[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12063]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING ST. ROSE LADY WILDCATS

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 7, 2009

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an exceptional 
group of young ladies from Clinton County, Illinois.
  The St. Rose Lady Wildcats volleyball team captured the Southern 
Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class S state 
tournament, defeating the squad from Lick Creek in straight sets. St. 
Rose swept through the tournament, not losing a single set on the way 
to the title. They knocked off Ewing in the opener and Centralia 
Trinity Lutheran in the second round, going on a 15-0 tear to come from 
behind and win game one.
  I want to congratulate coaches Colette Huelsmann and Brian Holtgrave 
on leading this group of young ladies to this victory. Most of all, I 
want to congratulate the members of the state champion St. Rose Lady 
Wildcats: Abby Holtgrave, Amanda Gall, Brooke Buehne, Erika VonBokel, 
Lauren Willis, Ellie Detmer, Elizabeth Marcus, Lydia Rehkemper, Larissa 
Jacob, Maddie Timmermann, Avoynna Kampwerth and Jamie Voss.
  These young ladies have represented themselves, their school and 
their community in an exemplary fashion, and I congratulate them, and 
wish them all the best for continued success in the classroom and on 
the court.

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