House Resolution 93
By: Representative O’Steen of the 169th
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Citizens Christian Academy girls softball team for winning the 2024
GIAA Class A State Softball Championship; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the Citizens Christian Academy girls softball team has established and
maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics;
and
WHEREAS, this superlative team completed another triumphant season of softball
competition by posting an outstanding record of 21 wins and only 5 losses; 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 claimed victory at the 2024 GIAA Class A State Softball
Championship; and
WHEREAS, junior Gracie Giddens, named the 2024 Class A Player of the Year, earned
Class A All-State and District 6 All-Region honors and achieved an exemplary .530 batting
average; and
WHEREAS, freshmen Emma Gourley and Emma Lowery, both earning Class A All-State
and District 6 All-Region honors, finished the season with exceptional batting averages of
.539 and .541 respectively; and
WHEREAS, sophomore Brilynn Waldron and junior Abrah Harris earned Class A All-State
honors, while junior Cadence Cravey was recognized as a District 6 All-Region player,
bringing the total to five All-State players and four All-Region players on the team; 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 Head Coach
Jeremy Coram, the GADA State Athletic Director of the Year for GIAA Class A; and
WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by
performing with courage and precision over months of training and competition, 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 Citizens Christian Academy girls softball team for
winning the 2024 GIAA Class A State Softball 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
Citizens Christian Academy girls softball team.