The enrolled version adds six additional House representatives and three senators as sponsors of the commemoration, and makes a minor formatting correction changing "single-13 game" to "single-game" in the scoring record description. These changes have no substantive impact on the bill's purpose of honoring Marvin Richard III's athletic accomplishments.
26.1046.17 101st Legislative Session HC8028 2026 South Dakota Legislature House Commemoration 8028 Introduced by: Representative Pourier Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. Representatives Pourier, Emery, Gosch, Moore, Muckey, Novstrup, and Shorma and Senators Foster, Duhamel, and Perry A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION Honoring the accomplishments of Marvin Richard 1 III of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. 2 WHEREAS, Marvin Richard III of Pine Ridge has distinguished himself as one of the premier 3 high school athletes in this state while participating in basketball, cross country, football, golf, 4 and track and field for the Pine Ridge High School Thorpes; and 5 WHEREAS, Marvin's football accomplishments include leading the Thorpes to the 2024 6 Class 9A All-Nations Football Conference championship, the same season in which he earned 7 recognition as an all-state quarterback; and 8 WHEREAS, Marvin's basketball accomplishments include being a two-time South Dakota 9 all-state first-team selection, a 2026 McDonald's All-American Game nominee, and the Lakota 10 Nation Invitational Most Valuable Player; and 11 WHEREAS, Marvin will finish his high school career as a top-ten all-time scorer in South 12 Dakota boys basketball history and the holder of the South Dakota boys basketball single-13 game single-game scoring record of 73 points, achieved on March 3, 2026, and will play for the University 14 of South Dakota Coyotes this fall; and 15 WHEREAS, Marvin exemplifies South Dakota values and the highest ideals of high school 16 athletics through his sportsmanship, humility, and dedication to his community; and 17 WHEREAS, Marvin's success contributes to the broader story of Native American athletes 18 in this state and highlights the depth of athletic talent within Native communities and 19 reservation schools across South Dakota; 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the 21 State of South Dakota, that Marvin Richard III is recognized for his outstanding high school 22 career and for his contributions to the Pine Ridge High School Thorpes and the state of South 23 Dakota. 24