LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Victor Girls Volleyball Team
and Coach Shelly Collins upon the occasion of winning their second
straight New York State Class A 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 Victor Girls Volleyball Team are the 2009 New York State
Class A Champions; the Lady Blue Devils had a three-game sweep over
Cornwall of Section IX winning by scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-17; in
addition, this is the third straight Section V title for Victor; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Shelly Collins, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for her ability to develop potential into excellence;
and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record 16-4 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 Victor Girls Volleyball 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
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Shelly Collins has done a superb job in guiding, mold-
ing and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Shelly Collins and the outstanding athletes on
the Victor Girls Volleyball Team have clearly made a contribution to 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 Victor Girls Volleyball Team; its members: Becky
Allen, Kayla Dillman, Kayla Fessler, Jessica Fessler, Shelley Hughes,
Mandi Mereness, Brigid Moore, Sarah O'Hare, Annie Portland, Taylor Ryan,
Sammi Saint Ours, Lauren Shea, Alanna Shelley, Emily Smith, Lacey Clark,
Alex King, and Lauren Fessler, and Coaches Shelly Collins and Denise
Dillman 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 Victor Girls Volleyball Team and to the aforementioned
coaches.