LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Massapequa High School Field
Hockey Team and Coach Barbara Lowell upon the occasion of capturing the
2009 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, A perennial powerhouse, the Massapequa High School Field
Hockey Team defeated Baldwin High School, 2-1, at Adelphi University;
and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Barbara Lowell and her outstanding Assist-
ant Coach, Kristen Steck, 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 Field Hockey
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, Coaches Barbara Lowell and Kristen Steck 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 Coach Barbara Lowell and the outstanding athletes on
the Massapequa High School Field Hockey 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 Field Hockey Team; its members:
Kerri Friel; Marianne Kramer; Kimberly Seckler; Chelsea Bonetti; Victo-
ria Harrison; Katie Lake; Jenny Perucca; Victoria Provenzano; Nicole
Scoca; Margaret Ward; Amanda Brady; Katie Cooney; Alexandra Crivici;
Taylor Hein; Lisa Labriola; Danielle Roamer; Athena Soregaroli; Dana
Ahrens; Andrea Bourgal; Lauren Liegmann; Kelly Ann Mallon; Kelsey
O'Brien; Nicole Scicutella; and Laura Waldron; Assistant Coach Kristen
Steck; and Coach Barbara Lowell 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 Field Hockey Team, Assistant Coach
Kristen Steck and Coach Barbara Lowell.