News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Outlaws basked in their second league win on Tuesday, February 15, thumping the Cascade Cougars 81-65 and providing a bright spot in a dreary season. The glow was brief; the Outlaws lost to the ninth-ranked Sweet Home Huskies 40-67, on Friday, February 18. But, while it lasted, the Outlaws dominated the Cougars. Dusty Macauley sank 23 points to lead Outlaws scorers and Evan Owens backed him up with 19. Sisters hit nine three-pointers throughout the game to keep out of reach of the Cougars. Owens hit four treys... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws took a 20-point drubbing from the North Marion Huskies on Friday, February 11. The Huskies drubbed the Outlaws 80-60. The North Marion loss followed a February 8 a thumping from Capital Conference foe the Central Panthers. There were few bright spots in that 58-71 defeat. Evan Owens was Sisters' high scorer with 25 points. The Outlaws shot 85 percent from the free throw line and 23 of 46 from the field. Sisters was out rebounded by the Panthers 13-16. J.R. Ramirez led Central with 14 points and Joey... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws basketball team just missed pulling off an upset against the pumped-up Mollala Indians on Friday, February 4, losing a heartbreaker 60-61. Sisters trailed the Indians by as much as 17 points. Sisters was in a 17-5 hole after the first quarter and was still buried 30-16 going into halftime. Heading into the final frame, Sisters was within 11 at 45-34. Sisters had its lowest output of the season during the first half. The Outlaws' measly 16 points was less than half of their regular season output. "We... Full story
The Sisters High basketball team won its first league game on Friday, January 28, downing Stayton 77-70. "It was another classical capital conference game," said coach Rand Runco. "This time we finally came out on top." Dusty Macauley continued to be Sisters' top scorer with 21 points; Evan Owens had 13. The Eagles' Ryan Cupp was the game's leading scorer with 25 points. The Outlaws held a 12 point lead heading into halftime but squandered it during the third quarter. The game headed into the fourth quarter with the score... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws basketball team fell to 0-4 in league play and 3-11 overall, losing to the Cascade Cougars 53-56, on Friday, January 21. Daniel Dalky from Cascade led all players with 25 points. For Sisters, Jered Coffield had 14 points from the post position and Kyle Kinney tallied 10. Sisters battled hard to make a contest of the game. Sisters was down by 13 with six minutes left in the game and was able to pull the game to within one point. Cascade pushed its lead to five with a minute left; Sisters hit a... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws ski team took to the slopes for its third race of the year on Saturday, January 22. Sisters, a member of the Central Oregon Ski League, raced on the Ed's Garden run at Mt. Bachelor. Bend High School captured the team titles in both wo- men's and men's Giant Slalom race. Bend High continued to dominate the slopes as the three top men's racers were from Bend. Ryan Geser finished in 13th place for Sisters, the highest placing on the boys' team. Geser had a combined time of 1:48.71. Nicholas Yopp finished the... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws lost a tough league game against the North Marion Huskies on Friday, January 14. The Huskies downed the Outlaws 77-72 in overtime. The game was slow-paced due to players getting into foul trouble. The Outlaws shot a total of 41 free throws and North Marion went to the line 33 times. "It was a horrid game to watch," Coach Rand Runco said . Dusty Macauley was Sisters' leading scorer with 21 points. Chris Kraft scored a game-high 25 points for the Huskies. Heading into halftime the Outlaws were holding a comf... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws basketball team notched its first victory of the season on Tuesday, December 14, in a thrilling 76-75 overtime win against the LaPine Hawks. It was the Outlaws' first home game of the season. Football players Dusty Macauley and Jered Coffield returned to the lineup which added a spark for Sisters. Evan Owens scored 17 points for Sisters and Coffield had 15. For the Hawks, Mike O'Brien had 29 points and Garret Smith threw in 19. In the second half the Outlaws defense was lackadaisical and Sisters players di... Full story
The Sisters Outlaw basketball team lost on the road to The Dalles on Tuesday, December 7. The Outlaws, seeking their first victory of the year, fell 78-71 to the Indians. Josh Reznick was Sisters leading scorer with 21 points and Kyle Kinney scored 17 points. Sisters was leading heading into the fourth quarter with a 56-54 margin, but the Indians caught up. Sisters had trouble at the free throw line and it cost them the game. The Indians shot 37 free throws to the Outlaws' 10. Ony Schneibel's three pointer with 13 seconds... Full story
The tone of Saturday's championship game was set from the first series of plays, when the Outlaws forced Burns to punt on their first drive after the opening kickoff. Sisters came out of the huddle pumped up on offense, but lost the ball when Josh Orlando bobbled on a rush around the right end. Possession changed several times. Finally, with about six minutes left in the first quarter, Burns began to sustain a drive. Starting on their own 14-yard line, the Highlanders pushed down to the Outlaws' six-yard line and threatened... Full story
With a 35-6 romp over the Burns Highlanders on Saturday, December 18, the Sisters Outlaws became the first 3A football team in 27 years to win the state championship two years in a row. Sisters' defense proved to be the dominating factor. The Outlaws held Burns to 249 yards and one touchdown. Sisters shut down the Burns offense on three "fourth and one" situations. Chris Small had eight tackles to lead all Outlaws defenders. Eli Pyke and Scott Nelson had seven tackles apiece. Small also had one key tackle. The Highlanders... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws' football winning streak of 25 games, and the Outlaws' season, almost came to an end on Saturday, December 4, on the turf at Hillsboro stadium. It took overtime and an unlikely hero in front of a crowd estimated at 3,700 for Sisters to prevail against the Scappoose Ind- ians, 33-27. The Outlaws stampeded into their semifinal game against Scappoose after crushing the Henley Hornets, 40-7. This game was a rematch of last year's semifinal game in which Sisters thumped Scappoose 22-0. A far different story... Full story
With little fanfare, overshadowed by the football team's run at a second, consecutive state title, the Sisters Outlaws basketball team hit the road to Madras on Fri- day, December 3, and Saturday, December 4, for the Bob McKenzie Memorial Tournament. They may have been glad the trip was quiet. On Friday, Sisters was blown away by the Madras White Buffaloes, 48-91. Jake Jaca and Chasen Walker had 13 points each for Madras. Six players scored in double figures for the White Buffs. The Outlaws top scorer was Evan Owens; he rang... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws crushed the Henley Hornets 40-7 on Saturday, November 27, at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, during the second round of the stat 3A playoffs. The Outlaws racked up 436 total offensive yards, while the defense held Henley to 75 yards on the ground and 26 yards through the air. Eli Pyke led the Outlaws' steamroller defense with 13 tackles. Jered Coffield dominated at the line of scrimmage with 10 tackles and two sacks. Ross Hayes came out of the secondary with nine tackles. An enthusiastic Sisters crowd spurred... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws football team defeated a tough Estacada Rangers team 21-12 on Saturday November 20. The Outlaws looked a little jittery after a week out of action and were not able to dominate Estacada the way they have other teams. "It was an ugly win," said senior Shane Crowder "but I'll take any win in the playoffs." The Rangers took Sisters' air attack out of the game with smothering defense. Quarterback Dusty Mac-auley only completed five of 10 passes for 38 yards and he did not record an aerial touchdown. The... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws football team is a well respected force in the Capital Conference, and the league paid its respects by honoring 14 players with "All League" status. The team garnered a total of 21 awards. Senior quarterback Dusty Macauley was first-team "All League." He shared Offensive Player of the Year with Nate Tyler of Sweet Home, Tyler Brack of North Marion, and Will Cook of Cascade. Eli Pyke was recognized in two positions, honorable mention at guard and first-team linebacker. Pyke also was Defensive Player of the... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws finished their regular season with a 46-0 drubbing of the Mollala Indians on Friday, Nov- ember 5. The win solidified Sisters' playoff berth and gave the Outlaws its third straight Capital Conference title. Sisters is undefeated in the past two seasons. Sisters took control of the game quickly. On Mollala's second play from scrimmage, Shane Crowder picked off Mollala's quarterback. On the ensuing play Dusty Macauley scrambled for the end zone, starting off the scoring. Macauley passed for 185 yards and... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws disposed of the Woodburn Bulldogs 46-16 on October 29. Sisters' varsity unit played in only 27 offensive plays; but that was enough to deal with Woodburn. Sisters' JV unit was sent in to mop up. Sisters' defense was persistent in rushing Woodburn's quarterback and containing its running game. The Bulldogs rushed for a grand total of minus 2 yards and the Bulldogs' quarterback was sacked 11 times. Eight Outlaws recorded a sack. Jered Coffield led with three and Jered Wilmont had two. Pressure from the... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws dominated a rematch of last years' state title game on Friday October 22, thrashing their rival Central 28-6. Sisters' defense held the Panthers to 197 yards and kept Central out of the end zone until the final four seconds. The Outlaws' offense had the game locked up going into halftime with a 21-0 lead. But the Outlaws' game had flaws they still needed to fix. Central had been pressuring quarterback Dusty Macauley throughout the first half. "We had guys on the line doing more than they needed to," Head... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws slipped past arch rival Central Panthers 33-28 on Saturday, December 12, to claim the 1998 State 3A Football Championship. The last time these two teams met the Outlaws crushed the Panthers, 32-14. It was a far different story this time. The championship game was a hard-fought battle, with the outcome in doubt until the final second. The Outlaws' offensive line, a key to success all season, came through in the championship game. "Central lined up to stop (running back) David (Martin) and our linemen... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws shut out the Scappoose Indians 22-0 on Saturday December 5, earning a shot at the state 3A championship. The undefeated Outlaws' defense stifled the Indians, holding them to six yards on the ground and giving the offense time to score. "We were more worried about their passing game than their running game," said defensive coach Rob Phelps. "They couldn't maintain their blocks and that is the big reason for their bad stats. "Josh Muelink, Jered Coffield, Conrad Kiefer and Mike Mills had great games and did... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws football team defeated Marist High School 41-35 on Saturday November, 28, to advance to the state semifinal game. Running back David Martin led the Outlaws to victory, carrying the ball 30 times for 223 yards and three touchdowns. The Outlaws jumped to a commanding lead early in the game before the Spartans' air attack and a critical bad snap let Marist back into the game. With 6:51 left in the first quarter, Martin rushed 54 yards for the Outlaws' first score. On the next Outlaws possession, Martin... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws soundly beat the Central Panthers in a battle for the Capital Conference football title on October 30. The final score was 32 to 14. David Martin led the team to victory, rushing 22 times for 314 yards and scoring three touchdowns on long runs of 45, 63 and 76 yards. Quarterback Dusty Macauley completed five passes for 54 yards and one touchdown. Macauley also ran one in for the Outlaws first score on a 30-yard sprint. The offensive line, led by Jered Coffield and Greg Hook, opened up the field for Martin.... Full story
