LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2013 Fort Ann High School Boys
Varsity Baseball Team upon the occasion of capturing the New York State
Class D 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 Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Conlon Field in Binghamton, New
York, the Fort Ann High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team captured the
New York State Class D Championship by defeating Hancock by a score of
14-0; and
WHEREAS, The 2013 Fort Ann High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team
outscored its opponents 47-0 during its outstanding and remarkable post-
season performance; and
WHEREAS, Compiling an outstanding 21-2 season record, the 2013 Fort
Ann High School Cardinals were the Adirondack League; Class D, Section
2; and Capital Region champions as well as Class D New York State Cham-
pions; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach Dane Clark and Assistant Coaches,
Kevin Mattison and Rock Chadwick, 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 2013 Fort Ann High School Boys Varsity
Baseball Team, from the opening game of the season to capturing the New
York State Class D Championship, were a brotherhood 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 Dane Clark and Assistant Coaches, Kevin Mattison
and Rock Chadwick have done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspir-
ing the 2013 Fort Ann High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team members
toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Head Coach Dane Clark and Assistant Coaches, Kevin
Mattison and Rock Chadwick, and the 2013 Fort Ann High School Boys
Varsity Baseball 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 2013 Fort Ann High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team;
its members: Chris Jackson, Cameron Stark, Seth Godfrey, John Allen,
Kent Alexander, Tyler Gleason, Garrett Bailey, Joe Foran, Nick Lehoisky,
Pat Strainer, George Lehoisky, Kyle White, Devon Heydrick, Jeremy John-
son, Tyler Mattison and Caleb Bush; Head Coach Dane Clark and Assistant
Coaches, Kevin Mattison and Rock Chadwick; Managers, Patrick Ward, Bren-
dan Wright and Jack Dornan; and Scorekeeper Kate White; on their New

York State Class D Championship and their outstanding season; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members, coaches and staff of the 2013 Fort Ann High
School Boys Varsity Baseball Team.