III.2. Proclamations for Hopkins Girls and Boys State Basketball Championships; Mornson
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Mike Mornson, City Manager
Date: May 7, 2019
Subject: Proclamations for Hopkins Girls and Boys State Basketball
Championships
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The Hopkins High School girls and boys basketball teams each won the Class 4A state
championship in March. It is an honor to recognize both teams and their coaching staff
for their accomplishments.
Administration
Hopkins Girls State Basketball Championship
WHEREAS, the Hopkins High School girls varsity basketball team was unbeaten this
year and won the Class 4A state tournament in March, 2019, and;
WHEREAS, Paige Bueckers, Maya Nnaji and Dlayla Chakolis made the 2019 all-
tournament team, and;
WHEREAS, Paige Bueckers was awarded the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year,
and;
WHEREAS, Dlayla Chakolis was a finalist for the Miss Minnesota Basketball Award,
and;
WHEREAS, Paige Bueckers received the Gatorade National Basketball Player of the
Year award, and;
WHEREAS, Coach Brian Cosgriff was named the MaxPreps National Coach of the
Year and Minnesota Coach of the Year in Class 4A.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Jason Gadd, Mayor of the City of Hopkins in the State of
Minnesota, do hereby proclaim May 7, 2019 to be Hopkins Girls State Basketball
Championship Day in City of Hopkins and call upon everyone in our City to join in the
celebration of the team’s great accomplishments.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Hopkins, Minnesota to be affixed this 7th day of
May in the year 2019.
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Jason Gadd, Mayor
Hopkins Boys State Basketball Championship
WHEREAS, the Hopkins High School boys varsity basketball team had a record of 27-4
year and won the Class 4A state tournament in March, 2019, and;
WHEREAS, Dane Zimmer, Kerwin Walton and Zeke Nnaji made the 2019 all-
tournament team, and;
WHEREAS, Zeke Nnaji was awarded the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, and;
WHEREAS, Zeke Nnaji was a finalist for the Mr. Minnesota Basketball Award, and;
WHEREAS, Coach Ken Novak Jr. was named Minnesota Coach of the Year in Class
4A and was also inducted in to the Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 2019 .
NOW THEREFORE, I, Jason Gadd, Mayor of the City of Hopkins in the State of
Minnesota, do hereby proclaim May 7, 2019 to be Hopkins Boys State Basketball
Championship Day in City of Hopkins and call upon everyone in our City to join in the
celebration of the team’s great accomplishments.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Hopkins, Minnesota to be affixed this 7th day of
May in the year 2019.
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Jason Gadd, Mayor