[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13344]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING SUNNYSIDE LITTLE LEAGUE GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM

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                         HON. RAUL M. GRIJALVA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 10, 2013

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Congratulate Tucson's 
Sunnyside Little League girls' softball team on winning the 12-and-
under Little League World Series.
  On August 14, 2013, the Sunnyside Little League became the 2013 
Little League Softball World Series champions by defeating the McLean 
Little League (Virginia) team 9-0. This victory marks the first West 
Coast team to win the Little League Softball World Series in more than 
23 years.
  These extraordinary young ladies finished the Little League World 
Series with a 5-1 record and became the first team in Arizona to win a 
title in this division and only the third to win it all in any softball 
division.
  In the championship game, the girls from Sunnyside put on a show in 
front of a crowd of about 2,300 people at Alpenrose Stadium in 
Portland, Oregon by scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning 
and not letting up. Arizona's red-hot offense blew the game wide open 
in the bottom of the fourth inning, nearly reaching the 10-run rule.
  I like to extend my deepest congratulations to the Sunnyside Little 
League girls and to the coaches that contributed to the overall success 
and victory of the team.
  I give my most sincere thanks to the Sunnyside girls for representing 
Tucson, AZ with such great pride and passion. These girls are heroes 
and role models and deserve recognition for their accomplishments.

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