LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Garden City Girls Lacrosse
Team and Coach Diane Chapman upon the occasion of winning their fifth
straight New York State Class B 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 Garden City Girls Lacrosse Team are the Class B Cham-
pions; the Lady Trojans finished with an undefeated season; and
WHEREAS,The Lady Trojans came from behind to overtake Bedford's Fox
Lane, 20-10, to capture the championship; their fifth straight New York
State Class B Championship; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Diane Chapman and her team of outstanding
assistant coaches, 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 Garden City Girls Lacrosse 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 Diane Chapman and Coaches Gina Sambus and Dane Solomon,
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 Diane Chapman and these outstanding athletes
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 Garden City Girls Lacrosse Team; its members: Alexan-
dra Bruno, Kate Butcher, Caroline Confort, Rachel Dooley, Katie Harring-
ton, Tara Mahon, Jenna Fuchs, Linda Attanasio, Shannon Defliese, Eliza-
beth Stutzmann, Krysta Cento, Gabby Garcia, Catherine Dickinson,
Katherine Sullivan, Mikaela Rix, Lauren Engelke, Barbara Sullivan, Paige
Logan, Shannon Mangini, Catherine McTiernan, Mariah Pewarski, Katie
D'Antonio, Arin Stasco, Lily Schmitt, Gabby Nesi, Jessica Greene, Krista
Dampman, Caroline Tarzian, Erin Mullins, Megan McDonald and Kelly Weis;
and Coaches Diane Chapman, Gina Sambus, and Dane Solomon 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 Garden City Girls Lacrosse Team and to the aforementioned
coaches.