[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 139 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S5723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RAPID CITY HARNEY LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

 Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, today I wish to 
recognize and congratulate the Rapid City Harney All-Star Little League 
for their impressive teamwork and sportsmanship.
  In the past 4 years, 2 other South Dakotan teams have earned their 
way into the Little League World Series. Like the teams that have gone 
before them, I believe the Harney All-Stars stand as strong examples of 
the very best this sport has to offer. These dedicated young athletes 
worked together as a team and exhibited the kind of sportsmanship that 
can serve as a model for every American, including professional 
athletes playing in the major leagues, to emulate. There is no doubt in 
my mind these young athletes played to the best of their abilities and 
truly had both the hearts and their heads in the game.
  I offer my sincere appreciation to all of this year's exceptional 
team members: Tristan Deming, Justin Kraemer, Riley McSherry, Seth 
Brewer, Zach Solano, Cameron Fees, Madden Pikula, Erik Petry, Timmy 
Paris, Kyle Maguire, Hayden McGriff and Brett Beyer. I would also like 
to acknowledge Coach Kasey McGriff, who helped lead the Harney team to 
the Little League World Series.
  These young people represented Rapid City and the State of South 
Dakota in an extraordinary fashion. While the final outcome of the 
Little League World Series was not what these young athletes had hoped 
for, their hard work and sportsmanship well represent the very best of 
South Dakota's values.

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