LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Bay Shore Girls Softball Team
and Coach Jim McGowan upon the occasion of winning the New York State
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 Bay Shore Girls Softball Team are the New York State
Class AA Champions; they defeated Cicero-North Syracuse by a score of
4-0; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Jim McGowan, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excellence;
and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 27-1 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 Bay Shore Girls Softball 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 Jim McGowan 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 Jim McGowan and the outstanding athletes on
the Bay Shore Girls Softball 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 Bay Shore Girls Softball Team; its members: Kelsey
Fischer, Cat Franzone, Liz Weber, Zuri Delfosse, Marissa Brightman,
Amber Fogarty, Nicole Marzillo, Taylor McGowan, Sarina Ramirez, Erika
Traina, Briana Coan, Angelica Horne, Gianna Panariella and Courtney
Syrett; and Coaches Jim McGowan and Jackie Pasquerella 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 Bay Shore Girls Softball Team and to Coaches Jim McGowan
and Jackie Pasquerella.