LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Plattsburgh Boys Soccer Team
and Coach Pat Shaughnessy upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA
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 Plattsburgh High School Boys Soccer Team are the NYSPHSAA
Class B Champions; and
WHEREAS, For the first time in history, the Plattsburgh High School
Boys Soccer Team won the Class B State Championship with a 3-1 victory
over East Aurora in Middletown, New York; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Pat Shaughnessy, a skilled and inspira-
tional tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 19-2-0 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 Plattsburgh High School Boys Soccer
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the cham-
pionship, 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 Pat Shaughnessy has done a superb job in guiding, mold-
ing and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Pat Shaughnessy 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 Plattsburgh Boys Soccer Team; its members: Stephen
Bedard, Jacob Brandmeier, Liam Chaskey, Kevin Dandrow, Jeremy Davies,
Cory Duquette, Alex Follmer, Gavin Giroux, Chad Hassinger, Hannes Kurz-
mann, Jeff Latinville, Luke-Jay Phillips, Dan Piper, Alex Puchalski,
Theo Gardner-Puschak, J.D. Side, Abdousabour Tidjani, Luka Tsiklauri,
Colin Wells, Trevor Wills, Rayane Yahiaoui; and Coach Pat Shaughnessy 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 members of the Plattsburgh High School Boys Soccer Team
and to Coach Pat Shaughnessy.