LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Lansing High School Girls
Soccer Team and Coach Eric Stickel upon the occasion of capturing the
2014 New York State Class C Section IV 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 Lansing High School Girls Soccer Team captured the 2014
New York State Class C Section IV Championship with an exciting 3-0
victory over Elmira Notre Dame on Saturday, October 31, 2014, in
Norwich, New York; and
WHEREAS, The Lansing Bobcats finished their season in sensational
fashion, winning their second consecutive Section IV title and advancing
to the Class C Finals; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Eric Stickel, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excellence;
and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 17-5 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 Lansing High School Girls Soccer Team,
from the opening game of the season to participation in the champion-
ship, 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
WHEREAS, Coach Eric Stickel 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 Eric Stickel 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 Lansing High School Girls Soccer Team; its members:
Kassie Riemer, Lyndsey Lehr, Jill Austin, Emma Dhmitri, Megan Dean, Miya
Kuramoto, Charlotte Gagnon, Kristin Dake, Riley Zajac, Nikki Vanostrand,
Anna Kirkwood, Maura McCartney, Shea McCartney, Michelle Schafer, Maddy
Czymmek, Maggie Evanek, Lena Geisler, Sarah Geisler, Madison Jones,
Clara Montague, Madeline Boerman, Meghan Pronti and Audrey Montague;
Coach Eric Stickel and Assistant Coach Brian Streb 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 Lansing High School Girls Soccer Team, Coach Eric Stick-
el, and Assistant Coach Brian Streb.