LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the fifth grade Our Lady of Hope
CYO Basketball Team and Coaches upon the occasion of earning the title
of Long Island B Division Champions

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 fifth grade Our Lady of Hope CYO Basketball Team are the
Long Island B Division Champions; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of their Coaches Patrick and Karin Leary, and Eric
Mogavero, skilled and inspirational tutors, 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 fifth grade Our Lady of Hope CYO Basket-
ball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the
championship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sportsman-
ship, 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, The fifth grade Our Lady of Hope CYO Basketball Team's Coach-
es, Patrick and Karin Leary, and Eric Mongavero, 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 the fifth grade Our Lady of Hope CYO Basketball
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 fifth grade Our Lady of Hope CYO Basketball Team; its
members: Erin Leary, Lea Iglesias, Abby Chiappone, Karina Mogavero,
Ashley Hommel, Elizabeth Hommel, and Kayla Steckler; and Coaches Patrick
and Karin Leary, and Eric Mogavero on their outstanding season and over-
all team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the fifth grade Our Lady of Hope CYO Basketball Team, and to
Coaches Patrick and Karin Leary, and Eric Mogavero.