[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING THE BREESE MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' GOLF TEAM

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 29, 2019

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
achievements ofthe Breese Mater Dei High School boys' golf team, which 
recently brought home the Illinois Class 1A state championship.
  It was a very closely contested tournament October 19 to 20 at 
Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington. At the end of the first 
round, the Mater Dei Knights found themselves trailing Carmi-White 
County's 320 score at the top ofthe leaderboard by a single stroke, 
with Belleville Althoff Catholic one shot behind them in third place.
  In the second--and final--round, Mater Dei and Althoff both shot 322, 
while Carmi-White County carded a 347 total to fall out of contention. 
The Knights' 643 gave them a one-stroke victory over their rivals from 
Althoff and the school's second state golf title. Long-time Coach 
Dennis Trame also led Mater Dei to the Class A championship in 1993.
  My hearty congratulations go to Coach Trame and team members Carter 
Goebel, Grant Goebel, Nathan Rivera, Ian Berndsen, Blake Kloeckner, and 
Tanner Gerdes, as well as to Athletic Director Ron Schadegg and 
Principal Dennis Litteken.
  Madam Speaker, these student-athletes have represented themselves, 
their school, and their community in the best tradition of high school 
athletics. I wish them all continued success.

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