LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Shoreham-Wading River Girls
Varsity Lacrosse Team and Head Coach Bob Vlahakis upon the occasion of
capturing their sixth consecutive Suffolk County Class C 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, Recording a record six consecutive times, the Shoreham-Wading
River Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team are the Suffolk County Class C Cham-
pions; they defeated Mount Sinai by a score of 15-6; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach Bob Vlahakis and Assistant Coach JM
Jackson, 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 Shoreham-Wading River Girls Varsity
Lacrosse Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in
the championship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sports-
manship, 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 Bob Vlahakis has 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 Bob Vlahakis, and the outstanding
athletes on the Shoreham-Wading River Girls Varsity Lacrosse 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 Shoreham-Wading River Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team; its
members: Stephanie Anderson, Sara Bates, Katie Boden, Kaitlyn Brosco,
Caitlin Condron, Ali Davis, Brittany DeLea, Jen DeVito, Alyssa Fleming,
Alexandra Franck, Megan Gersbeck, Julie Hudecek, Caitlin King, Demi
Lopez, Isabelle Mahoney, Erin McMullan, Codi Mullen, Chelsey Newman,
Emily Pflumm, Kaitlin Suarez, Michelle Verbeeck, Sam Villafranca,
Corinne Wiederkehr and Rachel Wiederkehr, and Coaches Bob Vlahakis and
JM Jackson 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 Shoreham-Wading River Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team and to
the aforementioned coaches.