[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING NORTH CAROLINA LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

  (Mr. KNOTT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOTT. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize and salute 
the Little League Softball World Series champions from my district, 
specifically in Johnston County, North Carolina.
  Recently, they won a rigorous contest to become champions, making all 
of North Carolina's 13th Congressional District proud. These are North 
Carolina girls, and they are all from around the Archer Lodge 
community. Many of them are classmates, neighbors, friends, and family. 
In this season, they worked, competed, and improved together.
  On August 8, they took the field against Kentucky in the championship 
game of the Little League Softball World Series, and they did not just 
win. They won convincingly.
  Pitcher Anna-Lynn Clark threw a complete-game shutout. Additionally, 
in the first inning, second baseman Sophie Catarrozzoli injured her 
ankle, and she displayed unbelievable resilience. Not only did the team 
continue, they continued with excellence. They rallied. They dug in, 
and they recorded their second straight shutout of the tournament for 
the World Series crown, the first in Johnston County's history.
  Again, I congratulate these champions, their coaches, and the Archer 
Lodge community. All of North Carolina was watching, and we are proud 
of them.

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