LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Edmeston Central High School
Girls' Soccer Team and Coach Melanie Mumbulo upon the occasion of
capturing the 2008 New York State Class D 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 2008 New York State Class D champions, the Edmeston
Central High School Girls' Soccer Team finished the season with a 22-0-2
record and became the first girls' team in the history of the school to
win a state title; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Melanie Mumbulo and her outstanding assist-
ant coach, 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 Edmeston Central High School Girls'
Soccer Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the
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 team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on Edmeston Central High School; and
WHEREAS, Coach Melanie Mumbulo and Assistant Coach Sherri Vibbard 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 Melanie Mumbulo and the outstanding athletes
on the Edmeston Central High School Girls' Soccer 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 Edmeston Central High School Girls' Soccer Team; its
members; Co-Captains Emily Slentz and Denyse Schoellig; and Stefanie
Cornnell, Ashley Harbison, Taylor Ross, Becky Bennett, Kori Hamm, Rachel
Slentz, Morghen Axtell, Jessica Thornhill, Samantha Martin, Kendra Bres-
sett, Brittany Martin, Suellyn Tophoven, Raven Brown, Emily Holdorf,
Amanda Belden, Dayna Vibbard, Tonya Brownell, Emily Bliss, Alexis
Brazee, Susanna Johnson; Score Keeper: Kris Slentz; Assistant Coach
Sherri Vibbard; and Coach Melanie Mumbulo 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 Edmeston Central High School Girls' Soccer Team and to
Coach Melanie Mumbulo.