LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Nanuet High School Girls
Basketball Team and Coach Carlos Fidalgo upon the occasion of capturing
the 2009 New York State Federation Class B Championship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, The Nanuet High School Girls Basketball Team finished its
season 23-6 and won its last 11 games, including a 60-45 victory over
Long Island Lutheran to win the first Federation title in school history
and a 39-35 victory over Oneonta High School for its first New York
State Basketball Championship; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Carlos Fidalgo and his team of outstanding
assistant coaches, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their
ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the team
members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Nanuet High School Girls Basketball
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the cham-
pionship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sportsmanship,
of honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players are
second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on Nanuet High School; and
WHEREAS, Coach Carlos Fidalgo and his dedicated staff have done a
superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the team members toward
their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Carlos Fidalgo and the outstanding athletes on
the Nanuet High School Girls Basketball Team have clearly made a
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 Nanuet High School Girls Basketball Team; its members:
Christine Brezovsky, Amy Delva, Kiera Dooley, Christina Fitzgerald, K.C.
Jentzen, Lauren Kahn, Lisa Kahn, Ryan Mulligan, Nikki Saponaro, Morgan
Miller, Elizabeth Zoda; Manager Amanda Kola; Assistant Coaches: Phil
Carbone and Charles Slaybaugh; and Coach Carlos Fidalgo on their
outstanding season and overall team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Nanuet High School Girls Basketball Team and Coach Carlos
Fidalgo.