[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 133 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E842]
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IN RECOGNITION OF JACQUELINE HARDWICK ON HER INDUCTION INTO THE LUZERNE 
                       COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 29, 2021

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor former athlete, 
coach, and Northeastern Pennsylvania native Jacqueline Hardwick. 
Jacqueline will be inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame 
in 2021 for her distinct athletic achievements in the sport of 
basketball. She and her fellow inductees will be honored at a reception 
on August 8, 2021.
  Each year, the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame honors those who 
have brought fame and recognition to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
through their outstanding achievements and contributions in athletic 
endeavors.
  While at Dallas High School, Jacqueline excelled on the basketball 
team. Her sophomore year, she was selected as a Division II All-Star, 
and her team won the Wyoming Valley Conference Sportsmanship Award 
while also being named the WVC Division II Champions for the first time 
since 1985. Her junior year, she was named WVC Division II Player of 
the Year, and the team won the District II Class 3A Championship. As a 
senior, she reached a high school career total of 1,134 points and was 
named WVC Division II Times Leader All-Star. That same year, her team 
won the WVC Division II Championship. Jacqueline was also a key player 
on the soccer team; she was named a WVC Division D All-Star her 
freshman and sophomore years and a WVC District A All-Star her junior 
year. She helped lead the team to a Division D Championship her 
freshman year and to District 2 Playoffs her junior year. Her senior 
year, her team was crowned the District A Champions.
  Jacqueline continued her athletic career on the basketball court at 
Albright College. Her junior year, she was named Albright College's 
Most Outstanding Women's Basketball Player. During her collegiate 
career, she scored 1,016 points, and she helped the team make its first 
Division II NCAA tournament appearance in school history. In 2008, 
Jacqueline was recognized by Who's Who in American Colleges and 
Universities.
  After graduating, she was hired at Kenwood High School with the 
Baltimore County Public Schools as a special education teacher, and she 
also coached the junior varsity girls' basketball team. From 2009 to 
2013, she played semi-professional basketball with the Baltimore Starz 
in the Women's Eastern Basketball Alliance. Even with the demands of a 
semi-professional carrier, she continued to coach at Kenwood High 
School, serving as the assistant coach for the girls' varsity 
basketball team from 2009 to 2013. From 2011 to 2014, she coached 
Allied Soccer, and in 2013, she was named head coach of Kenwood's 
girls' varsity basketball head coach, a position she held until 2015.
  It is an honor to recognize Jacqueline on her induction into the 
Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame. May her story and athletic and 
coaching careers serve as an inspiration to the next generation of 
Pennsylvania athletes striving for excellence.

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