[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10202-10203]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE HUDSON LADY HORNETS FOR WINNING THE TEXAS 3A SOFTBALL 
                              CHAMPIONSHIP

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                           HON. LOUIE GOHMERT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 27, 2012

  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, it is with enormous pride that I recognize 
and congratulate the Hudson Lady Hornets on an amazing 2012 softball 
season in which they captured the Texas State Class 3A Softball 
Championship. These tenacious Lady Hornets have reached the pinnacle of 
success in Texas softball with their first state championship.
   The Lady Hornets demonstrated just how powerful they were as a team, 
playing as one well-tuned machine. The final game saw the Hudson Lady 
Hornets defeat an outstanding Henderson Lady Lions team with an 8-4 
win. The championship game showed the strength of each team as they 
both played scoreless for the first half of the game. They then 
unloaded the sticks and went at it in the final innings. Henderson 
represented themselves very well, but Hudson came out triumphant as an 
outstanding example of a great east Texas Champion.
   There is no doubt that each player, coach, and supporting person 
involved with the success of the Lady Hornets was inspired to 
experience the amazing outcome when they gave absolutely all the effort 
they had to their team to achieve a mutual goal.
   Clearly a team does not get to such a level of excellence without a 
coaching staff that knows its players, what they can accomplish and 
just how far they can be pushed. This tribute goes out to all of the 
athletic staff including Coach Jimmy Eby, and Assistant Coaches Wes 
Capps and Amanda Malone.
   The team members achieving this memorable accomplishment included 
Freshmen Madison Jeffrey, Adrianna Mosley, Bryli Lee and Marie Mireles; 
Sophomores Kaylee Parker, Ashley Davis and Madison Selman;

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Juniors Cassidy Brasuell, Alyssa Dotson, Kayla Caldwell and Kelsee 
Selman; and Seniors Lauren Gilcrease, Kelsey Moulder, Elizabeth Pierce, 
Marlee Guidry, and Jade Havard.
   No athletic team ever becomes a champion without unwavering support, 
and that is exactly what the Lady Hornets experienced from the Hudson 
Independent School District staff and the entire community. That is why 
congratulations go to all who contributed in any way to the success of 
the Lady Hornets during the 2012 season. Throughout the season, they 
were empowered by the scripture as revealed in Philippians 4:13 which 
reads, ``I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.''
   May God continue to bless all of their efforts both in school and as 
they one day finish high school and use that same drive and 
determination to make this country even stronger. Congratulations to 
the State Champion Hudson Lady Hornets, as their legacy is now recorded 
in the Congressional Record that will endure as long as there is a 
United States of America.

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