[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4089]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



          HONORING CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON OF THE LADY BLUE DEVILS

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 20, 2001

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the championship 
season of the Jackson County Lady Blue Devils. The Lady Blue Devils 
recently won a second straight Class AA girls basketball state 
championship.
  Residents of Jackson County, Tennessee, can be proud of their Lady 
Blue Devils. The team went 22-10 this season and showed remarkable 
perseverance and resilience. Just hours before the team beat their 
opponents by a 46-42 score, the mother of senior guard Sarah Gipson 
died after a two-year fight with cancer.
  The team played with guts and determination despite Sarah's heart-
wrenching loss. Sarah's mother, the former Dianne Spivey, was a member 
of the school's state championship team in 1973.
  I commend the team and its coach, Jim Brown, for a fine season and 
gutsy win. The following are members of the 2000-2001 state champion 
Lady Blue Devils: Candace Stafford, Courtney Childress, Kayla Olson, 
Becca Focer, Sarah Gipson, Sheena Hager, Jennifer Harris, Ashley 
Hopkins, Amanda Naff, Deanna Apple, Andrea Davidson, Emily Lane, 
Marissa Hensley, Megan Pepper, Alyssa Bowman, managers Lucy Anderson, 
Stephenee Clayton, Faith Henshaw, Lacy Sircy, and trainer Shawn 
Moffitt. Kevin Bray and Barbara Brown also serve as the team's 
assistant coaches.

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