LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Massapequa High School Girls
Soccer Team and Coach Bruce Stegner upon the occasion of capturing its
sixth consecutive Nassau 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 2008 Nassau County Champions, the Massapequa High School
Girls Soccer Team, began the season ranked Number 1 in the USA ESPN/Rise
pre-season poll and finished the regular season with a perfect record;
in addition, the team received the NYSPHSAA Scholar Team Award for
having a team average of 90% or better; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Bruce Stegner and his outstanding Assistant
Coach, Brigit Ana Canle, 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 Massapequa High School Girls Soccer
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 Massapequa High School; and
WHEREAS, The Conference Coach of the Year, Coach Bruce Stegner 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 Bruce Stegner and the outstanding athletes on
the Massapequa High School Girls Soccer 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 Massapequa High School Girls Soccer Team; its members:
Alyssa Staubitz, Lindsay Porcello, Jessica Opatich, Emily Masiello,
Andrea Arnold, Andrea Bujacich, Alexandra Liese, Stephanie Nelle, Lauren
Muscarella, Caitlin McKenna, Meredith Dic, Vicki DiMartino, Jillian
LaSota, Kerry Sullivan, Casey Marks, Kimberly DeCasare, Lauren Bischoff,
Victoria Lander, Taylor McCavanagh, Taylor Elliott, Amada Reverberi,
Christina Fregosi; Assistant Coach Brigit Ana Canle; and Coach Bruce
Stegner 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 Massapequa High School Girls Soccer Team, Assistant Coach
Brigit Ana Canle and Coach Bruce Stegner.