Bill Text: NY K00053 | 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 2022 NYSPHSAA Class C Volleyball Championship on November 20, 2022

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - adopted [K00053 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00053-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 53

BY: M. of A. Giglio JM

        CONGRATULATING  the  Portville  High  School Girls
        Varsity  Volleyball  Team  upon  the   occasion   of
        capturing  the  2022  NYSPHSAA  Class  C  Volleyball
        Championship on November 20, 2022

  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 2022 NYSPHSAA Volleyball Class C Championship; and

  WHEREAS,  To  the  praise  and  applause  of their excited fans, the
Panthers defeated Port Jefferson High School in a decisive  3-0  (25-11,
25-17,  25-10)  victory  to capture the Championship on Sunday, November
20, 2022, at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls, New York; and

  WHEREAS, This monumental win marks the seventh 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 Panthers throughout their  journey  as  they  ended  their
season with an impressive 43-2-2 overall record; and

  WHEREAS,  In  a  sport  such  as  volleyball, which demands athletic
prowess, speed and agility,  Head  Coach  Kelly  Unverdorben,  Assistant
Coach  Mackenzie Gnan, Junior Varsity Coach Paul Mann 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:  Jillian  Stebbins,  Hanna  Wysocki, Ali Haynes, Addie
Walker, Maddy Ford, Adriana Ensell, Sam  Steadman,  Mia  Rhinehart,  Ava
Haynes, Emily Jordan, Brielle Fidurko, Natalie Maurer, Tori Unverdorben,
Lillian  Bentley  and  Laney  Vincent;  Head  Coach  Kelly  Unverdorben,
Assistant Coach Mackenzie Gnan,  Junior  Varsity  Coach  Paul  Mann  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,
Mackenzie Gnan; Junior Varsity Coach, Paul Mann;  Modified  Coach,  Jean
Bantelman;  Athletic  Trainer,  Matt  Gnan; Managers, Danielle Lundfelt,
Marissa Carls and Emma Rhinehart; Ball Girls, Ryleigh Work and Lia Cook;
Statistician, Rick Coletti, and Athletic Director, Elizabeth Colligan.