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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY MULLERY, MANN, PASHINSKI, CARROLL, CALTAGIRONE, BRENNAN, COHEN, D. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HESS, KORTZ, MAJOR, MILLARD, MOUL, QUINN, READSHAW, ROSS AND SONNEY, MARCH 14, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 14, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing the unwavering leadership, commitment and |
2 | trailblazing accomplishments of Ms. Elvetta Gemski, the head |
3 | coach of the field hockey program at Crestwood High School, |
4 | who was inducted into the Zag Field Hockey/National Field |
5 | Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Hall of Fame on January 8, |
6 | 2011. |
7 | WHEREAS, Elvetta Gemski is a 1972 graduate of Temple |
8 | University; and |
9 | WHEREAS, As a student-athlete at Temple from 1968 to 1971, |
10 | she excelled in field hockey and lacrosse; and |
11 | WHEREAS, In 1973, Elvetta Gemski started a club field hockey |
12 | program at Crestwood High School located in Mountaintop, |
13 | Pennsylvania; and |
14 | WHEREAS, After two seasons of exhibition play, the Crestwood |
15 | Comets joined the Wyoming Valley Conference in 1976 where they |
16 | have dominated and established themselves as a force to be |
17 | reckoned with; and |
18 | WHEREAS, Elvetta Gemski is the only head coach the Crestwood |
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1 | field hockey program has ever known; and |
2 | WHEREAS, During her tenure at Crestwood, the Comets captured |
3 | four Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) |
4 | Class AA State titles; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Her teams have participated in the State playoffs 23 |
6 | times and captured 18 District 2 championships; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Elvetta Gemski has produced three United States |
8 | National Team members and ten junior National Team members, with |
9 | 110 of her players moving on to play field hockey at the |
10 | collegiate level; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Elvetta Gemski has been recognized for her |
12 | outstanding accomplishments by many organizations; and |
13 | WHEREAS, She was inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall |
14 | of Fame in 1999 and was named the Dita/NFHCA High School |
15 | National Coach of the Year in 2004; and |
16 | WHEREAS, In 2010, she was inducted into the Pennsylvania |
17 | Sports Hall of Fame; therefore be it |
18 | RESOLVED, That in recognition of Elvetta Gemski's tremendous |
19 | impact, trailblazing accomplishments and induction into the Zag |
20 | Field Hockey/NFHCA Hall of Fame the House of Representatives |
21 | extend its congratulations; and be it further |
22 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives extend its |
23 | appreciation to Elvetta Gemski for the significant contributions |
24 | she has made to the lives of the young women under her tutelage. |
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