[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH LAUREL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I honor the Laurel High 
School's Boys Basketball Team for winning the Kentucky High School 
Athletic Association State Championship on March 19, 2005. As you may 
know, winning a State high school championship is no small feat. A 
great number of teams have to be defeated before any team even gets 
into the playoff. Once in the playoff that team is able to prove 
decisively whether or not they are the champions.
  I am proud to say that South Laurel High School's Boys Basketball 
Team proved themselves the champions. This accomplishment took hard 
work, focus, patience, and team spirit. It is important that all our 
young people learn these qualities. And I would like to point out that 
in winning the State championship, they have not only attained a 
trophy, but more importantly, they have developed characteristics that 
will always be of help to them later on.
  Winning a State championship is a great athletic achievement. I want 
the boys of this team to be proud of themselves, as I am proud of them. 
They have done well. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Boys 
Basketball Team of South Laurel High School, and I encourage them to 
keep up the good work.

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