LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Clymer Lady Pirates Varsity
Basketball Team and Coach Dennis Hinsdale upon the occasion of capturing
the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D Cham-
pionship

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 Clymer Lady Pirates Varsity Basketball Team are the New
York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D Champions;
for after years of near-misses, the Lady Pirates put an exclamation
point on an incredible season by defeating Harrisville of Section 10,
49-35, for the first state title in Clymer history; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Dennis Hinsdale, a skilled and inspira-
tional tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 20-4 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 Clymer Lady Pirates Varsity Basketball
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the cham-
pionship, 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 Dennis Hinsdale has done a superb job in guiding, mold-
ing and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Dennis Hinsdale and the outstanding athletes
on the Clymer Lady Pirates 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 Clylmer Lady Pirates Varsity Basketball Team; its
members: Mallory Deuink, Grace VanEarden, Hannah Neckers, Kailyn Bent-
ley, Sydney Bennink, Rebecca Skinner, Jenn Rhodes, Andrea Lictus,
Stephanie Gilkinson, Ella Wiggers, and Dani Reinwald; and Coaches Dennis
Hinsdale and Scott Neckers 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 Clymer Lady Pirates Varsity Basketball Team and to the
aforementioned coaches.