LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Manhasset High School Girls
Varsity Lacrosse Team and Coach Danielle Gallagher upon the occasion of
winning the New York State Class B 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 Manhasset High School Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team are the
2014 New York State Class B Champions, after defeating Victor Senior
High School 11-7 on the campus of SUNY Cortland in Cortland, New York,
on Saturday, June 7, 2014; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Danielle Gallagher, a skilled and inspira-
tional tutor, respected for her ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record, 19-1, 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 Manhasset High School Girls Varsity
Lacrosse Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in
the Championship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sports-
manship, 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 Danielle Gallagher 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 Danielle Gallagher and these 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 Manhasset High School Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team 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 Manhasset High School Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team, and to
Coach Danielle Gallagher.