LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the SS Seward Girls Varsity Soccer
Team and Coach Joe DiMattina upon the occasion of capturing the Section
9 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 SS Seward Girls Varsity Soccer Team are the Section 9
Champions; with this honor, they advanced to the New York State Class C
Finals by defeating North Salem 1-0 in the Regionals, and then they
later faced Stony Brook; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Joe DiMattina, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his 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 SS Seward Girls Varsity Soccer Team,
from the opening game of the season to participation in the champion-
ship, 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 Joe DiMattina 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 Joe DiMattina and the outstanding athletes on
the SS Seward Girls Varsity 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 SS Seward Girls Varsity Soccer Team; its members:
Chelsea Sanford, Kristin Chevrier, Caitlin Lemire, Kristen Ludecker,
Elizabeth Gorshak, Cassidy Ratti, Alexa Pellacani, Alyssa McLaughlin,
Gladys Loyas, Brooke Howell, Jessica Velez, Jeanine Folkl, Kristin
Adams, Rachel Pennings, Allison Morgan, Susie Collins, Danielle Stam,
Erin Pawliczek, Kari Ward, Alyse Space, Leah Nevarez and Shannon
O'Sullivan, and Coach Joe DiMattina 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 SS Seward Girls Varsity Soccer Team and to Coach Joe
DiMattina.