[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5567]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     BUTLER GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, there is only one way to finish a season 
on a 20-game winning streak, and Louisville's Butler High School 
Bearettes girls' basketball team just did it, taking the Kentucky State 
championship and cementing the school's legacy as a powerhouse in our 
Commonwealth.
  With a deep 10-player rotation that had perfected its stifling press 
by tournament time, the Bearettes used defensive pressure to drive 
their offense, romping through the Sweet 16 on the play of outstanding 
underclassmen and the steadying hand of senior Danielle Lawrence. In 
the championship game, the second-ranked Bearettes shut down top-ranked 
Elizabethtown High School, relentlessly dismantling the E-town offense 
and holding their opponent scoreless in the final 5 minutes and 27 
seconds.
  A great defense wins championships, the saying goes, but it also 
helps create unbreakable bonds among teammates. This team truly 
functioned as a unit, both on and off the court, maintaining a 
cumulative 3.7 GPA in the classroom while taking the Louisville 
Invitational Tournament championship earlier this year and adding the 
school's fourth State title last month.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to congratulate Coach Larry Just and the 
Butler High School girls' basketball team on an amazing championship 
season.
  Go, Bearettes.

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