LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Gananda High School Girls'
Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2011 New York
State Class C 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 2010-2011 Gananda High School Girls' Varsity Basketball
Team won its first ever New York State basketball title with a convinc-
ing 61-51 over Section IV Harpursville at the Class C tournament finals
held at Hudson Valley Community College; and
WHEREAS, The Panthers of the Gananda High School Girls' Varsity
Basketball Team finished their 2010-2011 season undefeated with an
outstanding 25-0 record; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by the 2010-2011 Gananda High
School Girls' Varsity Basketball Team is due in great part to the
efforts of its coaching staff, Head Coach, Tony Morabito; Assistant
Coach, Karin Meuwissen; Assistant Coach, Patrick Muldowny; and Assistant
Coach, Kim Crowley, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for
their ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The overall record of the 2010-2011 Gananda High School
Girls' Varsity Basketball Team was 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 2010-2011 Gananda High School Girls'
Varsity Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to captur-
ing the 2011 New York State Class C Championship, 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 2010-2011 Gananda High
School Girls' Varsity Basketball Team members have proven themselves to
be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably on their
school and their community; and
WHEREAS, The coaching staff of the 2010-2011 Gananda High School
Girls' Varsity Basketball Team have done a superb job in guiding, mold-
ing and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; the 2010-2011 Gananda High School Girls' Varsity Basket-
ball Team's outstanding athletes have clearly made a contribution to the
spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their school; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the 2010-2011 Gananda High School Girls' Varsity Basketball
Team, and its members: Julia Pagano, Taylor Goebel, Jamie Cannan, Shaw-
na Van Etten, Shannon McGinnis, Tiffany Gregoire, Audrey Allen, Melissa
Reeves, Tiffany Burkes, Devin Vogt, Kourtney Goebel, Jessi Butler,
Michelle Suchan, Emily Donnan, Jordyn Ruston, and Lindsey Mason; and
Head Coach, Tony Morabito; Assistant Coach, Karin Meuwissen; Assistant
Coach, Patrick Muldowny; and Assistant Coach, Kim Crowley on their
outstanding season, overall team record and capturing the 2011 New York
State Class C Championship; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members and coaching staff of the 2010-2011 Gananda High
School Girls' Varsity Basketball Team.