LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Massapequa High School Varsity
Boys Baseball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2013 Nassau County
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 Wednesday, May 29, 2013, the Massapequa High School Varsi-
ty Boys Baseball Team captured the 2013 Nassau County Class AA Champion-
ship with a 7-5 win over MacArthur at a game played at Farmingdale
State; and
WHEREAS, To win the Nassau County Class AA Championship, the Massape-
qua High School Varsity Boys Baseball Team swept the best-of-three
series, winning the first game by a score of 6-0, and clinching the
title with its 7-5 win in the third game; and
WHEREAS, The 2013 Massapequa High School Varsity Boys Baseball Team
compiled an outstanding 20 win season; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coaches Tom Sheedy, Chris Cafiero, Steve Castel-
lani and Pat Wallace, 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 2013 Massapequa High School Varsity Boys
Baseball Team, from the opening game of the season to capturing the
Nassau County Class AA Championship, were a brotherhood of athletic
ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrat-
ing 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, Coaches Tom Sheedy, Chris Cafiero, Steve Castellani and Pat
Wallace have done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the
2013 Massapequa High School Varsity Boys Baseball Team members toward
their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Coaches Tom Sheedy, Chris Cafiero, Steve Castellani and
Pat Wallace, and the 2013 Massapequa High School Varsity Boys Baseball
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 2013 Massapequa High School Varsity Boys Baseball Team;
its members: Andrew Camarda, Michael Cardino, Nicholas Comito, Nicholas
D'Elia, Nicholas Fanneron, Andrew Fennell, Robert Fitzpatrick, Brian
Flecker, Eric Hassell, Patrick Healy, Matthew Helford, Nicholas Jeroli-
mov, Matthew Pagano, Frank Portaro, Joseph Riley, Michael Ruvio, William
Schlich, Ryan Smith, Nicholas Breslin, Alex Cosenza, Joseph Cottone,
Matthew Diesel, Johnny Donza, Nick Garland, Robert Honeyman, Nick Icart,
Philip Michel, Brian Morgan, and Griffin Sullivan; and Coaches Tom
Sheedy, Chris Cafiero, Steve Castellani and Pat Wallace, on their Nassau

County Class AA Championship, their outstanding season and overall team
record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members and coaching staff of the 2013 Massapequa High
School Varsity Boys Baseball Team.