LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Lansing Varsity Baseball Team
and Coach Stuart Dean upon the occasion of capturing the New York State
Class C 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 Lansing Varsity Baseball Team are the New York State
Class C Champions; the Bobcats defeated the Haldane Blue Devils, 5-3, to
win the state baseball title at Johnson City's Wildcat Field; the victo-
ry gave the Lansing Bobcats a 26-0 record and the school's first state
title in a boys' sport; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Stuart Dean, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his 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 Lansing Varsity 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 their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Stuart Dean has 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 Stuart Dean and his 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 Lansing Varsity Baseball Team, and Coach Stuart Dean 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 Lansing Varsity Baseball Team and to Coach Stuart Dean.