[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 95 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1369]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF THE YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM--NEW 
                   YORK STATE'S 1997 STATE CHAMPIONS

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                           HON. SUE W. KELLY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 1997

  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, for the second year in a row, the members of 
Yorktown High School's girls lacrosse team have won the New York State 
Public High School Athletic Association's [NYSPHSAA] girls lacrosse 
State championship, and I would like to take a few moments to recognize 
these young women from my district, each of whom has exhibited great 
dedication, outstanding teamwork, and extraordinary perseverance.
  In 1996, the Yorktown Cornhuskers won the NYSPHSAA girls lacrosse 
competition in Division B. Over the past year, increasing student 
enrollment at Yorktown High School placed the girls lacrosse team in 
Division A.
  Mr. Speaker, any sports fan would be inspired by the manner in which 
the Yorktown High School girls lacrosse team responded to their 
placement in the highly competitive Division A. The Cornhuskers found 
themselves competing against teams representing schools with student 
bodies as much as four times larger than Yorktown's. In spite of the 
odds, the Yorktown High School girls lacrosse team played a remarkable 
season, decisively winning the NYSPHSAA Division A championship. In 
doing so, the Yorktown Cornhuskers became the first girls' lacrosse 
team in the State of New York to first win a championship in one 
division and then win in a higher division the immediate following 
year.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate each of these motivated young 
women, as well as their parents and coaches, for the Yorktown 
Cornhuskers' repeated success. High school varsity athletes are 
expected to commit a great deal of time to their sport. For the members 
of the Yorktown High School girls lacrosse team initiative and hard 
work are the norm.
  However, the coaches and parents of these young women also deserve 
recognition, because without their devotion, these young women would 
have had trouble reaching the goals that they have. So by supporting 
their children, the parents of these young women have profoundly 
nurtured their daughters' ambitions. And certainly no less significant 
than their parents' guidance, a sound coach who positively motivates 
the members of a team--such as their's surely does, by constantly 
pushing them to fulfill their potential, also played a significant role 
in their success.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
the young women of the Yorktown High School girls lacrosse team. Their 
hard work, commitment, and teamwork should serve as a model for us all. 
I congratulate the Cornhuskers for their hard-fought and well-deserved 
victory, and I wish them continued success in all their future seasons.

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