Bill Text: NY K00209 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Harrisville High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2019 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class D Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-25 - adopted [K00209 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00209-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 209

BY: M. of A. Blankenbush

        CONGRATULATING  the  Harrisville  High School Boys
        Varsity  Basketball  Team  upon  the   occasion   of
        capturing  the  2019  NYSPHSAA  Basketball  Class  D
        Championship on March 17, 2019

  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
Harrisville  High  School Boys Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion
of capturing the 2019 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class D Championship; and

  WHEREAS, To the praise and  applause  of  their  excited  fans,  the
Pirates  defeated  Oppenheim-Ephratah/St.  Johnsville  High  School in a
decisive 67-54 victory to capture their first  Championship  on  Sunday,
March  17,  2019,  at  the  Floyd  L.  Maines Veterans Memorial Arena in
Binghamton, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors of  maroon  and  white,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported  the  Pirates  throughout  their  journey  as they ended their
season with an impressive 21-6 overall record; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport  such  as  basketball,  which  demands  athletic
prowess,  speed  and  agility,  Coaches Brian Coloney, Tom Coloney, Rick
Chartrand and Ed Jenack have 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, Coaches Brian Coloney, Tom Coloney, Rick Chartrand  and  Ed
Jenack  and  all  of  the  outstanding  athletes on the Harrisville High
School Boys Varsity Basketball 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 Harrisville  High  School  Boys  Varsity
Basketball Team: Nathan Schmitt, Mathias Duut, Bill Monira, Nolan Parow,
Nikola  Granolic,  Jadon  Sullivan,  Dalton  Church,  Adam  Szlamczyski,
Nathaniel Woodward, Matthew Allen, Peyton Schmitt, Scott Roberts, Foster
Neeley and Christian Butler; Coaches Brian Coloney,  Tom  Coloney,  Rick
Chartrand and Ed Jenack upon the occasion of capturing the 2019 NYSPHSAA
Basketball Class D Championship on March 17, 2019; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Harrisville High School  Boys  Varsity
Basketball  Team; Coaches Brian Coloney, Tom Coloney, Rick Chartrand and
Ed Jenack; and Managers Maddox Sullivan and Jackson Jenack.