LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2009 Hampton Bays High School
Varsity Girls' Softball Team upon the occasion of capturing the Long
Island Class B Championship, and on their outstanding season

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 Hampton Bays High School Varsity Girls' Softball Team are
the 2009 Long Island Class B Champions; and
WHEREAS, During the season, the 2009 Hampton Bays High School Varsity
Girls' Softball Team's record was outstanding, and their championship
title win showed they were capable of coming together as a championship
team; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach David Goodman and Assistant Coach Brian Dunkirk
are skilled and inspirational mentors, 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 2009 Hampton Bays High School Varsity
Girls' Softball Team, from the opening game of the season to partic-
ipation in the championship, 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 their school; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach David Goodman and Assistant Coach Brian Dunkirk
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 Head Coach David Goodman, Assistant Coach Brian
Dunkirk and the 2009 Hampton Bays High School Varsity Girls' Softball
Team's outstanding athletes have clearly made a contribution to the
spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their school; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the 2009 Hampton Bays High School Varsity Girls' Softball
Team; its members: Marissa Raimo, Ali Hultberg, Kait Cooper, Kayla
Duval, Emily Cortese, Grace Guarino, Jessica Dubowski, Megan Pecoraro,
Monica O'Connor, Morgan Orego, Ashley Miano, Anjelica Barberine, Chris-
tine Mortise, Elizabeth Raimo, Tara Stiansen, Nicole Yeager, Meghan
McManus, Jessie Egner, Jenna Goucher, Karli Troyan, and Jazmin Hiscock;
and Head Coach David Goodman and Assistant Coach Brian Dunkirk, on their
championship title and 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 members of the 2009 Hampton Bays High School Varsity
Girls' Softball Team, and to Head Coach David Goodman and Assistant
Coach Brian Dunkirk.