[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE 12 AND UNDER MAMIE JOHNSON LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL TEAM

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 2024

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 12 and under Mamie 
Johnson Little League softball team for winning the 2024 District of 
Columbia Little League State Championship and advancing to the Eastern 
Regional Tournament of the Little League Softball World Series. The 
team has made D.C. proud.
  Founded in 2021 and named after the first woman to pitch in the Negro 
Leagues, the softball division of the Mamie Johnson Little League has 
given girls in D.C. the opportunity to learn softball fundamentals. 
Congratulations to the entire team: Noelle O'Brien, Cayla London Smith, 
Sasha Wilson, Shawndella Walker, Emily Alvarenga, Alayana Kennedy, Aryn 
Davis, Lyric Barnett, Devin Barnes, Kellyn White and Karsyn White.
  I ask the House of Representatives to join me in honoring these 
talented young women from the District of Columbia on their tremendous 
achievement.

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