[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 103 (Friday, July 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1726-E1727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATIONS TO LADY MUSTANGS

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                            HON. FRED UPTON

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 10, 2009

  Mr. UPTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Lady 
Mustangs of Portage Central High School on being named the 2009 
Division 1 State Soccer Champions. This team of young ladies, lead by 
24-year Mustang Coach Pat Norman, has put in endless hours of hard work 
and dedication making them the first program west of Ann Arbor and 
Saginaw to win a Division 1 Women's Soccer State Title since the debut 
of women's soccer in 1971.
  Winning a state championship is a memory that will last a lifetime. 
It is a remarkable achievement that few teams ever experience, and it 
is a legacy that will live with the 2009 Lady Mustangs forever. This 
young team, lead by captains Shannon Bennett, Lauren Brown, and 
Courtney Havens-Mitchell, played a close game against the Utica 
Eisenhower Eagles and came out victorious beating the Eagles 3-2 in 
overtime.

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  It is an honor to pay tribute to the entire Lady Mustang team: 
Lindsey Arnett, Mara Bennett, Shannon Bennett, Samantha Bowdirch, 
Lauren Brown, Lunden Carpenter, Natalie Hall, Katie Hamilton, Courtney 
Havens-Mitchell, Shelby Humphries, Jaime Morton, Taylor Peterson, 
Lindsay Shafer, Charlie Socia, Meghan Sokolowski, Colleen Unsworth, 
Katelyn Weissert, Paige Wester, and Jordan Wolf. We are so proud of all 
of you.
  On behalf of all the residents of southwest Michigan, congratulations 
again to the Lady Mustangs, Coach Norman and the entire Portage 
community--you are an inspiration to us all. It is Portage Central 
Pride at its finest. Go Mustangs!

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