Session 2000
Effective: April 7, 2000
SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1842
A Resolution congratulating and commending the Osage City High School boys basketball team and Coach Dennis Fort for winning the 2000 Class 3A State Basketball Championship.
� � � WHEREAS,� The Osage City High School boys basketball team won the 2000
Kansas State High School Activities Association Class 3A State Basketball Champi-
onship on March 11, 2000, at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson; and

� � � WHEREAS,� Osage City won the state championship with a thrilling 45-41 victory
over Thomas More Prep-Marian High School from Hays in the state championship
game; and

� � � WHEREAS,� The Osage City team was an unlikely winner--Osage City had won
its last state championship basketball title in 1965. This year the team had to win two
overtime games to get to the finals: 61-55 over Hesston and 57-55 over the number
one seed, Valley Falls. With the support of the entire community, however, the team
showed it had the heart of a champion. After three unbelievable tournament games,
the team, the pep band and the team's many fans were able to return home exhausted,
jubilant and victorious; and

� � � WHEREAS,� The Osage City High School "Indians" basketball team finished the
season with a 22-3 record and Jeff Lohmeyer was selected as All Class 3A first team;
and

� � � WHEREAS,� The team's starting five were Conrad Carlson, Josh Briggs, Daniel
Flax, Chris Pitts and Jeff Lohmeyer; the other team members were Evan Jones, Josh
Everhart, William Barnhart, Kyle Loschke, Sam Briggs, Brandon Tobias and Josh
Lieber; the team managers were Brenna Tobias and April Loquist; and the coaches
were Dennis Fort, head coach, and Jeremy McDonell and Chris Kirkpatrick; and

� � � WHEREAS,� The members of this outstanding basketball team have received
statewide recognition for their fine sportsmanship and athletic abilities; and

� � � WHEREAS,� The success of this team is due to its excellent teamwork, strong
competitive spirit and determination to win plus the enthusiastic support of the
school's administrators, the faculty, the students, the players' parents and many area
citizens: Now, therefore,

� � � Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas:�That the Osage City High
School boys basketball team and Coach Dennis Fort be congratulated and com-
mended for winning the 2000 Kansas State High School Activities Association Class
3A State Basketball Championship; and

� � � Be it further resolved:�That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to send five
enrolled copies of this resolution to Kendall Steffensen, Principal, Osage City High
School, 420 S. 5th, Osage City, Kansas 66523-1358.

Senate Resolution No. 1842 was sponsored by Senator anthony Hensley.