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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE TIVERTON BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM ON WINNING THE

2017 RHODE ISLAND BOYS' BASKETBALL DIVISION III TOURNAMENT, AND

CONGRATULATING THE TIVERTON GIRLS' CHEERLEADING TEAM ON WINNING

THE 2017 RHODE ISLAND CHEERLEADING SMALL DIVISION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

     Introduced By: Senators Felag, DiPalma, Seveney, Ruggerio, and Algiere

     Date Introduced: March 29, 2017

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, The Tiverton Boys' Basketball Team, led all season by the superb coaching

provided by Head Coach Dave Landoch, dominated their Division in the regular season on the

way to compiling a perfect 17 and 0 record; and

     WHEREAS, Tiverton entered the Rhode Island Division III Tournament as the 1st seed

and, after receiving a bye in the preliminaries round, thrashed Central Falls in the Quarter-Finals

by the score of 75 to 40. In the Semi-Finals against Burrillville, the Tigers rode a tenacious

defense to victory, holding Burrillville to a miniscule 9 for 54 shooting performance, as Tiverton

earned a berth in the Championship game against Wheeler; and

     WHEREAS, In the Championship game, Tiverton used a late first-half 10 to 1 run to

finish the half with a commanding 39 to 28 lead. In the second half the Tigers, led by the dynamic

play of Tyler Murray and Carson Hart, who scored 22 and 15 points respectively, closed out

Wheeler in dominating fashion as they opened up a 22 point lead on the way to a 17 point, 64 to

47 victory; and

     WHEREAS, The Tiverton Girls' Cheerleading Team overcame a slow start and a thin

roster that at one time was short of enough players to qualify for the State Tournament, and

repeated as State Champions thanks to some roster additions in November and a team that jelled

later in the season and became a team to be reckoned with in the championship tournament; and

     WHEREAS, Cheerleading is a sport that requires a diverse array of skills and athletic

abilities to perfect the stunts necessary to win a championship. It requires that one excels at

gymnastics, dancing and jumping, a difficult skill-set to master. Thanks to Coach Susan

McDermott's deft roster management, and superb leadership and coaching skills, she was able to

mold a youthful and smaller roster into a confident and cohesive team that perfected its stunting

techniques just in time for the State Championship. The result was a delight to many, as Tiverton

performed flawlessly and once again vanquished the competition and repeated as champions of

the Small Division at the 2017 Rhode Island Cheerleading Small Division State Championship;

now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby congratulates the Tiverton Boys Basketball Team on winning the 2017 Rhode Island

Boys' Basketball Division III Tournament, and the Tiverton Girls' Cheerleading Team on winning

the 2017 Rhode Island Cheerleading Small Division State Championship; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Mr. Dave Landoch, Head Basketball Coach,

Tiverton Basketball, and Ms. Susan McDermott, Head Coach, Tiverton Girls' Cheerleading

Team.

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