[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 52 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E502-E503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE BILLINGS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2012

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the young 
gentlemen of the Billings Wildcats Boys Basketball Team for winning the 
Missouri Class 2 State Championship.
  The Wildcats have a philosophy built around teamwork and a desire to 
be champions. These talented young men, Kaleb Harter, Connor Jenisch, 
Nathan Blades, Brady Chastain, Austin Essick, Chad Yeokum, Dawson 
Meyer, Lane Truman, Sawyer Hawkins, and Seth Haggerman are the true 
definition of a team. Through their hard work and dedication they won 
the Missouri Class 2 State Championship.
  Coach Kendall Tilley and his talented coaching staff should be proud 
of their accomplishment in guiding such a phenomenal group of young 
men. I commend them all on a job well done.
  The Wildcats had a wild final with their opponent rallying multiple 
times, but Billings held

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fast and came out on top. In the end, the Wildcats refused to lose. 
They ended with a 29 3 record.
  The Billings community is justifiably proud of the extraordinary 
group of young and talented future leaders on the Wildcats Basketball 
Team.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating the Billings 
Wildcats Basketball Team, the Missouri Class 2 State Champions.

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