--- title: HR 486. Brantley County girls tennis team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr486 cite_as: HR 486, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr486 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr486.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr486/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71141 date: 2025-03-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Brantley County girls tennis team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 486 By: Representatives Corbett of the 174th and Burchett of the 176th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Brantley County girls tennis team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Brantley County girls tennis team has established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and WHEREAS, excellent play, superior teamwork, and extraordinary resilience made this team a spectacular one to observe throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable 2024 campaign, the team captured the GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship; and WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the team; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astute direction of Coach Patrick Stieve, Coach Dalton Lairsey, Coach Reid Teatsorth, and Coach Kate Melvin; and WHEREAS, this all-star team included Brooklyn Wildes, Raylee Strickland, Kaleigh Oakie, Jacie Riggins, Chasadee Waldron, Summer Colley, Savannah Carroll, Bri Crews, Harlee Driggers, and Cheryl Tencza; and WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by competing with determination and precision throughout the season, it is abundantly proper to call them champions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate the Brantley County girls tennis team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship and extend best wishes for their continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Brantley County girls tennis team. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution honors the Brantley County girls tennis team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship. ### Plain-language summary This is a commemorative resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it formally congratulates the Brantley County girls tennis team for winning the 2024 GHSA (Georgia High School Association) Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship. The resolution praises the team's performance, teamwork, and coaching staff, names the players and coaches, and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare an official copy of the resolution for the team. ### What it does - Congratulates the Brantley County girls tennis team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship. - Names the individual players and coaches recognized as part of the championship team. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to the team. - Extends best wishes to the team for continued success, without creating any new law or funding. ### Who it affects The Brantley County girls tennis team, its named players and coaches, and the Brantley County community are recognized. The resolution also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare a copy for distribution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a public, official acknowledgment by the Georgia House of Representatives of a local sports achievement, giving the team formal recognition in the state's legislative record. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's season, its championship win, and credit the coaching staff and named players. - The resolved clause formally congratulates the team and wishes them continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to produce a copy of the resolution for the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-04) - Sponsors: John Corbett, James Burchett - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71141 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr486.md?full=1