[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11629-11630]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING THE ST. MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' LACROSSE TEAM

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2005

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the St. 
Mary's High School girls' lacrosse team of Annapolis, Maryland in honor 
of its 2005 Interscholastic Athletic Association

[[Page 11630]]

of Maryland (IAAM) A1 Conference Championship.
  This remarkable team, the Saints, culminated a season of phenomenal 
play by defeating Anne Arundel County rival Severn School in a tightly 
contested game by a score of 7 to 6 to bring home the championship for 
the first time in 9 years. This season these young ladies played some 
of the best high school lacrosse teams in the Nation.
  In just her third year as Head Coach of the Saints, Sue Chittim is to 
be congratulated along with her assistant coaches, Megan Lewis and 
Steve Clarke, for their ability to motivate and inspire their players 
with a positive attitude to play unselfishly as a team. The success of 
the Saints' lacrosse program is a true credit to Coach Chittim's vision 
and ability as a coach. As the IAAM tournament began, Coach Chittim's 
mantra for her team was, ``Don't tell me how rough the waters are . . . 
just bring in the ship.''
  The Saints 4 seniors, Kelly Gaudreau, Bri Gauthier, Mindy Jones, and 
Bridget Noon, played their final high school lacrosse game as true 
champions and undoubtedly all season long were role models for their 
underclass teammates.
  The remaining players, Sarah Beckstead, Alex Bertrand, Christian 
Carr, Caroline Cochran, Laura Ford, Devon Kelly, Morgan Kelly, Alex 
Kuntz, Jessica Liberto, Stephanie Murtha, Erin O'Donovan, Allison 
Perkins, Jackie Proch, Kelly Reid, Mary Ruttum, Kim Schindel, Samantha 
Schrum, and Erika Welck, contributed immensely to the success of the 
Saints season and all deserve recognition for their exceptional 
achievement.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all of my colleagues join me in 
congratulating the St. Mary's High School girls' lacrosse team on its 
exceptional season and 2005 IAAM A1 Conference Championship.

                          ____________________