[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ELDER PANTHERS

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, Ohio's number one-ranked 
Elder Panthers capped off a season of domination in grand fashion by 
celebrating its 12th State baseball championship.
  Here is my dentist's son, the catcher, Billy O'Conner, and pitcher, 
Matt Klausing, moments after the win on the front page of the Delhi 
Press.
  The 3-0 shutout over Toledo Start gave the Panthers 28 victories for 
the year, the most in school history, and marked the third consecutive 
Division I State baseball championship by a Cincinnati area team 
following in the footsteps of fellow GCL rivals Moeller back in 2004 
and St. Xavier in 2003.
  Cincinnati Elder is no stranger to being honored on this House floor 
for its long-standing tradition of athletic and academic excellence.
  It gives me great pleasure to, once again, congratulate Elder High 
School and its players and coaches and students and teachers and 
parents on capturing yet another State title. As always, they make the 
west side of Cincinnati proud.
  An Elder Panther family, the Lysaghts, dropped off this T-shirt at my 
office, celebrating the win, and this La Salle Lancer intends to wear 
it with pride. Go Elder.

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