[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24694]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO THE ST. ANTHONY BULLDOGS GIRLS GOLF TEAM

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding group of young women from Effingham, IL.
  The St. Anthony Bulldogs Girls Golf Team took State Championship 
honors October 18, knocking off runner-up Champaign St. Thomas More by 
10 strokes to capture their second consecutive State title. The 
conclusion marked a rally from a seventh place standing midway through 
the State Championship competition.
  I want to send my congratulations and those of the House to Coach 
Kevin Behl and the members of the St. Anthony Bulldogs State 
Championship Team: Kelli Griffin, Kelly McHugh, Lauren Kabbes, Emily 
Calhoon, Taylor Behl, Jackie Wortman, and Shelby Spruell. We are all 
inspired by their dedication, their courage in the face of adversity, 
and their determination not to give up, even when trailing going into 
the final day of competition. Their victory is one which will long be 
remembered in the storied history of St. Anthony, and their back to 
back titles will stand as a statewide tribute to their devotion to 
excellence.

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