LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the North Rockland High School
Boys Baseball Team and Coach Tom Lynch upon the occasion of winning the
Section I 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 North Rockland High School Boys Baseball Team are the
Section I Champions; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Tom Lynch and his 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 North Rockland High School Boys Baseball
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the cham-
pionship, were a brotherhood 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 Tom Lynch and his dedicated staff 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 Tom Lynch 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 North Rockland High School Boys Baseball Team; its
members: Christian Ascolese, Anthony Auresto, Stephen Carey, Jeremy
Carrasquillo, Jorge Cruz, Nicholas D'Amelio, Nicholas Gamboli, Zach
Howe, Jimmy Foiles, David Garrison, John Emmett Griffin, William Kres-
back, Matt Lonergan, Antonio Mareno, Bobby Michelitch, Wardy Polanco,
Joseph Rastelli, Daniel Roman, Frank Rosario, John Sullivan, James
Schneider, Bobby Sydnor, Patrick Vasquez, and James Wargo; and Coaches
Tom Lynch, Mike Dwyer, Bill Furey, and Ken Ulrich 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 North Rockland High School Boys Baseball Team and to the
aforementioned coaches.