Bill Text: NY J01611 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Portville High School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2023 NYSPHSAA Class C Volleyball Championship on November 19, 2023

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-17 - ADOPTED [J01611 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01611-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1611

BY: Senator BORRELLO

        CONGRATULATING  the  Portville  High  School Girls
        Varsity  Volleyball  Team  upon  the   occasion   of
        capturing  the  2023  NYSPHSAA  Class  C  Volleyball
        Championship on November 19, 2023

  WHEREAS, Individual and team championships are highly  sought  after
in  high  school  sports;  this  Legislative Body commends rare athletic
achievements and pays special  recognition  to  those  who  pursue  such
excellence and become examples for the youth of this great Empire State;
and

  WHEREAS,  Athletic  competition  helps to enhance both the moral and
physical development of young athletes, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the importance of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, and developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to  congratulate  the
Portville High School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team upon the occasion of
capturing the 2023 NYSPHSAA Volleyball Class C Championship; and

  WHEREAS,  To the praise and applause of their excited fans, the Lady
Panthers defeated Millbrook High School in a decisive 3-0 (25-14, 25-21,
25-11) victory to capture the Championship on Sunday, November 19, 2023,
at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls, New York; and

  WHEREAS, This monumental win marks the third consecutive and  eighth
overall  New York State title for the Lady Panthers' volleyball program;
and

  WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors of  maroon  and  white,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported the Lady Panthers throughout their journey as they ended their
season with an impressive 38-5-2 overall record; and

  WHEREAS,  In  a  sport  such  as  volleyball, which demands athletic
prowess, speed and agility,  Head  Coach  Kelly  Unverdorben,  Assistant
Coach Paul Mann, Junior Varsity Coach Mackenzie Gnan, and Modified Coach
Jean Bantelman worked hard to hone the skills of this championship team,
teaching  these outstanding athletes lessons which will prove invaluable
both on and off the court; and

  WHEREAS, Head Coach Kelly Unverdorben and  all  of  the  outstanding
athletes on the Portville Girls Varsity High School Volleyball Team have
clearly  utilized  dedication, determination and teamwork in providing a
lasting contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of
their school; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
congratulate  the  members  of  the  Portville Girls Varsity High School
Volleyball Team:  Addie  Walker,  Marissa  Carls,  Maddy  Ford,  Adriana
Ensell,  Mia Rhinehart, Ava Haynes, Emily Jordan, Brielle Fidurko, Hanna
Wysocki, Laney Vincent, Ali Haynes,  and  Lillian  Bentley;  Head  Coach
Kelly  Unverdorben,  Assistant  Coach  Paul  Mann,  Junior Varsity Coach

Mackenzie Gnan and Modified Coach Jean Bantelman  on  their  outstanding
season and overall team record; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Portville Girls  Varsity  High  School
Volleyball  Team;  Head  Coach, Kelly Unverdorben; Assistant Coach, Paul
Mann;  Junior  Varsity  Coach,  Mackenzie  Gnan;  Modified  Coach,  Jean
Bantelman;  Athletic  Trainer,  Matt  Gnan;  Managers, Megan Wenke, Ella
Wentworth, Riley Work, Lia Cook and Emma Rhinehart;  Statistician,  Rick
Coletti, and Athletic Director, Elizabeth Colligan.