LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Victor High School Blue Devils
Boys Baseball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2011 New York
State Class AA 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 June 12, 2011, at the NYSEG Park in Binghamton, New York,
the Victor High School Blue Devils Boys Baseball Team captured the New
York State Class AA title defeating Section 2's Shaker High School by a
score of 5-4; and
WHEREAS, The Victor High School Blue Devils Boys Baseball Team's
victory in the 2011 New York State Class AA Championship was the Blue
Devils' first New York State baseball title since 2004; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of the coaching staff, skilled and inspirational
mentors, respected for their ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; and
WHEREAS, The 2011 Victor High School Blue Devils Boys Baseball Team's
overall record was 24-1, and the team members were loyally and enthusi-
astically supported by family, fans, friends and the community at large;
and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the 2011 Victor High School Blue Devils Boys
Baseball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in
league play and capturing the 2011 New York State Class AA 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 their school and community; and
WHEREAS, The coaching staff of the 2011 Victor High School Blue Devils
Boys Baseball Team has done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspir-
ing the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; the coaching staff and the Victor High School Blue
Devils Boys Baseball Team's 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 2011 Victor High School Blue Devils Boys Baseball Team,
its members and coaches, on their outstanding season, overall team
record and outstanding accomplishment in capturing the 2011 New York
State Class AA Championship; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members and coaching staff of the 2011 Victor High School
Blue Devils Boys Baseball Team.