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MS SR66

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Rita Potts Parks

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Blue Mountain High School "Lady Cougars" defeated Lumberton High School 38-36 in the MHSAA Class 1A Girls Basketball State Championship final on February 29, 2024, at the Mississippi Coliseum

  • Team achieved the championship in their first appearance in a big-school final with a 28-1 record, playing with only six regular players for most of the season

  • Blue Mountain High School serves a town of approximately 800 residents with 66 total students in grades 7-12 and plays home games on a court roughly three-quarters the size of a regulation basketball court

  • Senate commends and congratulates Head Coach Regina Chills, the team roster including the three Foote cousins (Keyauna, A'rare, and Beiga), and all players for bringing honor to their school, community, and state

  • Resolution directs the commendation be presented to Coach Regina Chills and Principal Lee Holt, forwarded to the Tippah County Board of Education, and provided to the Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

Commend the Blue Mountain "Lady Cougars" Girls Basketball Team for winning first State Title.

Last Action

Adopted

4/8/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules4/4/2024

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