[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4032]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


        CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LAKOTA WEST GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 23, 2015

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Lakota 
West Girls Basketball team in West Chester, Ohio.
  On March 21, 2015, the Firebirds became the 2015 OHSAA Division I 
State Basketball Champions, defeating the Toledo Notre Dame Eagles 44-
38.
  I commend all 14 members of the 2015 Firebird team for their hard-
fought journey to capture the school's first women's basketball state 
title and the team's 21st consecutive victory, setting a new Lakota 
school district record.
  A special congratulations goes to Lakota West's coach, Andy Fishman. 
Coach Fishman joined Lakota West as head coach when the school first 
opened in 1997. Thank you Coach Fishman for your dedication to the 
remarkable athletes of Lakota West and for your leadership to develop a 
top-notch program, that is now the best in the state.
  With my friends and neighbors in West Chester and on behalf of the 
United States House of Representatives, I applaud our Lady Firebirds 
and the community of Lakota West for their well-deserved victory.

                          ____________________