[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 18, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  CONGRATULATIONS TO THORN- DALE HIGH SCHOOL STATE FOOTBALL 
                               CHAMPIONS

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                           HON. CHET EDWARDS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 18, 1995
  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to recognize a group of 
individuals, a team, whose strive for sportsmanship and fairness in 
scholastic sports have made them champions, not only in their game, but 
in their daily lives as well.
  I extend my sincere congratulations to the Thorndale High School 
Bulldogs of Thorndale, TX, who captured the 1994 Class 1A State 
Championship on December 17, 1994 before an overflow crowd of more that 
12,000 at Wildcat Stadium in Temple, TX. Defeating the Crawford High 
School Pirates, another school from my congressional district, the 
Bulldogs took their first State championship since 1989.
  This achievement could not have been possible if not for the support 
of the student body and parents of Thorndale. This victory also, if not 
more so, comes through the dedication of coach Don Cowan and his staff. 
They, too, must be congratulated for the role they took in shaping the 
lives of these winners, winners who by accepting this victory also 
accept a responsibility to be victorious throughout their lives and 
give back to their communities.
  I urge my colleagues to join me today in recognizing and honoring the 
players, coaches, students, and parents of Thornadale, TX.


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