[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1476]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING PLEASANT PLAINS CARDINALS

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Sangamon 
County's Pleasant Plains High School girls basketball team, who brought 
home the school's first State championship last weekend.
  Last Saturday, at Redbird Arena in Normal, the Pleasant Plains 
Cardinals defeated the two-time defending champion Chicago Marshall 
Commandos in a performance dominated by Pleasant Plains' defensive 
efforts.
  The Cardinals held Marshall to 32 percent shooting and forced 12 
turnovers in the game, winning by a final score of 43-37. The 
Commandos, who have won 11 previous State titles, led for only a minute 
the entire game.
  The Pleasant Plains victory was not without drama, however, as the 
Cardinals allowed a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead to dwindle to just 1; 
but, on the strength of strong senior leadership, the Cardinals were 
able to seal the game and bring a State championship home to Pleasant 
Plains.
  The Pleasant Plains girls team made all of Illinois very proud with 
their accomplishments this season, finishing with a 28-3 record. Each 
girl's commitment to the champion team and their community is truly 
inspiring.
  Congratulations to Coach T.J. Fraase and the Pleasant Plains 
Cardinals.

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