[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16902-16903]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO WEST GENESEE VARSITY BOYS AND GIRLS LACROSSE TEAMS

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2003

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the high 
achievements of the boys and girls lacrosse teams from West Genesee 
High School. For the second year in a row, both teams battled their way 
to the New York State Class A Lacrosse State Championships, and brought 
home the title.

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  Having won the title for the third year in a row, the girls team also 
earned the honor of being the first Division I team ever to take home 
three successive state championships. Led by Coach Bob Elmer, the Lady 
Wildcats completed their season by adding number 67 to their ongoing 
winning streak.
  The boys' team acquired the 12th state title in West Genesee boys 
lacrosse history. Coached for the last 28 years by Mike Messere, this 
team has a lot to be proud of, having beaten the No. 1 ranked team in 
the state.
  On behalf of the people of the entire 25th District of New York 
State, I would like to congratulate the following champions on their 
incredible victories:
  Girls: Eileen Gagnon, Samantha Falcone, Kelsey Campbell, Shannon 
Burke, Meghan Burgoon, Katie Donovan, Lyndsay Moore, Jacquie Griffin, 
Kendall Tupper, Betsy Bubnack, Kelly Nelson, Coileen O'Hara, Ashley 
Didio, Kathryn Keneally, Julie Fabrizio, Eireann Byrne, Lauren 
Delprato, Beth Elmer, Lindsay Hamann, Jamie Boulton, Kelly Duffy, Lisa 
McCarthy, Keelin Hollenbeck, Lori Pietraszek, Head Coach Bob Elmer and 
Assistant Coach Dan Hallinan;
  Boys: Mike Malfitano, David Osier, Joel Derrigo, Brian Cast, Jake 
Moulton, Jed Bebee, Josh Begley, Kevin Hennigan, Brian Stanton, Andrew 
Hanover, Alex Bily, Cheney Raymond, Dan Bolestra, Pat McCormack, Jeff 
Murphy, Drew Dabrowski, Tom Donahue, Kiel Moore, Michael Paul Solomon, 
Marc Cizenski, Andrew Sugar, Bill Gleason, Casey Rotella, Chris Bulawa, 
Brian Cummings, Chris Duffy, Sean Leahy, Brian Calabrese, Bob Toms, 
Michael Malone, Mark Keida, Matt Cassalia, Tom Geiss, Head Coach Mike 
Messere, and Assistant Coach Bob Deegan.

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