[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11902]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


       TRIBUTE TO WEST GENESEE'S HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' LACROSSE TEAM

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 2004

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tribute to the West Genesee 
High School Boys' Lacrosse Team, which won the Class A state 
championship title.
  The team won the Section Three championship in order to move on and 
become one of only 8 teams from around New York State to play in the 
state playoffs. In the state playoffs, they won their quarterfinal and 
semifinal games, placing them in the state final. The West Genesee team 
then traveled to Long Island, where they captured their third straight 
Class A championship title and ended their season with a record of 23 
wins and only one loss.
  Team captains Brian Stanton, Andrew Hanover, Tom Donahue, and Mike 
Malone led the state champion West Genesee Boys' Lacrosse Team made up 
of players Brian Griffin, Dave Osier, Joel Derrigo, Brian Cost, Jake 
Moulton, Mark Cometti, Josh Begley, Jeff Ryan, Alex Bily, Ben Mercado, 
Steve Prosonic, P.J. Motondo, Tim Spillett, Dan Balestra, Tim Griffin, 
Andrew Vecchio, Kevin Joy, Marc Cizenski, Tim Gearhart, Jaren Woeppel, 
Matt Pompo, Kevin Simon, Tom Collins, Chris Duffy, Sean Leahy, Shane 
McConnell, Jon Keuchler, Mark Keida, Jeff Cleland, Tom Geiss, and Dan 
McKeon. Head coach Mike Messere, and assistant coaches Bob Deegan and 
Dave Metz guided the team in their outstanding accomplishments.
  I would like to express my congratulations to the team for such an 
outstanding achievement and wish them luck in their future endeavors.

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