LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Bayport-Blue Point High School
Boys Lacrosse Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2011 Long Island
Championship and finishing second in the New York State Class C tourna-
ment, and on their outstanding season

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, In 2011, the Bayport-Blue Point High School Boys Lacrosse
Team performed at an exceptionally high level, winning the Long Island
Championship and finishing in second place in the New York State Class C
tournament; and
WHEREAS, In addition, the Phantoms of the 2011 Bayport-Blue Point High
School Boys Lacrosse Team were the first boys lacrosse team in the
history of the school to win a county and Long Island championship; they
compiled an outstanding 13-6 season record; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach Mike Luce and Assistant Coach Brad
Weinman, skilled and inspirational mentors, respected for their ability
to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The 2011 Bayport-Blue Point High School Boys Lacrosse Team's
overall record was 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 2011 Bayport-Blue Point High School Boys
Lacrosse Team from the opening game of the season, to its second place
finish in the New York State Class C tournament and victory in the 2011
Long Island 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, Head Coach Mike Luce and Assistant Coach Brad Weinman have
done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the 2011 Bayport-
Blue Point High School Boys Lacrosse Team members toward their goals;
and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; the 2011 Bayport-Blue Point High School Boys Lacrosse
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 2011 Bayport-Blue Point High School Boys Lacrosse Team;
its members: Derek White, Jack Sheehan, Brian Ward, Brian White, Jesse
Wilde, Josh Shaw, Mike DeBlasio, Billy Baker, Conor White, John Zinno,
Mike Sacca, Neal McKosky, Mike Norwood, Steven Russell, Mike Anglim,
Frank Gluchowski, Robert Popdan, Ralph Fabiani, Dean Hazimantidas, Ryan
McCoy, Adam Berlin, Steven Kreucher, Ryan Hake, Kyle Hughes, Will
Capone, Christain Awe, Brandon Thomas, Nick Oakley, and Brian Zampa-
glione; Head Coach Mike Luce and Assistant Coach Brad Weinman; and
Director of Athletics, Tim Mullins; on their outstanding accomplishments

in capturing the 2011 Long Island Championship and finishing second in
the New York State Class C tournament, and on their extraordinarily
successful season; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members, coaching staff, and director of athletics of the
2011 Bayport-Blue Point High School Boys Lacrosse Team.