[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING ELLENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM

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                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 2014

  Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Ellensburg High 
School Varsity Baseball Team. On Saturday May 31, 2014 the team won the 
Class 2A Washington State Championship, the first baseball state 
championship in the school's history.
  This group of young men overcame adversity and, through extra 
practices and hard work, came to finish their season with a 10 game 
winning streak and winning 14 of their last 15 games. It is this 
perseverance that earned them this incredible championship. None of 
this would have been possible, of course, without the exemplary 
leadership of the Bulldog's Head Coach Todd Gibson, who has inspired 
and directed these student athletes for the past 5 years.
  The young men on the team deserve individual recognition as well. 
They are: Xander Orejudos, Travis Lyman, Cameron Curtis, Cameron 
Campbell, Kyle Hickman, Bobby Ward, Tyler Wyatt, Dalton Mandelas, 
Garrett Hull, Junior Ledgard, Tyrel Panter, Alex Ponchene, Alonso 
Bibiano, Ceanu Strom, Kyler Watts, Taylor Smith, and Million Zimmerman. 
The coaching staff also: Brian Kelley, Travis Gibson, Casey Kelley, DJ 
Smith, Ryan Kellogg, and Gage Gibson.
  I am honored to have Ellensburg High School as part of the Eighth 
Congressional District of Washington and I congratulate them on their 
success, and earning the 2014 Class 2A State Championship. Thank you.

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