LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Highland Varsity Girls'
Basketball Team and its coaching staff upon the occasion of capturing
the 2009 New York State Section 9 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, On Saturday, March 7, 2009, the Highland Varsity Girls'
Basketball Team captured the Section 9 Class B basketball championship
against Marlboro by a score of 37-23; and
WHEREAS, The 2008-09 Highland Varsity Girls' Basketball Team won its
first Section 9 Class B title since 2006 with a memorable defensive
display, holding Marlboro scoreless in the 2nd quarter and to just five
points in the third quarter; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by the 2008-09 Highland Huskies
Team is due in great part to the efforts of Head Coach, Jim Delmar, a
skilled and inspirational mentor, 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 2008-09 Highland Varsity Girls' Basket-
ball Team, from the opening game of the season to their Section 9 Class
B championship were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sportsman-
ship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players
are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the 2008-09 Highland Varsity
Girls' Basketball Team members have proven themselves to be an unbeata-
ble combination of talents, reflecting favorably on their school and
community; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach, Jim Delmar has done a superb job in guiding,
molding and inspiring the 2008-09 Highland Varsity Girls' Basketball
Team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Head Coach, Jim Delmar, and the 2008-09 Highland Varsity
Girls' Basketball Team's 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 2008-09 Highland Varsity Girls' Basketball Team and
Coach Jim Delmar on their New York State Section 9 Class B championship,
their outstanding season, and overall team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members and coaching staff of the 2008-09 Highland Varsi-
ty Girls' Basketball Team.