[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 49 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING LADY TIGERS OF BENTON HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL

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                            HON. FRED UPTON

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 23, 2009

  Mr. UPTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Lady 
Tigers of Benton Harbor High School on their first ever state 
basketball championship. These outstanding young women have come a long 
way this past season and have made their community so very proud. It 
had been 25 years since the Lady Tigers last appeared in the Class A 
finals . . . and this time they emerged as champions!
  Winning a state championship is something that will last a lifetime. 
It is a remarkable achievement that few teams in southwest Michigan 
ever experience, and it is a legacy that will live with the 2008-09 
Lady Tigers forever. The Lady Tigers and Coach Harvey know what brought 
this state title back to Benton Harbor--hard work. It is doing that one 
extra sprint, that extra drill, shooting that extra free throw after 
practice that helped make the Lady Tigers champions. Nobody outworked 
the Tigers and nobody could beat them in the state tournament. And 
nobody had a greater following or more community support than our Lady 
Tigers.
  It is an honor to pay tribute to the entire Lady Tiger squad: Olivia 
Askew, Damonica Buford, Tiara Greer-Allen, Andrea Ellis, Iesha Ellis, 
Deborah Meeks, Rashonda Pargo, Nyesha Winbush, and All-American Destiny 
Williams, who led the Lady Tigers with 31 points and added 21 rebounds. 
We salute all of you.
  On behalf of all the residents of southwest Michigan, congratulations 
again to the Lady Tigers and Coach Harvey and the entire Benton Harbor 
community--you are an inspiration to us all. It is Tiger Pride at its 
finest. Go Tigers!

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