LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Marion Central School Girls
Varsity Basketball Team and Coach Tom Nortier upon the occasion of
capturing the New York State Public High School Athletic Association
Class C 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 Marion Central School Girls Varsity Basketball Team are
the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class C Cham-
pions; the Lady Black Knights defeated Tioga at the buzzer by a score of
56-54 at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York; and
WHEREAS, This special victory is the first Marion girls sports team to
win a New York State Public High School Athletic Association title; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Tom Nortier and his coaching assistants,
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 Marion Central School Girls Varsity
Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in
the championship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sports-
manship, 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 Nortier 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 Tom Nortier and the outstanding athletes on
the Marion Central School Girls Varsity Basketball 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 Marion Central School Girls Varsity Basketball Team;
its members: Shaina Byron, Lea Blondell, Mary Mabon, Olivia Suhr, Brit-
tani Bove, Ilana Soudan, Jaimie Adriaansen, Taylor Dezio, Amy Zeller,
Alison Campbell, Jessa Blondell, Jordan Phillips, Morgan Statt, Brittany
Wright, Taylor Guerin; and Coaches Tom Nortier, Lynn Frizell, and Amber
Sheflin 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 Marion Central School Girls Varsity Basketball Team and
to the aforementioned coaches.