LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Cicero-North Syracuse Girls'
Basketball Team and Coach Eric Smith upon the occasion of winning
consecutive New York State Class AA Championships

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 Cicero-North Syracuse Girls' Basketball Team became the
2012 New York State Class AA Champions for the second year in a row with
a 62-48 victory over Penfield in the championship game; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Eric Smith and Assistant Coaches, Laura
Schilly and Bill Aldrich, as skilled and inspirational tutors, respected
for their ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record, 20-3, is outstanding and the team
went undefeated in league play; and
WHEREAS, Aside from winning the New York State Class AA Championship,
the Cicero-North Syracuse Girls' Basketball Team was also a semi-final-
ist at the Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Arizona, which is known
as the most competitive tournament in the country; and
WHEREAS, Throughout this remarkable season, the team also defeated
three top 25 nationally-ranked teams, and they won the New York State
Class AA Federation Championship; and
WHEREAS, The team members were loyally and enthusiastically supported
by family, fans, friends, and the community at large, throughout the
season; and
WHEREAS, The Cicero-North Syracuse Girls' Basketball Team rallied
behind one another, establishing a sisterhood of athletic ability, good
sportsmanship, honor, and scholarship, demonstrating that these team
players are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, as a scholar-athlete team with
a 92 grade point average, the team members have proven themselves to be
an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably on their
school; and
WHEREAS, Participation in athletic competition instills the values of
teamwork, pride, and accomplishment, and Coach Eric Smith 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 Cicero North Syracuse Girls' Basketball team; its
members: Sarah Bowles, Kelly Corbin, Alexis Degennaro, Cara Gannett,
Julie Hauberg, Elizabeth Miles, Hannah Nichols, Adrianna Patzer, Britta-
ny Paul, Breanna Stewart, Abbey Timpano, and Rachelle Walters; and Coach
Eric Smith 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 Cicero North Syracuse Girls' Basketball Team and to the
aforementioned coaches.