LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic
Varsity Girls' Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 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, Ranked number one in New York State all season, the 2010-2011
John A. Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' Basketball Team captured its
second state Class D championship title in three years with an impres-
sive 44-26 victory over Chateaugay at Hudson Valley Community College in
the state tournament final; and
WHEREAS, The Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' Basketball Team won the
New York State Class D title in 2009 with a different starting line-up;
the 2010-2011 team used its trademark pressure defense to defeat the
19-7 Bulldogs from Chateaugay in this year's championship game; and
WHEREAS, Known as the "Stateswomen" or "Lady Statesmen," the 2010-2011
Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' Basketball Team finished the season with
a spectacular 20-2 record; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by the 2010-2011 Coleman
Catholic Varsity Girls' Basketball Team is due in great part to the
efforts of Coach Guy Leonard, a skilled and inspirational tutor,
respected for his ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The overall record of the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic Varsity
Girls' Basketball Team was outstanding, and the team members were loyal-
ly and enthusiastically supported by family, fans, friends and the
community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic Varsity
Girls' Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to capturing
the Class D New York State Championship, were a sisterhood of athletic
ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrat-
ing that these team players are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic
Varsity Girls' Basketball Team members have proven themselves to be an
unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably on their school
and their community; and
WHEREAS, Coach Guy Leonard has done a superb job in guiding, molding
and inspiring the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' Basketball
Team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Guy Leonard and the Coleman Catholic Varsity
Girls' Basketball Team's 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 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' Basketball
Team, its members and Coach Guy Leonard on their outstanding season,
overall team record and the Class D New York State Championship; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls'
Basketball Team and to Coach Guy Leonard.