Senate Resolution 118

A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING MOSS POINT HIGH SCHOOL COACH BRENDA LEWIS FOR HER 7TH SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

WHEREAS, Moss Point High School Coach Brenda Lewis is the only Coach in Mississippi history to have won 7 State Championships in Girls Slow-Pitch Softball; and

WHEREAS, Coach Lewis was born in Picayune, Mississippi, where she graduated from Picayune High School. She attended Pearl River Community College and graduated from Delta State University after receiving her Master's Degree in 1977; and

WHEREAS, Brenda began her teaching career in the Moss Point School District in 1977. She began coaching the girls softball team in 1980 when the team originated; and

WHEREAS, in 1988, the Mississippi High School Activities Association formed a new concept for slow-pitch softball. The sport was changed from a Spring sport to a Fall sport. Therefore, Moss Point played in the Spring of the 1987-1988 school term and again in the 1988-1989 school term. At that time, a State Championship concept was formed. Moss Point High School won the first ever State Championship in Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, Coach Lewis has compiled a record of 560 wins and 137 losses since 1980. She has won 13 Division Championships, 6 South State Championships (North and South State Championships were recognized beginning in 1994), and 7 State Championships in 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2002; and

WHEREAS, Moss Point and the State of Mississippi takes great pride in the dedication, hard work and tremendous coaching ability of Coach Brenda Lewis:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Moss Point High School Coach Brenda Lewis for her 7th Slow-Pitch Softball State Championship and extend to her the best wishes of the Senate for her future coaching career.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be furnished to Coach Lewis and her family and the Principal of Moss Point High School, and be made available to the Capitol Press Corps.