[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 108 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING EMMA CLARKE

  (Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, today I rise to 
recognize Ms. Emma Clarke of Rowan County, North Carolina's top high 
school female athlete of the year.
  Emma is a three-sport star and is the first female student athlete 
from Rowan County to receive the Pat Best Memorial Award honoring North 
Carolina's top male and female athletes.
  On the softball diamond, Emma received all-state honors twice and 
holds single season and career home run records in Rowan County. On the 
volleyball court, Emma earned all-State honors as both a junior and 
senior. Emma also dominated on the basketball court, earning all-
conference and all-county honors while leading her team to a 31-0 
record and a State championship this year. She capped off her 
outstanding career with the most outstanding player performance in the 
3A State championship game victory. Emma now heads to the University of 
Tennessee to continue her softball career.
  Emma is a superstar. Her parents, Ken and Elizabeth Clarke; her 
grandparents, Commissioner Jim and Karen Greene, are so proud of her, 
and so am I. We can't wait to see what is yet to come. God bless Emma.

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