LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Cornwall High School Baseball
Team and Coach Guy Maisonet upon the occasion of capturing the New York
State Class A 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 Cornwall High School Baseball Team are the New York State
Class A Champions; with the title game being held at Union-Endicott High
School, the Dragons went on to defeat Grand Island by a 9-7 score; and
WHEREAS, The Cornwall High School Baseball Team advanced to the cham-
pionship game by defeating Plainedge 11-6 in the semifinals; and
WHEREAS, The Cornwall High School Baseball Team has captured its
second state title since 1993, when it went on to win the New York State
Class B Championship; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Guy Maisonet, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for having the ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; 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 Cornwall High School Baseball Team, from
the opening game of the season to participation in the championship,
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, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on Cornwall High School; and
WHEREAS, Coach Guy Maisonet and his dedicated staff 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, and Coach Guy Maisonet and the outstanding athletes on
the Cornwall High School Baseball Team 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 Cornwall High School Baseball Team; its members: Conor
McMorrow-Kwalwasser, Jimmy Patterson, Dillon Merola, Casey Kerdesky,
R.J. Berger, Casey Hogan, Kyle Halvorsen, Jeff Grygiel, Steve Powles,
Matt Milliken, Mike D'Esposito, Ryan Smith, Steve Octave, John Reilly,
Dylan Carberry, Dylan Zeno, Matt Smith, Nick Klumack, Greg Cleeves, Mike
Bartolone, Mike Trainor, Matthew Butler and Scott Brusseler; and Head
Coach Guy Maisonet and Assistant Coaches Tito Maisonet and Tom Fanning
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 Cornwall High School Baseball Team and to the aforemen-
tioned coaches.