[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12579]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING THE HAMMOND LADY RED DEVILS UPON WINNING THE 2007 NEW 
                    YORK STATE CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP

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                          HON. JOHN M. McHUGH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 15, 2007

  Mr. McHUGH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Hammond 
Central School District's Lady Red Devils of Hammond, New York, upon 
winning the 2007 New York State Girls Basketball Class D Championship. 
This was not only Hammond's first State basketball championship, it was 
also the first State basketball championship won by a Section X team.
  On March 18, 2007, the Hammond Lady Red Devils, who are from my 
upstate New York Congressional District, won the New York State Class D 
Championship when they defeated the S.S. Seward Lady Spartans by a 
score of 52 to 51. In that game, the Lady Red Devils worked hard to 
overcome the Lady Spartans' leads, which were as much as 17 points at 
one time and 12 points at the end of the first half. In fact, S.S. 
Seward led by two points with 47 seconds to play before the Lady Red 
Devils' Brittany Kenyon, the New York State Class D MVP, made a three 
point shot with 15.9 seconds left in the game to give Hammond the lead 
and, ultimately, the victory.
  The Lady Red Devils completed the 2007 season undefeated, with a 
record of 12 and 0. They were coached by Shawn Dack and assistant 
coaches Larry Hollister, Doug McQueer, and Chet Truskowski. Other team 
members were scorekeeper Cathy Tulley and players Whitney Atkins, 
Cassie Cunningham, Nicole Davidson, Aubrie Dunn, Brooke Hollister, 
Katlyn Hunt, Malynda Jenne, Jessica Martin, Sara Measheaw, Emily 
Moquin, and Sarah Sheridan. Madam Speaker, it is a great honor to 
represent these young ladies and to have the opportunity to recognize 
them for their very significant accomplishment.

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