[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2700]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING VILLA MARIA ACADEMY ON THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE STATE 
                       CHAMPIONSHIP IN BASKETBALL

  (Mrs. DAHLKEMPER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAHLKEMPER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the women 
of Villa Maria Academy from Erie, Pennsylvania, my hometown, for their 
extraordinary basketball team on their second straight PIAA Class AA 
State Basketball Championship.
  On March 26, Villa Maria sealed their state championship after 
defeating York Catholic High School 52-44 at Penn State University. 
More than 2,000 people filled the stands as the Villa Maria Victors 
lived up to their name. The team was led by seniors Kayla McBride, 
Ashley Prischak, Kaylyn Maruca, Cara Wyant, Kelly Ek, and Erica Webber, 
who all helped secure Villa's back-to-back State championships. Coach 
Scott Dibble steered this great team to victory and finished the season 
with a 28-2 record.
  As a Villa Maria alum and former basketball player, I am so proud to 
offer well-deserved congratulations to the Villa Victors on behalf of 
the U.S. House of Representatives. I can't wait to see next year's 
three-peat.

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