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TN HJR1028
Joint Resolution
Status
3/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Dave Wright
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AI Summary
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Honors Carol Mitchell, head softball coach at Gibbs High School since 1993, for being named the NFHS 2025 National Softball Coach of the Year
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Mitchell holds the record as Tennessee's winningest high school softball coach with a 1,103-321-4 record over 32 seasons, ranking in the top five nationally among active coaches
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Led Gibbs Lady Eagles to seven state championships (including 1998-2000 "three-peat" and back-to-back titles in 2024-2025), 21 regional championships, and 29 district championships
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Inducted into four halls of fame: Greater Knoxville Sports (2003), South Atlantic Conference (2007), Carson-Newman University Athletics (2009), and Tennessee Softball Coach (2016)
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A 1987 Gibbs High School graduate who played on the school's first four state championship teams and later pitched at Carson-Newman University with 123 wins and a 1.14 ERA
Legislative Description
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Carol Mitchell upon being selected as the National Federation of State High School Associations' 2025 National Softball Coach of the Year.
Memorials, Sports
Last Action
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
3/13/2026