[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12732]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         TRIBUTE TO THE 2017 JOHNSTON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 15, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate the Johnston High School Baseball team for winning for the 
Iowa 4A High School State Baseball Tournament.
  I would like to congratulate each member of the team including Nathan 
Buckallew, Nathan Blanchard, Jackson Vines, Jack Dreyer, Derek 
Friestad, Andrew Nord, Adam Stiles, Noah Hogge, Derek Hackman, Caleb 
Kuennen, Keaton Duckett, Noah Janssen, Jacob Tobey, Peter Johnson, Drew 
Beazley, Brock Studer, Nick Yeast, Cade Moss, Andrew Zimmerman, Sean 
Meyer, Peyton Williams, Alex MacGregor, Jack Burger, and Evan Salmon; 
their head coach Michael Barta; the assistant coaches Tom Steffes, 
Quinn O'Brien, Jake Ernd, Adam Richman, James Stone, and Mitch 
Gearhart; and the student managers Cole Borwick and Nathan Olive.
  Mr. Speaker, the example set by these students and their coaches 
demonstrates the rewards of hard work, dedication, and perseverance. I 
am honored to represent them in the United States Congress. I ask that 
all of my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives join 
me in congratulating these young men for their achievements in this 
rigorous competition and wishing them all nothing but continued 
success.

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