LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Romulus High School Girls
Varsity Basketball Team and Coach Damon Nicholson upon the occasion of
capturing the title at the 2014 NYSPHSAA Girls Basketball Class D Cham-
pionships

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, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late the Romulus High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team and Coach
Damon Nicholson upon the occasion of capturing the title at the 2014
NYSPHSAA Girls Basketball Class D Championships on Sunday, March 16,
2014; and
WHEREAS, The Romulus High School Warriors prevailed at the champion-
ship game tournament, held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy,
New York, in a 47-40 win over Fort Edward High School's Flying Forts;
and
WHEREAS, The championship win caps an exceptional undefeated season
record of 25-0 for the Warriors, bringing home Romulus High School's
first-ever championship title; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Damon Nicholson, a skilled and inspira-
tional mentor, respected for his 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 Romulus High School Girls Varsity
Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to the champion-
ships, 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, Coach Damon Nicholson has done a superb job in guiding, mold-
ing and inspiring the Romulus High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team
members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Coach Damon Nicholson and the Romulus High School Girls
Varsity Basketball Team's 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 Romulus High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team; its
members: Paola Figueroa, Danielle Calabrese, Jenny Tompkins, Olivia
Brandow, Zoe McDonald, Emily Mastellar, Cheyenne Howe, Breanne Berlin,
Maegann Mein, Jessica Rhone; Coach Damon Nicholson; and Assistant Coach-
es Charles Luffman and Erica Nicholson 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 members of the Romulus High School Girls Varsity Basket-
ball Team, Coach Damon Nicholson, and Assistant Coaches Charles Luffman
and Erica Nicholson.