← City Council · 2017-05-01 · City Council Regular Meeting
ORDER-2017-135 : A Resolution Honoring Melrose High School Wrestling Team State Championship
Agenda original PDF
Minutes original PDF
ORDER-2017-135 Resolution A Resolution Honoring Melrose High School Wrestling Team State Championship Placed on File
Transcript
▶ 18:12 Speaker 2: Mortimer moves to suspend the rules. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Alderman Forbes on the motion to suspend the rules. All those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. The The rules are suspended. Alderman Mortimer, you may approach the podium.
▶ 18:26 Peter D. Mortimer: Thank you very much, Mr. President.
▶ 18:30 Peter D. Mortimer: Would members of the wrestling team and their coaches please join me at the front of the room?
▶ 18:54 Speaker 5: There's a room on this side, two folks. Come on over.
▶ 19:06 Speaker 6: State champs, right?
▶ 19:23 Peter D. Mortimer: As most people in Melrose know, the 2016-2017 wrestling team were the state champions this year. It's quite an honor. Melrose's wrestling has gotten better in the last ten years. It's really good to see.
▶ 19:41 Peter D. Mortimer: My brother and I both wrestled for Francis Ball way back in the day. Tim might remember Francis Ball. Jim might remember Francis Ball. He was quite a coach, but it's really great to see Melrose Wrestling coming back into its own. It's excellent. In light of that, there's a resolution offered by me and by President Kahn and Mayor Dolan, and this is the resolution. It's a resolution recognizing the accomplishments of the 2016-2017 Melrose High School wrestling team. Whereas the 2016-2017 Melrose High School wrestling team under the leadership and direction of coach Jim Blila and assistant coach Tim Morris, along with captains Colin Casey, Antonio DiFronzo, and Patrick Whalen, were the Whalen Tournament team Champions, the North Sectional Team Champions, and the Division III State Tournament Champions. And whereas the team had a 21-1 record and Coach Jim Bleiler was named the Middlesex League Coach of the Year, the North Sectional Coach of the Year, and the Division III State Coach of the Year. And whereas, wrestlers Hunter Adrian, Mike Calvert, Antonio DiFronzo, Jacob Fortier, Sean Herbert, Stephen McIntosh, Cameron Rosey, Isaac Saeed, Patrick Weyland were selected as Middlesex League All-Stars, and other members of the team, including Victor Rodriguez and Mandip Singh, contributed the overwhelming success of the team season. And whereas Hunter Adrian and Antonio DeFranza were named Boston Herald All Scholastic Athletes and Hunter Adrian was named a Boston Globe All Scholastic Athlete, therefore, be it resolved that the Board of Aldermen recognizes and applauds these achievements and records these accomplishments in the record of the City of Melrose Board of Aldermen on this first day of May 2017. Gentlemen, thank you very much.
▶ 22:02 Peter D. Mortimer: One of the captains here, Mr. DeFranco, has the trophy, and would you like to say a few words, one of the captains? You don't have one. Coaches, would you like to say a few words? All right, then. We thank you very much for coming. We thank you for the honor you've brought to our city. You're all great young men, great coaches, and it exemplifies the excellence of our excellent city of Melrose.
▶ 22:29 Peter D. Mortimer: Thank you all very much.
▶ 22:42 Speaker 2: okay good okay motion for a short recess all those in favor aye anyone opposed board stands in recess
▶ 24:10 Speaker 2: Nice kids, nice kids. Brief recess is concluded. Can we move to communications from the mayor and other city officials please?