[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9749]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF THE STATE CHAMPIONS IN BOYS' SOCCER FROM IOWA'S FIRST 
                                DISTRICT

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                             HON. ROD BLUM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 16, 2015

  Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Iowa state 
championship boys' soccer teams from my district. The champions from 
each of Iowa's three soccer classes claimed their titles over the 
weekend on ``Championship Saturday'' at James W. Cownie Soccer Park in 
Des Moines, Iowa, and all of these schools are located in my district.
  The Dyersville Beckman Blazers capped an undefeated 18-0 season with 
a 1-0 victory over Gilbert High School in the class 1A final. Senior 
Billy Hoffman scored the game winning goal in double overtime to secure 
the school's first boys' soccer state title in Beckman's history.
  The Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints bested Central DeWitt 1-0 in double 
overtime to capture the school's seventh class 2A title and fourth 
boys' soccer title in five seasons. Luke Dunball netted the game winner 
to cap a 17-2 season for the Saints.
  Lastly, the Marion Linn-Mar Lions shut out Ankeny Centennial High 
School 2-0. An ``own goal'' off a free kick by junior Alexy Boehm and 
goal by sophomore Leroy Enzugusi proved enough to secure the school's 
first state championship in boys' soccer. The Lions finished the season 
20-3.
  I congratulate all the players and coaches including head coaches 
Mirek Laskowski of Beckman High School, Amir Hadzic of Xavier High 
School, and Corey Brinkmeyer of Linn-Mar High School. I look forward to 
seeing continued success both on and off the field from these student 
athletes next season.

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