[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      APPLAUDING STATE CHAMPION EDEN PRAIRIE EAGLES FOOTBALL TEAM

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Eden 
Prairie Eagles for winning this year's Minnesota High School Football 
Championship.
  It was a three-peat, Mr. Speaker. With this weekend's victory, the 
Eagles solidified a State record ninth school championship and became 
the first large enrollment school to win three consecutive titles.
  Going undefeated the entire season, the road to the State title was 
nothing short of excellence, and the Eagles' victory was earned through 
unwavering hard work.
  Mr. Speaker, the members of this year's team exemplify what it means 
to be student athletes, and they have shown incredible determination, 
character, and teamwork. It is no wonder that nearly 20,000 Minnesotans 
came out to watch the championship game.
  Congratulations to the entire team, including Coach and Eden Prairie 
High School Athletic Director Mike Grant. This year's success is a 
tribute to their high level of commitment, one that I am sure they will 
continue to display not only on the field, but in all aspects of their 
years to come.

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