[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E43]
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                      HUGHSON HIGH SCHOOL HUSKIES

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                          HON. GARY A. CONDIT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 28, 1998

  Mr. CONDIT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Hughson High 
School Huskies football team for their perfect 1997 season, capped by 
their 34-12 victory over Colfax High School in the Sac-Joaquin Section 
Division III championship game, under head coach Reyn Franca. The 
outstanding sportsmanship, citizenship, athleticism and team spirit 
displayed by the Huskies reflects great credit on their community as 
well as the entire 18th Congressional District.
  Hughson is a small community in the great Central Valley of 
California. It's a place known for hard working, close knit families. 
People care about and take care of each other. For the people who call 
Hughson home, family values isn't a slick sounding slogan--it's a way 
of life. Like most communities its size, life revolves around its high 
school.
  Hughson High strives to maintain a stellar reputation for excellence 
from the classroom to the athletic fields. Arguably the best small 
school football team in California, the 1997 season marks the third 
time in seven years the Huskies have won the Sac-Joaquin Section 
Division III football title. Cal-Hi Sports Magazine also honored the 
Huskies as the state's best small school football team.
  Mr. Speaker, what makes this season and particularly, this team, so 
impressive is the commitment team members made to each other following 
last year's disappointing loss in the final 22 seconds of the 
championship game. They made a promise to work together and to work 
harder than ever. That's the kind of people who live in Hughson. They 
don't dwell on past mistakes. They look forward to the future, roll up 
their sleeves and get the job done.
  Homer Garza, the team's leading rusher summed it up best: ``This 
class is real close. We knew what we had to do and we did it as a team. 
I think a lot of our togetherness goes along with the coaching staff. 
(Reyn) Franca, Bob Loretelli and Dan Walsh all prepared us to think 
`we' instead of `I'.''
  The Hughson High School Huskies are an example of excellence. It is 
with great pride that I ask the United States House of Representatives 
to recognize and honor the Huskies and the community of Hughson.

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