LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Union-Endicott High School
Girls Soccer Team and Coach Bill Stepanovsky upon the occasion of
capturing the New York State Section IV Class AA 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 Union-Endicott High School Girls Soccer Team are the New
York State Section IV Class AA Champions; the Lady Tigers had a string
of 18 straight shutouts, including the 4-0 championship victory over
Vestal as this outstanding team tallied an 80 goals for and zero
allowed; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Bill Stepanovsky and Assistant Coach Mike
Carboni, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their ability
to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, Also Southern Tier Athletic Conference Champions, Union-Endi-
cott High School Girls Soccer 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 Union-Endicott 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 their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Bill Stepanovsky 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 Bill Stepanovsky and the outstanding athletes
on the Union-Endicott High School Girls Soccer Team 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 Union-Endicott High School Girls Soccer Team; its
members: Savannah Rigo, Mercedes Kendall, Autumn Anderson, Chelsea
Foster, Mallory Foran, Rose Carboni, Leah Ciotoli, Sarah Koral, Molly
Darrow, Gina Baldwin, Jenna Murphy, Danielle Mastro, Morgan Sylvester,
Skylar Sylvester, Abby Renfro, Caroline Voorhis, Kylie Strom, Lindsey
Lobevero, Kelsie Marshall, Sierra McIver, Elle Morgan, Liz Dwornik,
Brittain Wagner, and Liz Rizzuto, and Coach Bill Stepanovsky and Assist-
ant Coach Mike Carboni 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 Union-Endicott High School Girls Soccer Team and the
aforementioned coaches.