[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 2947]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           BIG SANDY PIONEERS

  Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I rise to share some news from my hometown 
of Big Sandy, MT. It is a town of just over 700 folks. That means in 
Montana, it is a Class C town. In Montana, Class C basketball isn't 
just a tradition, it is a way of life. For a lot of Montanans, the 
entire year revolves around that basketball season.
  Last week, Coach Roy Lackner led his boys--the Big Sandy Pioneers--to 
the Class C basketball tournament. They fought their way to the 
championship game on Saturday night and they played another outstanding 
Class C team in the Power Pirates.
  It was one of those games folks will be talking about for years. 
After a last-second foul, with less than a second on the clock, senior 
forward Corbin Pearson broke the 49-to-49 tie by sinking both free 
throws. I was 6 years old the last time Big Sandy boys won a State 
championship. That was 47 years ago.
  So I rise in honor of Coach Lackner, assistant coach Gregg King, and 
the Big Sandy boys basketball team, including Corbin Pearson, Zac 
Leader, Blake Brumwell, Taylor Ophus, Colter Darlington, Trevor 
Lackner, Jeff Zeiger, Scott Drga, Dallas Briese, Kaden Beck, Matt 
Gullickson, and C.J. Hansen.
  I am sharing this good news not just because these young men are from 
my hometown--although I am very proud of that--I am sharing this news 
because we can all use a reminder that hard work, working together, and 
teamwork pays off. Coach Lackner says winning a State championship was 
a matter of perseverance. It is. The Big Sandy Pioneers persevered. 
They worked hard as a team. They won their championship, and I 
congratulate them on that.
  I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
order for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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