LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Irvington High School Girls
Basketball Team and Coach Gina Maher upon the occasion of capturing
their second consecutive New York State Class B 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 Irvington High School Girls Basketball Team are the New
York State Class B Champions; on Saturday, March 19, 2011, the Lady
Bulldogs defeated the Aquinas Institute 91-52 to win their second
consecutive Class B state championship at Hudson Valley Community
College in Troy, New York; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Gina Maher, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for her ability to develop potential into excellence;
and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 25-2 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 Irvington High School Girls 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 Gina Maher 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 Gina Maher 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 Irvington High School Girls Basketball Team; its
members: Lauren Chafizadeh, Alyssa DiCampli, Jaime Gelardi, Laurilyn
Gelardi, Marley Giddins, Lucy Jones, Brittni Lai, Lexi Martins, Ryan
McMahon, Kelly O'Donnell, and Melissa Tierney and Coach Gina Maher 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 Irvington High School Girls Basketball Team and to Coach
Gina Maher.