[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL LADY WARRIORS

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
and congratulate the Calhoun High School Lady Warriors on winning back-
to-back Illinois class 1A State softball championships. The team, which 
finished the season with a 40-2 record, defeated Princeville by a score 
of 3-0 on June 4 to secure its second consecutive championship.
  In addition to their State title, the Lady Warriors set team and 
individual softball records for the entire State of Illinois. They were 
the first softball team since 2010 to win a State championship after 
earning 40 wins, and the first class 1A team to do so.
  During the team's championship run, junior pitcher Grace Baalman 
broke two Illinois High School Association softball records. She now 
holds the record for the most strikeouts in a game, with 39 strikeouts 
in the 17-inning semifinal game and most strikeouts in a season, with 
589.
  The Lady Warriors are setting a standard for athletic excellence in 
Calhoun County. In addition to the consecutive State softball titles, 
Calhoun High School's girls basketball team also won a class 1A State 
championship this spring.
  Congratulations to this group of student athletes on another 
championship season, and I hope to have the opportunity to congratulate 
them on a softball championship three-peat next year.

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