LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Port North fourth grade
basketball team upon the occasion of capturing the Super League Champi-
onship

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 Port North fourth grade basketball team are the Super
League Champions; they defeated the HHH Fury 39-26 to complete their
first season with a championship title; 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 Port North fourth grade basketball team,
from the opening game of the season to participation in the Champion-
ship, were a brotherhood of athletic ability, of good sportsmanship, of
honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players are
second to none; and
WHEREAS, The Port North fourth grade basketball team have proven them-
selves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably
on their community; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and these outstanding athletes have clearly made a
contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their
community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Port North fourth grade basketball team; its members:
Casey Lee, Matt Tracz, Connor Dunphy, Derek Livingston, Dominic Eilbach-
er, Mikey Beil, Ryan Perlmutter, Brandon Caslow, Christopher Bradburry,
Jacob Katz and Matt Schmitz on their outstanding season and overall team
record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Port North fourth grade basketball team.