LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Union-Endicott High School
Girls Bowling Team and Coach Barb Ziska upon the occasion of winning the
New York State Public High School Athletic Association Tournament

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 Union-Endicott High School Girls Bowling Team are the New
York State Public High School Athletic Association Tournament Champions;
and
WHEREAS, The Lady Tigers' lead was 290 after three games and never
dropped below 280 until the final margin; they finished with a 5,669
six-game total for a 195-pin advantage on runner-up Frontier from West-
ern New York among the 10 teams; while Union-Endicott never approached
the 1,000 mark thereafter, no other team could make a run at them; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Barb Ziska, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for her 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 Union-Endicott High School Girls Bowling
Team, from the opening match 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 Barb Ziska 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 Barb Ziska and these 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 Union-Endicott High School Girls Bowling Team; its
members: Kelli Carr, Rebecca Conrad, Courtney Evanek, Danielle Jones,
Melanie Jones, Alexis Mikels, Vicki Peters, and Holly Pribulick; and
Coach Barb Ziska 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 Union-Endicott High School Girls Bowling Team and to
Coach Barb Ziska.