Bill Text: NY K00697 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Congratulating the Poland High School Girls Soccer Team and Head Coach Tom Basel upon the occasion of winning the New York State Class D Girls Soccer Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-23 - adopted [K00697 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00697-Introduced.html

Assembly Resolution No. 697

BY: M. of A. Smullen

        CONGRATULATING the Poland High School Girls Soccer
        Team  and  Head Coach Tom Basel upon the occasion of
        winning the New York  State  Class  D  Girls  Soccer
        Championship

  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
Poland High School Girls Soccer Team and Head Coach Tom Basel  upon  the
occasion   of  capturing  the  New  York  State  Class  D  Girls  Soccer
Championship on Sunday, November 17, 2019, in Cortland, New York; and

  WHEREAS, To the praise and  applause  of  their  excited  fans,  the
Tornadoes  were  able  to surmount their opponents in the New York State
Championship Match  and  accomplish  the  utmost  high  school  sporting
accomplishment in this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Poland  High  School  Girls  Soccer Team ended a very
successful season finishing a perfect 23-0  and  capped  their  historic
season  off  with a 6-1 triumphant victory over Section 6 Champion Avoca
to secure the Class D New York State Girls Soccer Championship; and

  WHEREAS, These are not uncharted waters for the Poland  High  School
Girls  Soccer  Program and Head Coach Tom Basel, who has now won two New
York State Championships and obtained a record of 41-0-1 over the course
of the past two seasons; and

  WHEREAS, The Poland High School  Girls  Soccer  Team  are  not  only
champions on the pitch, but off it as well; just before the team's final
match,  its  members  helped  clean  up their community which was hit by
devastating floods and heavy  winds  leaving  more  than  241,000  homes
without power; and

  WHEREAS,  In a sport such as soccer, which demands athletic prowess,
speed and agility, and mental toughness, Head Coach Tom  Basel  and  his
expert   coaching   staff  worked  hard  to  hone  the  skills  of  this
championship team, teaching these  outstanding  athletes  lessons  which
will prove invaluable both on and off the pitch; and

  WHEREAS,  Head  Coach  Basel and all the outstanding athletes on the
Poland High School Girls Soccer 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 Poland High School  Girls  Soccer  Team:
Emily Schrader, Carliza Roark, Riley Wisheart, Sara Borner, Erin Powers,
Rickelle  Wright, Alexis Bates, Brooke Humiston, Jordyn Squire, Victoria
Rommel, Madison Altamura, Logan Cookinham, Leah  Basel,  Shelbi  Hagues,
Amanda  Sweet,  Ava Malin, Jessica Batson, Grace Braunlich, Bailey Dunn,
Jadyn Lowe; and Head Coach Tom Basel on their extraordinary season;  and
be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Poland High School Girls  Soccer  Team
and Head Coach Tom Basel.
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