RESOLUTION NO. 080611
Congratulating
the Notre Dame de Sion girls soccer team on the occasion of its victory at the
MSHSAA Class 1 State Soccer Championship.
WHEREAS, the
private Catholic college preparatory school, Notre Dame de Sion, has been
located in Kansas City since 1927; and
WHEREAS, Sions
school students are recognized regularly for their academic efforts in science,
mathematics, debate, writing and other disciplines; and the soccer teams GPA
for the 2007-2008 school year was an astounding 3.68; and
WHEREAS, Notre
Dame de Sions soccer team recently won the MSHSAA Class 1 State Soccer
Championship in St. Louis, Missouri that had a total of 128 teams competing in
the playoffs. The Notre Dame de Sion soccer team advanced to their second
consecutive Final Four appearance. The team became champions this season after
defeating St. Dominics in the semi-final match and Notre Dame St. Louis in the Championship. The 1st place finish in 2008 came on the heels of a 2nd
place finish in 2007. Furthermore, the team set a MSHSAA playoff record with 7
consecutive shutouts over the two year run in the playoffs; and
WHEREAS, the
Notre Dame de Sion soccer team during the season had a record of 16 wins 7
losses and 1 tie, won 16 of its last 18 contests and outscored its opponents
during that stretch by a margin of 64 goals to only 6; and
WHEREAS, Sions
winning team is led by Matt Darby as head coach and Carolyn Darby, Doug Albers
and Megan Darby as assistant coaches and Dennis Conaghan and Reynold Middleton
as athletic directors with the members of the team being Rachael Brennan,
Stephanie Brown, Lauren Chalmers, Alli Dandurand, Katie Gorman, Jill McCaffrey,
Melissa Pacheco, Kathryn Robards, Caroline Roth, Kate Vignatelli, Madde Adkins,
Carrie Barton, Kate Murphy, Lauryn Perz, Samantha Capelli, Jessica Grindstaff,
Kelsey Salzman, Kristina Weishar, Catherine Yuille, Bree Bondon, Cate Freeman,
Haley Fritzlen and Mary Clare Gibson; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor
and Council hereby congratulate the Notre Dame de Sion girls soccer team on the
occasion of its victory at the 2008 Missouri State Soccer Championship; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in
testimony thereof and that copies thereof be presented to Matt Darby, Carolyn
Darby, Doug Albers, Dennis Conaghan, Reynold Middleton and the Notre Dame de
Sion soccer team in appreciation of their performance and their outstanding
championship season.
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