1.1A Senate resolution
1.2congratulating the Kasson-Mantorville High School boys wrestling
1.3team on winning the 2013 State High School Class AA boys wrestling
1.4championship.
1.5WHEREAS, competitive sports in our high schools are helpful in teaching the principles of
1.6sportsmanship and fair play, thereby contributing to better citizenship; and
1.7WHEREAS, the Kasson-Mantorville wrestling team was one of eight teams that
1.8participated in the 2013 State High School Class AA boys wrestling tournament at Xcel Energy
1.9Center on February 28, 2013; and
1.10WHEREAS, after beating Perham 56-15 in the quarterfinals and New Prague 37-18 in the
1.11semifinals, they defeated the five-time defending champion Simley Spartans 30-27 in the final
1.12match of the tournament to win the state championship; and
1.13WHEREAS, the KoMets finished the season with an outstanding 29-4 record; and
1.14NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota
1.15that congratulations are extended to the members of the Kasson-Mantorville High School boys
1.16wrestling team for their sportsmanship and skill.
1.17BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare
1.18an enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of
1.19the Chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to the principal of
1.20Kasson-Mantorville High School.

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JoAnne M. Zoff Secretary of the Senate

Thomas M. Bakk Chair, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

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David H. Senjem State Senator, District 25