[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE NOGALES APACHES ON WINNING THE ARIZONA STATE HIGH SCHOOL 
                 DIVISION 4A-1 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

  (Mr. GRIJALVA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Nogales 
Apaches on winning the Arizona State High School Division 4A-1 
basketball championship.
  The Apaches' victory over Scottsdale Saguaro to win the title on 
Saturday came after their upset victory of the top-ranked Glendale 
Kellis team on Thursday. This win marked the first time in 28 years 
that a Nogales school has reached a championship game in any sport. So 
this is a particularly gratifying victory.
  Coach Ricardo De La Riva deserves a great deal of credit for leading 
his team through the season, through the upset victories, and through 
the long process of building a successful and cohesive team.
  This is a group that truly plays with heart. It represents the best 
of the community, as shown by the seven busloads of fans who traveled 
for several hours from Nogales to Glendale for the championship game.
  As Coach De La Riva told the Arizona Daily Star after the game: 
``This is a true team. We don't have stars. We don't have egos. We just 
play.'' His team reminds us of what scholastic sport is all about.
  I join with everyone else in congratulating the school, the team, and 
the community of Nogales in Santa Cruz. Congratulations.

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