LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Hoosic Valley High School
Varsity Girls Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2012
New York State Class C 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, On Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Hudson Valley Community College
in Troy, New York, the 2011-12 Hoosic Valley High School Varsity Girls
Basketball Team captured the New York State Public High School Athletic
Association Class C title by defeating Randolph by a score of 43-42; and
WHEREAS, In addition to winning the New York State Public High School
Athletic Association Class C championship, the 2011-12 Hoosic Valley
High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team were the Wasaren League Cham-
pions, the Class C Section 2 Champions and the Class C Regional Cham-
pions; and
WHEREAS, The 2011-12 Hoosic Valley High School Varsity Girls Basket-
ball Team's overall record was an outstanding 25-1; it was undefeated in
league play with a 14-0 record; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach Walter Dorman and Assistant Coach
Larny Chapko, skilled and inspirational mentors, 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 2011-12 Hoosic Valley High School Varsi-
ty Girls Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to partic-
ipation in league play and in the New York State Public High School
Athletic Association Tournament were a sisterhood 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 Walter Dorman and Assistant Coach Larny Chapko
have done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the 2011-12
Hoosic Valley High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team members toward
their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Head Coach Walter Dorman and Assistant Coach Larny Chap-
ko, and the 2011-12 Hoosic Valley High School Varsity Girls 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 2011-12 Hoosic Valley High School Varsity Girls Basket-
ball Team, its members: Cassidy Chapko, Alicia Lewis (Captain), Rayn
Nigro, Morgan Anderson, Samantha Conners, Morgan Bayly, Whitney Kugler
(Captain), Alexandra Gurney, Rachel Moore (Captain), Kimberly Kocienski,
Sydney Fitzpatrick, Tracy Anderson, and Marisa Moore; and Head Coach

Walter Dorman and Assistant Coach Larny Chapko; on their New York State
Class C Championship and their outstanding season; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members and coaching staff of the 2011-12 Hoosic Valley
High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team.