2012 -- S 2897 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CONGRATULATING THE COVENTRY HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAM ON WINNING | |
THE 2011 RHODE ISLAND DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | |
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     Introduced By: Senators Kettle, Shibley, Felag, Algiere, and Lynch | |
     Date Introduced: April 26, 2012 | |
     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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     WHEREAS, After completing a sweep of Prout High School in the title series, the |
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Coventry High School Hockey team has captured their second consecutive Rhode Island |
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Interscholastic League (RIIL) Division II state title; and |
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     WHEREAS, The strong team effort and gritty play that has epitomized the season for |
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Coventry was evident at the state championships when the Knotty Oakers Hockey team’s high |
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powered offense combined with an equally potent defense to demonstrate why they are the top |
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team in the division; and |
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     WHEREAS, Playing in their final RIIL High School Hockey game, senior captains, Alex |
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Zannella, P.J. Stringfellow, Zach Levesque and Connor DiPetro were instrumental to the overall |
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success of the team, each making a significant and noteworthy contribution to the hard fought |
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victory; and |
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     WHEREAS, This season was a true team effort, one that saw four solid lines filled with |
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talented players working together to dominate Division II, culminating with an MVP performance |
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in the title game by Michael Pesola; and |
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     WHEREAS, Coventry Coach Ken Bird’s leadership, and the coaching staffs’ hard work, |
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were key to gaining the team’s commitment to the mental preparedness and physical endurance |
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needed during the long interscholastic season and the state championship tournament; now, |
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therefore be it |
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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates Coach Ken Bird and the Coventry High School Hockey Team on winning |
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the 2011 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division II State Championship; and be it further |
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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Coach Ken Bird. |
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