[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2262]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN HONOR OF LOUDOUN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 7, 2017

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize a school in my 
District who was recently crowned as state champion in volleyball. The 
Loudoun County High School Raiders Volleyball team, led by Athletic 
Director Bruce Sheppard, Head Coach Sherrilyn Hanna, and Assistant 
Coaches Juliane Hanna, Cayla Hamrick, and Amy Ging, was one of several 
teams who won state titles in a variety of sports from Virginia's 10th 
Congressional District. I am proud of their hard work in achieving this 
goal. They practiced long hours as a team, and this extraordinary 
achievement shows how far dedication, hard work, and commitment to 
teamwork can take a group as they played against some of the best 
competition in the nation.
  The state final brought perhaps the biggest challenge of the season, 
as the Raiders faced the Jamestown Eagles, a team they had played in 
the state final three times in the last four years; a team that was 
returning all starters but their libero from last year's state runner-
up squad. After dropping the first set and overcoming a major deficit 
in the third set, the Raiders turned the tide, dominating the fourth 
set and taking the match for a record setting 5th consecutive state 
title, and their ninth state title in the last ten years.
  The Loudoun County High School Raiders Volleyball team has made 
Virginia's 10th Congressional District proud and they have represented 
us well. Winning a state championship attests to their impressive 
athletic ability, unselfish mentality, and determination to succeed. I 
commend them for their tireless dedication to both their school and 
their teammates, without neither of which this could have been 
possible. It takes a delicate combination of superior skill and many 
hours of practice to win a state title. Loudoun County High School 
Volleyball has certainly earned this honor and the lessons learned over 
the years will valuably serve them as they continue on in their lives.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring the Loudoun 
County High School Raiders for winning 9 state volleyball titles in the 
last 10 years and representing Virginia's 10th Congressional District 
with such distinction. I wish them all the best in their future 
endeavors.

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