[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


  HONORING SIEGEL HIGH SCHOOL'S LADY STARS FOR WINNING THE CLASS AAA 
                       STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
Siegel High School Lady Stars soccer team for winning the Class AAA 
state soccer championship.
  The victory marks the first time in school history that the Lady 
Stars won the state soccer championship. In each of the four previous 
years, they competed in the state championship tournament, making it as 
far as the semifinals twice. This year, The Tennessean picked Franklin 
High School as the favorite to win the tournament, which also included 
Brentwood High School and Collierville High School.
  However, in the end, the Siegel Lady Stars beat the Brentwood Lady 
Bruins 2-1. The 2008-09 girls soccer team is the third Siegel High 
School sports team to win a state title, joining the 2006 boys tennis 
and 2007 girls tennis squads.
  I congratulate the Lady Stars and their support staff, which includes 
Kerbi Towry, Sarah Jameson, Stephanie Surgener, Caroline Elbaum, 
McKensie Gibson, Mercedes Llanos, Savannah Hawkins, Maggie Trollinger, 
Tawanna Myers, Tori Hawkins, Julie Brackin, Samantha Pewitt, Lauren 
Bennett, Taylor Eaton, Katie Copeland, Brandi Phillips, Kayla Ernst, 
Stephanie Parra, Kelsey Naish, Alison Ristvedt, Hayley Sloan, Caroline 
Gerhart, Kristina Davis, Sydney Eakes, Morgan Thompson, Briesi Davis, 
Cassidy Jagger, Kim Conrad, Araceli Vazques, Claire Stampley, Sydney 
Dewberry, Head Coach Eric Shelton, Assistant Clif Matlock, Assistant 
Adam Shelton, Athletic Director Alan Bush, and Principal Ken Nolan.

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