2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 260
Commending the Independence High School girls' soccer team.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 12, 2026
WHEREAS, the Independence High School girls' soccer team capped off an undefeated season by winning the Virginia High School League Class 5 state championship in June 2025; and
WHEREAS, in the 2025 state final, the Independence High School Tigers faced the Kellam High School Knights, who had defeated them in the state semifinal the previous season; and
WHEREAS, the Independence Tigers got the best of the Kellam Knights in the rematch, winning by a score of 3–2 in overtime to finish the season with a perfect 23–0 record; and
WHEREAS, senior midfielder Lilli Lubic, a first team All-Met selection, gave the Independence Tigers an early 2–0 lead, but the Kellam Knights responded in the second half to force the game into overtime; and
WHEREAS, just two minutes into the first of two overtime periods, freshman Morgan Blelloch crossed a free kick into a crowded box, finding sophomore Kimiko Zoder, who headed in the game winner; and