[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8980-8981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO STUDENT ATHLETES

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                         HON. DANIEL B. MAFFEI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 26, 2009

  Mr. MAFFEI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to talk about some great 
achievements by student athletes in my district.
  This past weekend Jamesville-DeWitt boys' varsity basketball team, 
which is my hometown, defeated Peekskill 77-75 in Overtime to win the 
Class A Boys' High School basketball championship.
  The 25th congressional district winning ways continue at the New York 
Public schools championship with Bishop Kearney boys' varsity 
basketball team defeating Seton Catholic

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65-48 to bring home the Class B Boy's High School basketball 
championship.
  And the women of the 25th district got into the act when Newark girls 
varsity basketball team defeated Albertus Magnus 75-68 to take the 
Girls' Class A basketball championship.
  Coach McKenney at Jamesville-Dewitt, Coach Boon at Bishop Kerney, 
Coach Kirnie at Newark and all of the student athletes are to be 
congratulated on these great achievements. I wish them all the best of 
luck as they move on to the New York State Federation Championships 
this weekend in Glens Falls.
  Last, but certainly not least, I am proud to say that the Syracuse 
Orange men's basketball team won both of their NCAA tournament games 
this past weekend and have advanced to the sweet 16 this weekend. To 
coach Boeheim, and all of the players, I can't tell you how many people 
come up to me in halls of Congress to talk about how great you are. I 
will be cheering for you as you compete for a berth in the Final Four.
  All of the student athletes that compete bring my district and the 
whole United States great pride and I applaud you on your efforts. Keep 
up the good work, and Go Orange!

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