The amendment added two additional legislators (Representatives Heinemann and Senator Pischke) as co-introducers of this commemorative resolution celebrating St. Mary's Cardinals' football championship, and removed the legislative formatting markings and line numbers from the enrolled version. This change broadens the sponsorship of the commemoration without altering its substance.
26.942.9 101st Legislative Session HC8004 2026 South Dakota Legislature House Commemoration 8004 Introduced by: Representative Representatives Hansen Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. and Heinemann and Senator Pischke A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION celebrating the St. Mary’s Cardinals as the 2025 1 Class 9B state football champions. 2 WHEREAS, the St. Mary’s Cardinals completed an undefeated season and captured their 3 second Class 9B state football championship with a decisive 54–6 victory over the Avon 4 Pirates; and 5 WHEREAS, the Cardinals wasted no time asserting their dominance, as Thomas LaVoy 6 broke free for a forty-one-yard touchdown run just seconds after a turnover, igniting a 7 powerful offensive performance in which the Cardinals scored touchdowns on each of their 8 first three possessions to take a commanding 30–0 lead before the end of the first quarter; 9 and 10 WHEREAS, Cardinal's senior Lincoln LeBrun earned the Joe Robbie MVP Award and the 11 most outstanding back award following a one hundred and fifty-four yard, two-touchdown 12 performance, and junior Alex Lindeman was recognized as the most outstanding lineman for 13 his exceptional play; and 14 WHEREAS, the St. Mary’s Cardinals football team, coaches, staff, and superintendent 15 Father Shane Stevens, demonstrated exceptional teamwork, dedication, leadership, hard 16 work, and commitment on and off the field; 17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the 18 State of South Dakota, that the St. Mary’s Cardinals are the 2025 Class 9B state champions. 19