[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12930]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     TRIBUTE TO THE 1999 NOKOMIS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 15, 1999

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to 
congratulate the 1999 Nokomis High School Girls Basketball team for 
winning the Illinois Class ``A'' State Title for the second straight 
year.
  The team members are Jessica Aherin, Dee Eck, Bernadette Marty, 
Ashlee Keller, Va'Nicia Waterman, Lora Ruppert, Lyndsay Stauder, 
Heather Swanson Hayes, Janice Spears, Bonnie Meiners, Carrie 
Eisenbarth, Rochelle Detmers, Kassie Engelhart, Emily Heck, Jessie 
Hough, manager Tisha Morris and Head Coach Maury Hough.
  I congratulate these young athletes and the people who were there to 
support them throughout this memorable season. The teamwork needed for 
this victory was not only seen on the court, but through the support 
and love of families and friends of the Nokomis High Girls Basketball 
team.

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