LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2012 Eastport South Manor High
School Girls Lacrosse team upon the occasion of capturing the Suffolk
County 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, On Thursday, May 31, 2012, the Eastport South Manor High
School Girls Lacrosse team captured the school's first-ever Suffolk
County girls lacrosse championship; and
WHEREAS, The Lady Sharks of Eastport South Manor High School knocked
off top seeded Hauppauge by a score of 14-9 to win in the Suffolk County
Class B finals held at the Dowling Athletic Complex in Shirley, New
York; it was the school's first appearance in the Suffolk County title
game; and
WHEREAS, The 2012 Eastport South Manor High School Girls Lacrosse team
finished its outstanding season with a 12-2 record in Division II; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by the 2012 Eastport South
Manor High School Girls Lacrosse team is due in great part to the effort
of its coaches, skilled and inspirational mentors, respected for their
ability to develop potential into excellence; 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 2012 Eastport South Manor High School
Girls Lacrosse team from the opening game of the season to winning the
Suffolk County Class B championship, were a sisterhood of athletic abil-
ity, 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 community; and
WHEREAS, The coaches of the 2012 Eastport South Manor High School
Girls Lacrosse team have 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; the 2012 Eastport South Manor High School Girls Lacrosse
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 2012 Eastport South Manor High School Girls Lacrosse
team; its members and coaches; on their outstanding season and Suffolk
County Class B championship; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members and coaches of the 2012 Eastport South Manor High
School Girls Lacrosse team.