LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Tuxedo Varsity Girls Basket-
ball Team and Coach Dave Powers upon the occasion of capturing their
second straight Section 9 Class C title

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 Tuxedo Varsity Girls Basketball Team are the Section 9
Class C Champions; and
WHEREAS, Even though Tri-Valley defeated rival Tuxedo twice in the
regular season, Tuxedo still had all the confidence once the opening tip
came in the Class Championship; second-seeded Tuxedo captured its second
straight Section 9 Class C title with a 45-31 win over top-seeded Tri-
Valley at Mount Saint Mary College; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Dave Powers, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his 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 Tuxedo Varsity Basketball 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 Dave Powers 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 Dave Powers and the outstanding athletes on
the Tuxedo Varsity Girls Basketball Team have clearly made a contrib-
ution 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 Tuxedo Varsity Girls Basketball Team; its members: Mary
O'Toole, Krystal Rivera, Sarah Garceau, Mary Comerford, Devon Espel,
Stephanie Purdy, Katie-Leigh Sovak, Brittany Burton, Alexandria Gunder-
mann, Alexandra Novri, Erin Murphy, Alexandriah Sabarese, Marie Meore,
Olivia Barry, Corinna DeLisi, and Denise Morgan; and Coaches Dave
Powers, Trish Jones, Bill O'Neill and Erika Sovak 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 Tuxedo Varsity Girls Basketball Team and to the aforemen-
tioned coaches.