[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING THE HASTINGS ST. CECILIA BLUEHAWKS

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 10, 2008

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, today, I want to congratulate 
the Hastings St. Cecilia Bluehawks on winning the Nebraska Class C-I 
Boys Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 8, 2008.
  In a game dominated by the defense, the Bluehawks finished ahead of 
previously unbeaten Bennington by a score of 50 to 43--all the more 
remarkable when you consider the score was only 24-22 at the beginning 
of the fourth quarter.
  Both teams deserve congratulations for finishing a great year. As one 
of the Bluehawks' coaches remarked, ``This group can do anything they 
want to do when they put their minds to it.''
  I think that phrase can be used to sum up all of the great athletes 
who dedicated themselves this year, whether they made the championship 
game or not.

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