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The Lady Outlaws started their week with a 48-35 road win at Newport on Tuesday, May 25. On Wednesday they suffered a tough 25-61 loss at home to Philomath and on Friday fell 28-37 at Cascade in a non-league matchup. On Tuesday against the Cubs, Sisters sisters, Emma and Maggie Lutz, had a great game, and combined for 19 points in the contest. Emma (junior) got the Outlaws rolling in the first half, with eight of her 10 points in the first half, including two big shots from... Full story
The Outlaws had a rough week and dropped three straight games: a 36-43 loss at home to Newport on Tuesday, May 25, and a day later a 28-53 road loss at Philomath. They fell 34-51 at home to Cascade on Friday in a non-league contest. On Tuesday the Outlaws held the lead over Newport until the final quarter when the Cubs hot scoring pushed them ahead and got them the win. Sisters started off well and at the close of the first quarter held a 11-7 lead. Scoring was almost non-exis... Full story
The Outlaws return four players with varsity experience to their squad this season, including seniors Nate Weber and Connor Linn, and juniors Max Palanuk and Ricky Huffman. Weber started for the Outlaws last season, averaged double digits and was a big scoring threat.” Coach Rob Jensen said, “Nate added a third dimension to his abilities and improved strength and speed significantly this off-season. He now can score at three ranges — at the basket, mid-range, and three-point range. He should be one of the top pla... Full story
The boys basketball squad lost 59-60 to a tough Summit JV team on Monday, May 17, and four days later were defeated 31-50 at home by the Sweet Home Huskies. Monday the Outlaws faced a big, athletic Summit squad, who also had some very good shooters. It was a tight contest and the game went back-and-forth the whole way. The Outlaws took the lead early in the first quarter, but Summit made a run and the lead switched hands. Sisters played a solid third quarter and were up by 18... Full story
The Lady Outlaws came out on top in a final score of 45-42 in a very close game against Summit JV on Monday, May 17. Two days later they lost 22-54 on the road against Mountain View, and at home on Friday they fell 25-40 to Sweet Home. Monday’s game against the Storm was close the entire game, and neither team led by more than three points until the final quarter. Sisters got contributions from several players in the final period. Ashlynn Moffat tied the game with a t... Full story
The girls varsity squad returns juniors Payden Petterson and Emma Lutz, and sophomore Josie Patton, the three girls on the roster with the most varsity experience. Petterson has been a varsity player all three years, and will play post for the Outlaws. Coach Carl Click said, “Payden is a good shooter, but is basically a solid, intelligent basketball player. She is physical, strong down low, and has a solid mid-range shot.” Lutz is very reliable and will manage the team from the point guard position. Click noted that point gua... Full story
Freshman Juhree Kizziar made a good showing at the girls state tennis tournament held in Roseburg on May 17, and made it to the quarterfinals before she dropped her last match. Kizziar defeated senior Allya Sierra 6-2, 6-1, in her first-round competition. Kizziar started a bit slow and dropped the first two games, but came back strong and won six games in a row to win the first set. She took control and finished strong at the net to win the second set. Kizziar faced senior Ellie Christian of Marist in the second match.... Full story
Sisters girls lacrosse squad fell 16-19 to Summit on Thursday, May 20, in their final game of the season. Teams kept the score close and at the half the score was tied 10-10. The Storm outshot the Outlaws 9-6 in the second half and recorded the win. Several players scored multiple goals for the Outlaws. Mary Root led the scoring effort with five, Pearl Gregg knocked in four, and Reese Harrell and Emma Lutz each pitched in three. Tatum Cramer also scored a goal for the team. Anya Shockley had multiple saves in goal. The team... Full story
Nate Weber wrapped up his senior year with a fourth-place finish at the 4A state tennis tournament held Monday, May 17, at the Umpqua Valley Tennis Center, and Tuesday at Marist High School. Weber (No. 4 seed) faced Jonathan Swenson of Woodburn in the first round. Weber lost the first set 2-6, but buckled down and came back with a 6-1, 6-1, win to claim the victory. Weber has matched up against Swenson three times in his high school career and has tallied victories all three times. Weber beat Henry Gonvea 7-5, 6-2, in the... Full story
Junior Evan Eby shot his best round of the year at the 4A boys state golf tournament held on Tuesday, May 18, at the Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis. Eby carded a 44 on the front nine and a 40 on the back for an 84 finish. Evan tied for 21st place out of 60 participants. He hit his drives well and limited his mistakes on the back. Eby had two pars on the front nine, and then lowered his score by four on the back with five pars and four bogies. Coach Bill Mitchell said,... Full story
Spring sports have all experienced a truncated season, but for the boys golf squad it was even shorter. They were only able to compete in two matches before the district tournament. District was just a one-day event held at the Tokatee Golf Course. Sisters finished fourth out of six with a team score of 454. Woodburn took first with a score of 356 and Cascade was runner-up at 360. Evan Eby led the Outlaws with a score of 91, which qualified him as an individual for the boys 4A... Full story
Sisters boys lacrosse squad wrapped up their season with a 10-7 victory at Burns on Wednesday, May 12. The Highlanders have a tough time getting teams to come to their home turf due to their remote location, but Coach Paul Patton told The Nugget the Outlaws had a nice drive over and it was nice to see their home fans turn out to watch the boys play. The game was a JV contest and the Outlaws played with just 12, most freshmen and sophomores. It was a fairly even matchup as the Highlanders had 14 players. With 10 players on... Full story
The Lady Outlaws participated in the district tennis tournament held Monday, May 10, in Madras, and Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 14, at Black Butte Ranch. On Monday, Juhree Kizziar (freshman) defeated Jabins Samano of North Marion, 6-0, 6-0. Kizziar earned the No. 4 seed in the tournament due to her regular season play, and with the win, advanced to the championship bracket. Coach Alan VonStein said, “Juhree continues to develop into a very exciting, quick, singles player.” On Thursday at Black Butte Ranch, Kizziar con... Full story
The Outlaws continued their winning streak with three more victories last week. They started with a 10-6 win at Cascade on Monday, and at home on Wednesday they defeated Cascade 12-9. They wrapped up their week with an 8-3 win at home against Stayton on Saturday, and honored their eight seniors. In Monday’s action the Outlaws racked up six runs in the second inning, tacked on two more in the top of the fourth, and two in the top of the fifth to take a 10-0 lead. Cascade s... Full story
Nate Weber earned a second-place finish in the singles event of the OSAA Special District No. 2 Tennis Tournament held at Black Butte Ranch, Monday, May 10, and Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 14. Weber (No. 2 seed) got off to a great start on Monday with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Tag Grossnickle of Molalla, in the first round of play. In Thursday’s action, Nate won both his singles matches, starting with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Carson Swift of Cascade in the morning round of 16. Coach Carl Click told The Nugget that Weber played h... Full story
The Outlaws boys tennis squad played at Mountain View on Monday, May 3, and two days later hosted part of Summit’s JV team. On Monday, the Outlaws played without No. 1 singles player Nate Weber. Sisters had three players rotate through singles and doubles sets against the lower half of Mountain View’s varsity players. Dexter Payne came back after losing in a doubles set, and defeated his opponent 8-4 in a singles pro set. Two days later, the Outlaws had four players ava... Full story
The Outlaws recorded wins in all three of their games last week: a 17-9 road win at Woodburn on Monday, May 3; a 5-0 shut out at Sweet Home on Wednesday; and a 8-4 win at home against Sweet Home on Thursday. In Tuesday’s action at Woodburn, the Outlaws found themselves in a deep 0-8 hole at the bottom of the opening frame. They made the necessary adjustments and went on to score 17 unanswered runs. Garret Vohs started the Outlaws’ scoring spree in the third inning. With the... Full story
The Lady Outlaws hosted Mountain View on Monday, May 3, in their last regular match of the season. Sisters lost 3-5, but there were many well-fought contests with four of the eight going to a tiebreak. Juhree Kizziar (No. 1 singles) continued her winning streak with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Kailei Ouellette, and improved her record to 7-3 overall. “Juhree is learning the finer intricacies of match play,” said Coach Alan VonStein. “She continues to put in the necessary extra tim... Full story
The Lady Outlaws traveled to Albany on Saturday, May 1, and defeated West Albany 14-3. They turned right around and beat South Eugene 14-12. Sisters’ offense was firing on all cylinders in their game against West Albany, and goals, assists, draw controls, and ground balls were spread out over several players. Mary Root had a fine all-around game and finished with four goals, one assist, four ground balls, one interception, and six draw controls. Pearl Gregg scored three goals, had one assist, and three draw controls. Reese Ha... Full story
The boys tennis team hosted Stayton on Tuesday, April 27, and won three of their matches. Due to a short roster, Sisters defaulted five matches, and suffered a 3-5 team loss. On Friday, the Outlaws traveled to Woodburn for their final league match of the season. In Tuesday’s action, Nate Weber continued his winning streak and persevered through a sore ankle to beat Hayden Holm 6-3, 6-1. Sisters also won at No. 3 and No. 4 doubles. Coach Carl Click said that the i... Full story
The Outlaws defeated Sprague 8-5 at home on Friday, April 30, and recorded their first win of the season. Teams played fairly even at the start of the contest and at the close of the first quarter it was tied up 1-1. Sisters poured it on and scored four goals in the second quarter to take a 5-2 lead as teams headed into the half. Connor Martin scored his third goal in the fourth quarter to get a hat trick for the game and extended the Outlaw’s lead to 7-4. Coach Paul Patton said, “Sprague was mounting a bit of a comeback so... Full story
The Lady Outlaws earned a 5-3 win at Stayton on Tuesday, April 27, and at home on Thursday defeated Corbett 3-1 to improve their record to 5-3. On Friday Sisters played host to Woodburn and lost the match 2-6. At Stayton on Tuesday, freshman Juhree Kizziar (No. 1 singles) defeated Rachel Ptacek 6-2, 6-2. Coach Alan VonStein stated that Juhree anticipated her opponent’s ball placement and did a better job of moving her feet. “She continues to improve despite her young age... Full story
Garrett Vohs pitched a no-hitter in Sisters’ win at home against Woodburn on Thursday, April 29. Garrett finished the game with 11 strikeouts, and also had one hit and one RBI in the contest that ended with the Outlaws on top 10-0. Vohs told The Nugget that his arm felt fresh throughout the game, and that the curveball and fastball worked well for him. The Outlaws got 10 hits and several players contributed in the offensive effort. Adam Harper had a double and a triple and t... Full story
The Outlaws track and field teams have been busy over the past two weeks and many on the team are achieving tremendous early-season success, including school records. At a meet at Summit Wednesday, April 21, two current Outlaws’ girls’ high jumpers took possession of the Sisters High School record in the high jump. Senior Anya Shockley and junior Hollie Lewis followed the lead of Summit jumper Isabella Sanderi — who won the event at 5 feet 5 inches — by each cle... Full story
Julia Boris was recently hired as the new head coach for the girls lacrosse program, and she is excited about the opportunity and the season ahead. Boris started to play lacrosse when she was four years old and played through high school. She was a center midfielder on the varsity squad all four years. Julia graduated in 2018 from Rising Sun High School, a small town in Maryland about one hour outside of Baltimore. From there she played on a travel team for two years all over... Full story
