Senate Resolution No. 1363

BY: Senator O'MARA

CONGRATULATING the Corning Rugby Club upon the
occasion of capturing the 2023 RugbyNY High School
Girls Championship on June 4, 2023

WHEREAS, Individual and team championships are highly sought after
in high school sports; this Legislative Body commends rare athletic
achievements and pays special recognition to those who pursue such
excellence and become examples for the youth of this great Empire State;
and

WHEREAS, Athletic competition helps to enhance both the moral and
physical development of young athletes, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the importance of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, and developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Corning Rugby Club upon the occasion of capturing the 2023 RugbyNY High
School Girls Championship on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Tim Russert Park
in West Seneca, New York, to be celebrated at the Corning Rugby Club's
End of Season Family Social on Tuesday, June 20, 2023; and

WHEREAS, The Corning Rugby Club was established in 2016, with the
Girls program beginning in 2018; and

WHEREAS, To the praise and applause of their excited fans, the
Corning Rugby Club defeated Orchard Park Rugby with a score of 22-20 in
a battle to win the first State Championship for the Club; and

WHEREAS, Some highlights of the Corning Rugby Club's season include,
finishing the season with a 8-2 record; the Club held a 2-1 record at
the Elite Girls Rugby League Emerging Club competition where the girls
defeated Hudson Catholic from New Jersey and Greenwich from Connecticut;
and

WHEREAS, In a sport such as rugby, which demands athletic prowess,
speed and agility, Head Coach Robert McGee, Assistant Coaches Michael
Larrabee and Craig Johnson, and staff members Ava Marie Ruland, Ali-Anis
Rhanime, Zachary Wood, Brad Violette, Layla Melozzi, and Fred Bain
worked hard to hone the skills of this championship team, teaching these
outstanding athletes lessons which will prove invaluable both on and off
the field; and

WHEREAS, Head Coach Robert McGee and all of the outstanding athletes
on the Corning Rugby Club have clearly utilized dedication,
determination and teamwork in providing a lasting 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 members of the Corning Rugby Club: Alyssa Ainsworth,
Caitlyn Bain, Silvana Bilcari, Jaylin Butler, Keira Ceralde, Kendra
Close, Ella Cosier, Kaydence Ector, Julia Gridley, Zoe Harmer, Jordan
Hill, Tori Holmes, Josie Loeber, Lillian Medrek, Cortlin Ember Moses,

Kathryn Ouyang, Taylor Piece, Mykaela Reed, Cori Recktenwald, Kaegan
Rhodes, Kylie Richards, Amanda Stephens, Desirae Stickler, Laci Stocum,
Lillian VanSlyke, Olivia Zawko; Head Coach, Robert McGee; Assistant
Coaches, Michael Larrabee and Craig Johnson; and staff members Ava Marie
Ruland, Ali-Anis Rhanime, Zachary Wood, Brad Violette, Layla Melozzi,
and Fred Bain upon the occasion of capturing the 2023 RugbyNY High
School Girls Championship on June 4, 2023; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Corning Rugby Club, Head Coach, Robert
McGee; Assistant Coaches, Michael Larrabee and Craig Johnson; and staff
members Ava Marie Ruland, Ali-Anis Rhanime, Zachary Wood, Brad Violette,
Layla Melozzi, and Fred Bain.