LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Pierson High School Varsity
Baseball Team and Coach Sean Crowley upon the occasion of capturing the
Class C Suffolk County 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 Pierson High School Varsity Baseball Team, within the Sag
Harbor Union Free School District, are the Class C Suffolk County Cham-
pions; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Sean Crowley, and Assistant Coach Benito
Vila, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their ability to
develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record, 15-10, 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 Pierson High School Varsity Baseball
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the cham-
pionship, were a brotherhood 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, Coach Sean Crowley 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 Coach Sean Crowley and the 17 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 Pierson High School Varsity Baseball Team; its members:
Casey Crowley, Ryan Miller, Joseph Mascali, Edmond Schall, Kyle McGowin,
Anthony Arreguin, James Fusco, Dane Riva, Jeffrey Schimmer, Brendan
Kruel, Joseph Dowling, Mark Mahoney, Tyler Gilbride, Gavin Kudlak, Frank
Romeo, Jake Weingartner, and Paul Dorego, Coach Sean Crowley and Assist-
ant Coach Benito Vila 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 Pierson High School Varsity Baseball Team, Coach Sean
Crowley and Assistant Coach Benito Vila.