[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 38 (Friday, March 21, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E565]
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LADY EAGLES BASKETBALL TEAM OF WEST VALLEY HIGH 
                                 SCHOOL

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                     HON. GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR.

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 21, 1997

  Mr. NETHERCUTT. Mr. Speaker, today I want to congratulate the girls 
basketball team of West Valley High School. On March 15, the Lady 
Eagles won the Washington State AA High School basketball championship, 
handily defeating the Prosser High School girls squad 61 to 44. The 
Lady Eagles won 18 of their 22 games in the regular season, defeating 
many tough teams.
  Under the leadership of Coach Mark Kuipers and assistant coaches 
Steve Lawler, Shelli Totten, Robyn Schumacher, and Renee Nilles, the 
girls squad demonstrated athletic skill, teamwork, and persistence, 
qualities which helped them play good basketball and win the State 
championship.
  Players for the State championship team are Abby Monasmith, Angela 
Kaltas, Sherry Shollenberger, Cindy Simpson, Gabby McClintock, 
Chantelle Frost, Dawn Salfer, Kiesha Sowers, Stacey Roberts, Danna 
Vermeers, Heather Huffman, and Alisha Pedey. Jill Nihoul, Heather 
Sweet, and Megan Lawk served as the team's managers.
  Principal Cleve Penberthy, Athletic Director Wayne McKnight, and 
residents of the West Valley district should be proud of the Lady 
Eagles' success. I join them in saluting the players, managers, and 
coaches for their accomplishment.
  I hope the Lady Eagles' success will encourage others to pursue their 
goals, recognizing that to succeed, players need to practice and work 
together as a team. While necessary to their triumph, athletic skill 
alone was not enough. I hope that my neighbors in eastern Washington--
and Americans across the Nation--will learn from their success, that 
they will not let the odds discourage them, they will remain confident 
in their abilities and work together to reach their goals.
  Skill, teamwork, and persistence allowed the Lady Eagles to triumph 
on the basketball court. And these qualities will enable students 
across the country to succeed, whether in an athletic arena or in any 
other endeavor they would like to pursue.

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