[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 26971]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO THE 2009 EDINA GIRLS TENNIS TEAM

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Edina High 
School girls tennis team who won the Minnesota 2-A State Championship 
just last week. Their final victory, a 6-1 triumph over a strong Elk 
River team, continued a string of dominance by the Edina program that 
has clearly become one of the most successful high school athletic 
programs in the entire State of Minnesota.
  The Hornets' victory marked the 13th consecutive State tennis 
championship, a streak in which Edina has impressively won 248 of their 
past 249 dual matches. Led by coach Steve Paulsen, the Hornets finished 
the 2009 season with a record of 24-0 in dual matches.
  To all of the student athletes, to the coaches and the parents, I 
offer my congratulations on a great accomplishment and for an 
impressive run of championships that is truly a tribute to everyone 
involved. The streak is still alive, and I am proud to represent a 
school and athletics program with such a longstanding commitment to 
success.

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