News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The seventh annual Hoodoo Challenge: Run to the Top may have provided runners with the biggest challenge in the event's history on Saturday, July 22. The event, sponsored by the Sisters Kiwanis, included a half-marathon (13.1 miles) and a five-kilometer run (3.1 miles). Hot, dusty conditions and debris from recent logging added to the normal challenge of finishing at the top of the 5,700-foot summit, according to race organizer Suzy Ramsey. Despite the difficulties, the top... Full story
The 90 Sisters High School seniors who received diplomas at Friday's 75th commencement had plenty to celebrate as they moved from students to alumni. There was little sign and barely a mention of the pandemic that disrupted nearly half of their four-year journey, but challenges of those years are undeniable. Rather than dwelling on the difficulties, this resilient bunch focused on the positive, as evidenced by the speeches and songs shared by the graduates. After the graduates... Full story
The Sisters Eagle Airport will continue its unique Fourth of July tradition this year at the 10th Annual Rumble on the Runway with a variety of events for all ages. The day begins early Monday, July 4 with the Sisters Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast at 7 a.m., which is offered as a suggested $10 donation. Registration for the Rumble on the Runway 5-kilometer run and walk also opens at 7 a.m. and the race itself commences at 8 a.m. with the “Plane vs. Hot Rod” challenge as the starting gun. All registration for the 5K will be... Full story
A lifetime of dancing and a Presidential Scholarship offer from the University of Oregon led Sidney Linn to decide to try out for the Ducks cheer team, and on May 9 she signed a letter of intent formalizing her as a member of the 2023-24 squad along with three other incoming freshmen who made the team. Leading up to the final selection, Linn attended some clinics in Eugene and then did an initial audition, which landed her in the actual tryouts that included a total of 32... Full story
The Outlaws girls track team scored in 16 of 17 events to rack up 137.5 points on the way to clinching a 3A Special District 4 Championship at Siuslaw High School May 18-19. In addition, the Outlaws will be sending athletes in nine events to the OSAA 3A State Championships set for May 25-26 at Hayward Field in Eugene. Athletes qualify for State by finishing in the top two or meeting a qualifying standard. In addition, one "wild card" entry is added for each event based on the... Full story
Gracie Vohs got to experience the rare air of the top of the podium after winning the 400 meters at the OSAA 3A Track and Field Championships held May 25 and 26 at Hayward Field in Eugene. Her joy doubled when she returned to the podium with her teammates after the quartet won the 4x400-meter relay in the meet's final event. The girls finished fifth as a team, four points shy of a team trophy. Vohs entered the meet among the favorites, but it took at strong effort over the... Full story
Two seniors and a sophomore will represent Sisters High School at the OSAA Track and Field Championships after qualifying at the 3A Special District 4 Championships held May 18-19 at Siuslaw High School in Florence. The top two finishers, along with athletes that meet qualifying standards, move on to the state meet. In addition, one “wild card” entry is added for each event based on the best third place mark among all district meets. Corbin Fredland continued his remarkable first-ever track season by winning the 300 met... Full story
Two seniors and a sophomore will represent Sisters High School at the OSAA Track and Field Championships after qualifying at the 3A Special District 4 Championships held May 18-19 at Siuslaw High School in Florence. The top two finishers, along with athletes that meet qualifying standards, move on to the state meet. In addition, one “wild card” entry is added for each event based on the best third-place mark among all district meets. Corbin Fredland continued his remarkable first-ever track season by winning the 300 meter hur... Full story
The month of May is championship season for track-and-field, and Head Coach Jonathan Kelly feels good about his team's prospects after two meets last week. "The team is doing well," he said. "Many of the younger or more inexperienced athletes are making steady improvement, especially in the jumps and throws. We've also started to hone in on where we can be most competitive and score the most points at the district meet." On Wednesday, April 26 the Outlaws traveled to... Full story
Mary Flande, who spent 20 years working for the Sisters School District as a teacher, coach, and athletic director, was inducted into the Oregon Athletic Directors Hall of Fame at the group's 54th Annual Conference and Banquet held at Sunriver Resort Saturday, April 17. Flande has spent a lifetime associated with athletics. She was a three-sport athlete at Scio High School, where she graduated in 1975, in a year in which she won the state shot put title and played on the... Full story
The high-powered Wally Ciochetti Invitational at Cottage Grove Friday May 12 concluded the regular season for the Outlaws’ track and field season with the District Championships set for May 18-19 at Siuslaw High School in Florence. The field of teams included some of the top 4A and 3A squads providing the Outlaws with the high level of competition expected at the district, and potentially, state meets. The Outlaw girls team performed well, finishing fourth in the team standings with 55 points behind Philomath (136), Henley (... Full story
Just like the spring weather, track-and-field athletes showed notable improvements as the Outlaws’ team entered the month of May with two local meets last week. Wednesday, May 3, the Outlaws competed against Caldera and Redmond on the Panthers track, which turned into a personal record fest for both the boys and girls teams. The triple jumpers led the way for the boys team in sweeping the top three places, led by sophomore Spencer Tisdel’s effort of 39 feet, 3 inches for the win. Freshman Reid Woodson (37 feet, 11 inc... Full story
Sisters Middle School (SMS) was the place to be on Wednesday, April 12 for the annual STEAM Expo, which showcased some of the science, technology, engineering, art, and math learning that is happening at the school. Visitors experienced exhibits and activities that ranged from stop-motion animation to squeegee art to fiddle musical chairs. Brad Tisdel, the creative director for the Sisters Folk Festival, which has helped support the arts in Sisters for many years, said this... Full story
The magic of Hayward Field, followed by good competition at the Meet of Champions, helped many members of the Outlaws track-and-field team produce career bests last weekend. Friday, April 21, about half of the team took part in the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field that featured teams of all classifications from throughout the West, with running events, as the name implies, done in relay fashion. A highlight for the girls team included a season best in the 4x400-meter relay as Ila Reid, Delaney McAfee, Nevaeh McAfee, and Gracie... Full story
Hamburg, Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark contrast markedly from tiny Sisters, Oregon, but for the two 16-year-old exchange students at Sisters High School who hail from these famous European cities, the experience of living in our rural mountain town has been rich and satisfying. Rebecca “Becca” Clausen and Freja Pedersen arrived in Sisters in late August as participants in the Pan Atlantic Foundation student exchange program. Within the first week both had joined fall spo... Full story
The 21st edition of the Peterson Ridge Rumble trail run turned out to be one for the record books, not only weather-wise, but in distance. Thanks to a heavy dumping of snow at higher elevations overnight, which continued into the race day, the normal 40-mile ultra portion of the Rumble was scaled back to 36 miles, and minutes after the runners left the starting line it was pared down another 10 miles after reports of impassable conditions on the Windigo Trail. As a result,... Full story
A strong wind and cool temperatures made personal records a rarity at a three-team meet held at Mountain View High School on Wednesday, April 12, but the Outlaws track-and-field team showed progress nonetheless, according to coaches. The boys team managed a handful of top-three finishes against Mountain View and Caldera, including a win by Corbin Fredland, a senior in his first year of high school track, who lowered his personal best to 45.93 on his way to first place. Taine Martin picked up a second-place in the high jump,... Full story
Athletes from five visiting teams joined the Outlaws for the Sisters Invitational track- and-field meet on Saturday, April 8 under partly sunny skies — a break from winter weather. Lilly Sundstrom had a banner day, with two individual wins and one runner-up finish to lead the Outlaw girls. Sundstrom placed first in the long jump (15 feet, 1/2 inch) and the 100 hurdles (18.20) and placed second in the 300 hurdles (54.98), just .04 seconds behind teammate Brooke Duey (54.94) who won her first-ever varsity race. Sundstrom a... Full story
Hamburg, Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark contrast markedly from tiny Sisters, Oregon, but for the two 16-year-old exchange students at Sisters High School who hail from these famous European cities, the experience of living in our rural mountain town has been rich and satisfying. Rebecca “Becca” Clausen and Freja Pedersen arrived in Sisters in late August as participants in the Pan Atlantic Foundation student exchange program. Within the first week both had joined fall spo... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws’ first track-and-field meet of the season turned into a marathon event that lasted well past 9 p.m. It gave the team a chance to “knock off the rust” and get into the competitive groove. Teams from Gilchrist, North Lake, Paisley, Wheeler, Yoncalla, Culver, Madras, Redmond, Ridgeview, and Caldera also took part in the meet hosted by Crook County. The team has a real mix of experience, so for a lot of the athletes this was their very first high school level meet, while the veterans got a chance to check... Full story
The luck of the Irish smiled upon over 200 green-garbed runners and walkers, as Saturday morning dawned bright and clear for the second annual Lucky Leprechaun 10k and 5k on March 11. A day earlier, snow covered all the roadways in Sisters, which would have made for a treacherous time for even the most nimble leprechauns. Kyle Gray and Katie Black had no trouble navigating the course out and around the Sisters Industrial Park area as the two claimed the men’s and women’s 5-kil... Full story
Senior Ben Cooper capped his wrestling career at Sisters High School with a runner-up finish at the OSAA 3A Wrestling Championships held Friday, February 24 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Cooper’s finish is the highest at the state tournament in Sisters High School history. A snowstorm in Portland made Cooper’s path to the championship match different than anticipated. The storm hit hard on Wednesday, and wreaked havoc on traffic throughout the Portland area, for... Full story
The Sisters High Nordic ski team completed its season at the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association-Nordic (OISRAN) State Championships held February 24-25 at Mt. Bachelor. Ella Bartlett finished in the top quarter, in 20th place among 82 racers, in Friday’s five-kilometer skate race in a time of 19:59.4. Nevaeh McAfee placed 64th in 27:59. Neve Gerard of Bend High School won the race handily in a time of 14:35.6, nintety seconds ahead of runner-up Piper Widmer, also o... Full story
Clayten Heuberger, Joseph Souza, and Ella Bartlett all medaled at the OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A swimming championships held February 17-18 at Tualatin Hills Swim Center. Heuberger, a senior who attends Redmond Proficiency Academy but swims for his hometown Outlaws, finished among the top swimmers in both the 100-yard backstroke and the 50-yard freestyle, placing third in both. The same two swimmers placed ahead of him in both races. Heuberger clocked 56.46 in the backstroke, the third... Full story
Three swimmers qualified for a total of six events for this week’s OSAA State Championships, based on their performances at the 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 4 meet, hosted by Sweet Home High School February 10 and 11 at South Albany High School. The top two finishers in each event automatically qualify, along with some “wild cards” who achieve next-best times. Clayten Heuberger highlighted the Outlaws’ efforts with a meet record in the 100-yard backstroke, which he won in 54.75 seconds. He enters the state meet as the sec... Full story
