[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15817-15818]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         RED LAND LITTLE LEAGUE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I am humbled to extend my sincere 
congratulations and express my profound pride

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and admiration to the players and coaches of Red Land Little League in 
Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, who recently returned home from the Little 
League World Series as the 2015 United States champions. I am 
privileged to represent these fine young players and their coaches, 
families, and supporters.
  This team's perseverance and determination on the road to the Little 
League World Series and subsequent championship makes them, among a 
myriad of other things, outstanding role models. The team's core values 
provide the foundation for their success:
  ``Red Land Little League Baseball is committed to the purpose of 
implanting firmly in the youth of the Red Land area the ideals of good 
sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and respect for authority, so 
that our children may be well adjusted, stronger and happier and grow 
to be decent, healthy and trustworthy adults.''
  These values served the team well as they won the 2015 Little League 
Baseball Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament with a 3-0 record. Throughout 
the tournament, Red Land outscored their opponents 36-5, and they 
continued their momentum with an 18-0 victory over Midwest Little 
League.
  As we all know all too well, a great sign of strong character is how 
you handle adversity. Red Land faced that challenge and persevered in 
its next two games with a 9-8 victory over the Southeast team and a 3-2 
victory over the Southwest team to earn the U.S. Championship. Despite 
a truly impressive and valiant effort, the team came up short on the 
world championship with a loss to Japan. However, Red Land's character, 
resilience, teamwork, and sportsmanship will be remembered long after 
the final results of that one game.
  The team motto, ``#whynotus,'' became the rallying cry for a team 
that first inspired their community and went on to inspire our 
Commonwealth, our Nation, and the world.
  One of our Fourth District residents summed it up perfectly: ``We 
were a little-known town that nobody even knew existed. Now, everyone 
around the world knows where we are.''
  I am privileged and honored to recognize these players and coaches of 
the U.S. Champion Red Land Little League here today:
  Adam Cramer
  Jake Cubbler
  Jaden Henline
  Braden Kolmansberger
  Chayton Krauss
  Kaden Peifer
  Ethan Phillips
  Dylan Rodenhaber
  Zack Sooy
  Cole Wagner
  Camden Walter
  Bailey Wirt
  Jarrett Wisman
  Manager Peifer
  Assistant coaches J.K. Kolmansberger and Bret Wagner.
  I know I speak for my colleagues when I express our heartfelt thanks 
and congratulations to our U.S. champions today. The values they have 
demonstrated in earning this title are the values that make America the 
greatest country in the world. We need young people like them, with 
strong character and leadership, to ensure these values are passed to 
future generations. I, for one, am excited to see what else these guys 
will accomplish as they move forward with their lives and future 
adventures.
  Lest we forget, such achievements require the support of countless 
others behind the scenes. On behalf of the United States House of 
Representatives, I extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the 
families and friends who devoted countless amounts of time, effort, and 
support on Red Land's path to the U.S. Championship. This team was away 
from home for many weeks as they took this journey, and this kind of 
triumph doesn't happen without exceptional devotion and teamwork from 
all spokes on the wheel.
  Finally, I truly commend the citizens of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, 
its surrounding community, and the people across Pennsylvania and the 
United States who mobilized behind this team to drive and push their 
momentum.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to recognize our 2015 Little League 
World Series United States Champions, Red Land Little League, joining 
us in the balcony here this morning.
  Today, we join the team's rallying cry, which is, ``We are Red 
Land.''

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