LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Massapequa High School Varsity
Boys Lacrosse Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2013 Nassau County
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 Massapequa High School Varsity Boys Lacrosse Team
defeated Port Washington in a dominant fashion by a score of 16-3 to
capture the 2013 Nassau County Championship in a game played at Hofstra
University; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coaches Tim Radomski, Kieran O'Brien, Mike
Draper, Kevin Sheehan, Kevin McSwiggan and Bob Russo; skilled and inspi-
rational mentors, they are respected for their ability to develop poten-
tial 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
Lacrosse Team, from the opening game of the season to capturing the
Nassau County 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, Coaches Tim Radomski, Kieran O'Brien, Mike Draper, Kevin
Sheehan, Kevin McSwiggan and Bob Russo have done a superb job in guid-
ing, molding and inspiring the 2013 Massapequa High School Varsity Boys
Lacrosse Team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Coaches Tim Radomski, Kieran O'Brien, Mike Draper, Kevin
Sheehan, Kevin McSwiggan and Bob Russo and the 2013 Massapequa High
School Varsity Boys Lacrosse 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 2013 Massapequa High School Varsity Boys Lacrosse Team;
its members: William Artus, Paul Bentz, Sean Conboy, Conor Coughlin,
Alex Cowan, Joe DeMarco, Tyler Dowd, Justin Masone, Scott Pemberton,
Kevin Reilly, Wyatt Russo, Brian Sayrafe, Kevin Schirmaker, Chris Vigi-
lante, Nick Balzano, Craig Berge, James Byrns, Nick Capuana, Matt Cara-
cappa, Brendan Gallivan, Greg Gatti, Alex Georgalis, James Harley, Ian
Kirby, John Korber, Dan Minogue, Joe Moirano, Robert Nash, Brian Savona,
Matthew Valdini, Griff Barnathan, Paul Dilena, Carter Hawthorne, Griff
Konen, Nick Yevoli, Ryan Tierney, Cassey Kimmel; and Coaches Tim Radom-
ski, Kieran O'Brien, Mike Draper, Kevin Sheehan, Kevin McSwiggan and Bob
Russo; on their Nassau County 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 Lacrosse Team.