LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Marathon Girls' Field Hockey
Team and Coach Karen Funk upon the occasion of winning the New York
State Class C 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 Marathon Girls' Field Hockey Team is the New York State
Class C Champion; on Sunday, January 24, 2010, the Marathon community
will join in celebrating this great team's accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by the team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Karen Funk, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for her ability to develop potential into excellence;
and
WHEREAS, Outperforming all of their opponents by a score of 102-16,
the Marathon Girls' Field Hockey Team's overall record of 18-2-1 is
outstanding; throughout the season the team members were loyally and
enthusiastically supported by family, fans, friends and the community
at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Marathon Girls' Field Hockey Team, from
the opening game of the season to participation in the championship,
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
to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably on
their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Karen Funk 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 Karen Funk and the outstanding athletes on the
Marathon Girls' Field Hockey Team have clearly set a standard for the
spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their school; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Marathon Girls'Field Hockey Team; its members: Kim
Braman, Karli DeGraw, Cigi Edwards, Stephanie Fiske, Sarah Harden-Mars-
hall, Tatum Knapp, McKenna Light, Ashley Lincoln, Marta Malmberg, Saman-
tha McMahon, Arielle Pitcher, Ciara Plew, Dakota Ripley, Alexis Root,
Kendra Root, Margaret Thon, Alycia White, Emily Williams, Chelsea Wood,
Laci Young, and Coaches Karen Funk and Kathy Hoyt for their outstanding
season and overall team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Marathon Girls' Field Hockey Team and their coaches.