[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 91 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1142]
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             THIRD TIME'S A CHARM FOR SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH

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                           HON. HOWARD COBLE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 2010

  Mr. COBLE. Madam Speaker, on behalf of the citizens of the Sixth 
District of North Carolina, we wish to extend our congratulations to 
the Southwestern Randolph High School softball team for winning the 
North Carolina High School Athletic Association State 3-A softball 
championship for the third time in 4 years. The Southwestern Randolph 
Cougars defeated Crest High School 6-1 on June 5, 2010, at Walnut Creek 
Softball Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina, to win the title.
  The win did not come easily with the Cougars trailing 1-0 after the 
third inning. After readjusting to the Chargers' pitching style and 
hitting fewer pop-ups, the Cougars managed to score a run in the fourth 
inning. Cougars' pitcher Julia Calicutt was able to stop the Chargers 
from scoring additional runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Having 
played two seasons behind Southwestern Randolph's 4-year starter Anna 
Maness, Calicutt was finally given her chance to shine. Calicutt's 
athleticism and hard work gave the Cougars the opportunity they needed 
to claim the state title.
  The Cougars ended the game tacking on three additional runs in the 
fifth inning and two in the sixth. ``It's an awesome feeling,'' 
Calicutt told the Asheboro Courier-Tribune. ``There were doubts at the 
beginning of the season. We had to do this to prove ourselves,'' added 
Calicutt.
  The championship team members included: Cythnia Hayes, Hannah Hughes, 
Erin Billups, Olivia Hickman, Julia Callicutt, Kelsey Hoover, Victoria 
Hunt, Sydney Hyder, Sloane King, Ashia Nicholson, Kaylee King, Paige 
Parrish, Hayleigh Clapp, Brooke Hayes, Hagan Kiser, Felicia Brady, 
Braden Newlin, and Alexandria O'Connell. Assisting Head Coach Ricky 
Martinez were Brook Smith, Robert Hayes and Wendell Seawell.
  Again, we would like to congratulate Southwestern Randolph High 
School's softball team, faculty, staff, students, and fans for an 
outstanding championship season.

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