SR628: SR628 Pierce County High School Boys Tennis Team; congratulate

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Pierce County High School boys tennis team for winning the 2025 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class AA State Tennis Championship in May 2025, which the text describes as the first tennis state title in the school's history and the first state title event hosted in Bearville. The resolution credits the team's coach, Matt Hickox, for his leadership in preparing the team for the championship season. The Senate formally congratulates the team and wishes it continued success, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the team for distribution.

• Formally congratulates the Pierce County High School boys tennis team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class AA State Tennis Championship.
• States that this was the first tennis state title in Pierce County High School history and the first state title event hosted in Bearville.
• Credits Coach Matt Hickox's leadership and mentorship for the team's championship season.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team.
• Extends the Senate's best wishes for the team's continued success in future competitions.

The resolution directly names the Pierce County High School boys tennis team, its coach Matt Hickox, and the Pierce County community, along with the Secretary of the Senate, who is tasked with distributing a copy of the resolution to the team.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a symbolic honor. Its practical impact is that the team, coach, and school receive formal statewide recognition from the Georgia Senate for their championship season, documented in an official copy provided to them.

• The whereas clauses describe the team's 2024-2025 season, the May 2025 championship win, and its status as the school's first tennis state title.
• The first resolved clause has the Senate congratulate the team and wish it continued success in future competitions.
• The second resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to the team.

1. 2026-01-29Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-01-28Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)Primary sponsor
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-052)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)
• Blake Tillery (R, SD-019)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)

• high school sports
• tennis championship
• Pierce County
• GHSA
• Georgia Senate resolution