tigers of Yorktown in three straight sets for the program’s third consecutive championship title; and
WHEREAS, the match culminated an immaculate season in which the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers went 31–0 and never lost a set; the win extended a 56-match streak dating back to the 2018 season and added to a 94–1 record since 2017; and
WHEREAS, trailing 24–23 in the third set, the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers rallied to seal their perfect season, ending the match with finishes from Miette Veldman and Taylor Robertson; and
WHEREAS, the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers’ victory was a total team effort and a joyous conclusion to the high school careers of the seven seniors on the team; and
WHEREAS, the success of the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the steadfast support of the entire Lord Botetourt High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Lord Botetourt High School volleyball team hereby be commended for winning the Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship in 2019; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Julie Conner, coach of the Lord Botetourt High School volleyball team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s outstanding accomplishment and best wishes for the future.