LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Red Creek Boys Soccer Team and
Coach Donald Hartley upon the occasion of capturing the 2008 Class C
State 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 Red Creek Boys Soccer Team are the 2008 Class C State
Champions; the Mules defeated North Salem and won its third state cham-
pionship in four years; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Donald Hartley and Assistant Coach Kent
Knox, 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 Red Creek Boys Soccer Team, from the
opening game of the season to participation in the Championship, 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 Donald Hartley and Assistant Coach Kent Knox 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 Donald Hartley, Assistant Coach Kent Knox, and
their outstanding athletes have clearly made a contribution to the spir-
it 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 Red Creek Boys Soccer Team; its members: Reis Cunning-
ham, Ryan Fisher, Alex Keeling, Anthony Losurdo, Keyan Scutt, Ryan Adam,
Kevin Dates, Nathaniel Gregg, Don Stevenson, Brandin Vanderbush, Steven
Deferio, Colton Ginther, Drew Knox, Ryan Pudlowski, Cody Sherman, Shane
Bradley, Ryan Gould, Trevor Knox, Matthew Treby, and Eli Vitale; Coach
Donald Hartley, and Assistant Coach Kent Knox 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 members of the Red Creek Boys Soccer Team, Coach Donald
Hartley, and Assistant Coach Kent Knox.