LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2009 Port Jefferson High
School Varsity Girls' Softball Team upon the occasion of capturing the
Long Island Class C 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 Port Jefferson High School Varsity Girls' Softball Team
are the 2009 Long Island Class C Champions; and
WHEREAS, On June 11, 2009, the Port Jefferson High School Varsity
Girls' Softball Team advanced to the regional championship and, after
losing the first game in the three-game series, came back to beat Pier-
son High School to win the championship and claim the title of Long
Island Class C Champions; and
WHEREAS, In addition, the Port Jefferson High School Varsity Girls'
Softball Team advanced on to the Long Island Championship game and
defeated Oyster Bay by a score of 3-2, to become Long Island Champions;
and
WHEREAS, During the season, the 2009 Port Jefferson High School Varsi-
ty Girls' Softball Team's record was outstanding, and their championship
title wins showed they were capable of coming together as a championship
team; and
WHEREAS, Coaches Debbie Brown and Debra Mazza are skilled and inspira-
tional 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 Port Jefferson 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, Coaches Debbie Brown and Debra Mazza 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 Coaches Debbie Brown and Debra Mazza, and the 2009
Port Jefferson 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, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the 2009 Port Jefferson High School Varsity Girls' Softball
Team; its members: Jacqueline Lennon, Anastasia Lennon, Morgan Sakovich,
Chelsea Tamuk, Mollie Gibson, Danielle Grier, Renee Marchewka, Courtney
Fee, Sarah Hill, Alison Witrock, Natalie Garland, and Michiko McGivney;
and Coaches Debbie Brown and Debra Mazza, on their championship titles
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 Port Jefferson High School Varsity
Girls' Softball Team, and to Coaches Debbie Brown and Debra Mazza.