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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chris Koetting is retiring as head football coach at |
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Canadian High School in 2023, drawing to a close an exceptional |
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career in education and school athletics that has spanned more than |
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three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After taking the reins of the Canadian program in |
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advance of the 2010 season, Coach Koetting guided the Wildcats to a |
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164-25 record in 13 campaigns; his players claimed back-to-back |
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University Interscholastic League 2A Division 1 state |
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championships in 2014 and 2015 as well as the 3A Division 2 title in |
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2020, when he was selected as the Press Pass Sports Football Coach |
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of the Year; a perennial playoff contender, the team posted an |
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outstanding 49-10 record in the postseason during his tenure and |
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advanced to the state finals in 2018 and the semifinals in 2010, |
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2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to overseeing the football program, |
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Coach Koetting has also served as a teacher and as the athletic |
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director for the school district; a graduate of Panhandle High |
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School, he began his career as an assistant coach at Perryton High |
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in 1992 and went on to coach at Lockhart and Hereford High Schools; |
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in 2003, he joined the Canadian coaching staff as offensive |
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coordinator before becoming head coach; in all his endeavors, he |
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benefits from the love and support of his wife, Rosemary, and his |
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children, Lauren, Bill, and Jack; and |
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WHEREAS, Chris Koetting has served as an inspiring mentor and |
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role model to countless young Texans, helping them to excel both on |
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and off the gridiron, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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many achievements during his years at Canadian High School; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Chris Koetting on his retirement as |
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head football coach at Canadian High School and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Koetting as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |