Honor Whitney Point Champions

Senate Resolution No. 232 BY: Senator AKSHAR CONGRATULATING the Whitney Point High School Girls Varsity Field Hockey Team upon the occasion of capturing the 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 development 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, For the third consecutive year, the Whitney Point High School Girls Varsity Field Hockey Team captured the New York State Class C Championship with an exciting 4-1 victory over Cazenovia on Sunday,

November 13, 2016, at Maine-Endwell; and WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great part to the efforts of Coach Nicole Huston, a skilled and inspirational tutor, respected for her ability to develop potential into excellence; and WHEREAS, The Golden Eagles overall record of 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 Whitney Point High School Girls Varsity Field Hockey Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the championship, 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 favorably on their school; and WHEREAS, Coach Nicole Huston 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 Nicole Huston and her 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 Whitney Point High School Girls Varsity Field Hockey Team; its members: Leanne Bough, Alexa Wentz, Madison Wayman, Victoria Petrie, Stephanie Jecker, Elaina Burchell, MaryKate Breward, Leih Glezen, Sierra Hand, Elayna Ellerson, Joslyn Kim, Madison Breward, Makayla Haven, Destini Gardner, Amy Stevens, Taylor Ferro, Cassidy Sturdevant, Jackie Ballard, Tiara Leet, Annik Evers, Olivia Driscoll, Katie Cafferty and Natalie Leuci, along with Coach Nicole Huston, and Assistant Coach Kylie Hrehor their outstanding season and overall team record; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the Whitney Point High School Girls Varsity Field Hockey Team and to Coach Nicole Huston.