News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Lady Outlaws basketball squad (No. 3 in league play) matched up against the Lady Bulldogs (No. 2) at Creswell on Friday, February 16, in a league playoff game. Sisters fell in a final score of 41-52, and with the loss played Elmira (No.4) the following day. This time they walked off the court with a 46-37 victory. The win secured the No. 3 seed in league for the Outlaws, and they advance to the first round of the state playoffs. Sisters, who is ranked No. 20 in the state,... Full story
The boys tennis team currently has nine players on their roster, but would love to add more so they can fill the slate. Players are fairly young and new to the sport, so it will be a building year for the Outlaws. Junior Jude Parzybok and sophomore Dominic Pulver are top returning players. Pulver placed sixth at District last year and barely missed going to state. Both Pulver and Parzybok have very strong first serves, but their biggest weapons are their forehands at the baseline. They will play individually at No. 1 or No.... Full story
Vince Grace, a long-time resident of Sisters, has taken over the reins as the new head coach for the boys' tennis team. Grace recently retired from the U.S. Forest Service, but still actively contributes in the summer months. Last year he volunteered to help Bruce Fenn with the girls' tennis program. He helped develop the girls' team to be more competitive with hitting practice, repetition, and consistency. He also helped attract other girls to the program and hopes to do the... Full story
Senior Justin DeSmet signed an official letter of intent on Thursday, February 22, to play football for George Fox University (GFU) Bruins this coming fall. DeSmet was a key player for the Outlaws and will be an asset to the Bruins football squad. DeSmet grew up in Dayton and lived there until he moved to Sisters as a junior. He told The Nugget he was a little apprehensive about how he'd fit in to a new environment, and a new school. "Football was my main in," said DeSmet.... Full story
For the first time in school history, the Lady Outlaws basketball squad came out on top in the first round of the state playoffs. They travelled all the way to the coast on Wednesday, February 21, and took on No. 13-ranked Warrenton Warriors. Sisters (No. 20) stayed composed, played their game, and walked off the court with a 60-48 victory. The first quarter was chaotic with the score going back and forth between the teams. Warrenton’s Emma Smith was their big, strong post and the Warriors were determined to get the ball i... Full story
The Outlaws battled hard in their first league playoff game at home against Siuslaw on Friday, February 16, and posted a 62-55 victory. The following day they faced Creswell in a must-win game held at Thurston High School. Sisters came up short in a final score of 40-54, which brought their season to an abrupt finish. In Friday’s home contest Kale Gardner started the scoring with a driving layup, followed by a layup from Garrett Sager to quickly give the Outlaws a 4-0 lead. The Vikings tied it up at 4-4, and from there t... Full story
Shae Wyland, Ila Reid, Audrey Corcoran, and Maggie Lutz were all selected to the Mountain Valley All Conference Team. Junior post Wyland was a first-team pick and was also named to the All Defensive Team. Wyland led the Outlaws with 12 rebounds per game, four-plus blocked shots, and scored an average of six points per game. Coach Paul Patton said, “Shae contributed in so many ways to the team’s success. It was nice to see the other coaches recognize the positive impact she has on the game. It is also good to see a quiet, har... Full story
The Lady Outlaws basketball squad suffered a heart-wrenching 40-42 loss to the visiting Creswell Bulldogs in the final minute of the game on Tuesday, February 6. A win would have given them a second-place tie with Creswell, but with the loss they finished third, regardless of the outcome of their final league game on the road against Harrisburg on Friday. The Outlaws crushed the Eagles at Harrisburg 58-39 to wrap up league play. They will travel to Creswell on Thursday,... Full story
Sisters High School Alpine ski team competed in the third slalom race of the Emerald Ski League's season. The race was held on a run called Swoosh at Willamette Pass and conditions were near perfect with sunny skies, no wind, and a hard, fast, racing surface. The Outlaws girls were led by Tallis Grummer, who took first place for the day with a combined time of 1:49.75. Ella Eby was next with a second place finish and a combined time of 1:52.03. Presley Adelt took fourth... Full story
The Outlaws battled a very good Creswell team at home on Friday, February 9, but in the end came up short 58-62. On Friday the Outlaws fell 32-39 on the road at Harrisburg in their final league game of the season. Standings remain undetermined as several teams still had games this week. On Tuesday against Creswell, the Outlaws got the scoring started when Kale Gardner found a cutting Landon Scott for a layup at the rim. The Bulldogs responded with a 6-0 run before Oliver... Full story
The Outlaws’ five seniors, Austin Dean, Brody Fischer, Ila Reid, Maggie Lutz, and Jenna Lake were honored between the varsity girls and boys games in Tuesday’s contest at home against Creswell. Coach Chad Rush told The Nugget he started coaching both Dean and Fischer when he coached at the middle school and they were in seventh grade. He noted that from early on they were already team-first players, great teammates, and coachable players. Rush said, “Austin was our steady rock all season. He doesn’t get flustered or thrown... Full story
The Outlaws basketball squad posted three wins last week, including a 57-49 win at Elmira on Tuesday, January 30, and three days later a 62-57 win at home over Siuslaw. In a road game on Saturday against Creswell the Outlaws walked off the court with a 48-35 victory for their third straight win of the week. On Tuesday against the Falcons the Outlaws got off to a slow start and immediately found themselves down 0-6 before Oliver Bernhardt made a layup to get them on the... Full story
The Lady Outlaws squeaked out a 48-46 win on the road at Elmira on Tuesday, January 30, and at home three days later defeated Siuslaw 53-25. On Saturday the Lady Outlaws fell 35-40 in a hard-fought battle at Creswell, in a game that was rescheduled from earlier in the season due to the stormy weather. In Tuesday's action at Elmira the Outlaws played one of their best opening quarters of the year. They moved the ball quickly to attack the hoop. Jenna Lake hit a three-pointer... Full story
The Outlaws ski team competed in a slalom race at Hoodoo on February 3, and for the first time this season raced under sunny conditions with a smooth racing surface. Sisters girls finished first, second, and third and won the race by a large margin. Presley Adelt took first with a combined time of 1:11.62, Tallis Grummer placed second with a time of 1:13.94, and Ella Eby took third with a time of 1:14.88. Remaining scores were: Pia Grummer, seventh (1:18.48); Ava Riehle, eighth (1:20.40); Kiara Martin, ninth (1:25.15);... Full story
The Lady Outlaws started their week with a 38-23 win over Siuslaw on Monday, January 22. Three days later, they lost 20-36 on the road at Pleasant Hill. They wrapped up their week at home on Saturday with a 61-24 win over La Pine. Sisters got off to a slow start in their game against Siuslaw in Monday’s contest. Their first point came three-and-a-half minutes in when Audrey Corcoran made one of her two free-throw attempts after getting fouled on a cut to the basket. Corcoran made a couple more baskets in the period and Ila R... Full story
The Alpine Ski Teams competed in two races last week, the first a Giant Slalom on Wednesday, January 24, at Hoodoo Ski Area, and three days later a slalom race at Willamette Pass. Conditions were very wet and stormy on Wednesday at Hoodoo, and the race officials cancelled the second run, which made it a one-run race. The girls team took first place for the day, but the boys struggled with the soft, rutted course conditions, and finished third. Tallis Grummer was the fastest of the Lady Outlaws, finishing third with a... Full story
The Outlaws basketball squad fell 50-62 on the road to the Siuslaw Vikings on Monday, January 22, in a game that had been rescheduled due to inclement weather the previous week. Three days later they lost 49-69 on the road at Pleasant Hill, and on Saturday they suffered a tough 59-63 loss at home against La Pine. The Outlaws got off to a rough start on Tuesday against the Vikings, and were outscored 8-17 in the first quarter. Kale Gardner scored the first points of the game with a three-pointer on the wing off an Oliver... Full story
The Outlaws fell 25-35 to the Harrisburg Eagles at home on Saturday, January 20, in a low-scoring, low-tempo contest. Harrisburg is the top team in the Mountain Valley Conference. Sisters couldn’t find any rhythm against the tough Eagles’ defense at the start of the contest and quickly fell behind 1-8. They rallied and finished the quarter on a 6-3 run to cut the Eagle lead to four with a score of 7-11 at the close of the period. Garrett Sager scored four points on two short shots under the basket and Brody Fischer scored on... Full story
Sisters Lady Outlaws got off to a very slow start in their game against Harrisburg at home on Saturday, January 20, but clawed back in the second half, took the lead in the final quarter, and recorded the 47-44 win. The first quarter was rough, and the Outlaws definitely looked like a team who hadn’t played a game in almost two weeks (due to weather conditions restricting travel). Sisters only managed to put three points on the scoreboard while Harrisburg executed their dribble hand-off and pick-and-roll offense very e... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws Alpine Ski Team made a strong showing at the first Emerald League High School Alpine Ski Race of the 2024 season. Both the boys and girls teams won first place in the team score. Sisters competed in a Giant Slalom race that was held at Willamette Pass on Saturday, January 20. Conditions for the race held true to the El Niño theme of this winter, with gusty winds, a bit of rain, and heavy wet snow. On the girls side, Ella Eby was the fastest Outlaw, finishing with a combined time of 1:48.90, Tallis Grummer... Full story
Sisters girls basketball team squeaked past Elirma on Monday, January 8, in an exciting match-up that ended in a dramatic 43-40 finish. The Outlaws got off to a slow start, but midway through the first quarter Jenna Lake banked in a three-pointer that gave the Outlaws a 8-6 lead. That ended Sisters scoring for the quarter. Elmira scored nine straight points and at the end of the first period the Outlaws trailed 8-15. Sisters was held to just five points in the second period, and were outscored 5-12. The Falcons racked up... Full story
The Outlaws boys basketball squad defeated the visiting Elmira Falcons 55-53 on Monday, January 8, with a layup from Landon Scott at the buzzer. In the first quarter, the score went back-and-forth in the first quarter with several lead changes. With 1:30 left Austin Dean made a driving layup to tie it up 13-13. On the next possession, Dean stole the ball, and dished it off to Oliver Bernhardt who scored the layup. Bernhardt was fouled on the shot, made the free throw, and took the Outlaws to a 16-13 lead. Elmira hit one of... Full story
Bandits Baseball is comprised of 10U and 12U travel baseball teams based here in Sisters, and this past weekend they picked up Christmas trees all around the Sisters area. Players made over 50 stops on Saturday, January 6, and made just over $800 that will be put towards tournament fees, gear, and facility use fees. Trees were placed at the end of driveways, and a donation could be attached to the tree in a Ziploc bag. T&M Hauling, Ponderosa Forge Ironworks, Clearwater Fire... Full story
The Outlaws hosted the annual Sisters Shootout Tournament on Thursday through Saturday, December 28-30. Sisters got off to a great start with a 50-36 win over the Mazama Vikings on Thursday, but a day later suffered a tough 33-51 loss to Banks. They faced the Hidden Valley Mustangs in their final game on Saturday and lost 47-50 in a tight contest. On December 28, the Vikings scored the first points of the contest, but the Outlaws responded with a 7-0 run. Diego Silva scored five of those points, two baskets in the paint on... Full story
Marley Holden has signed an official letter of intent to play soccer for the Corban University Warriors. Holden has been a four-year starter for the Sisters Lady Outlaws, a leader, and a very integral part of the squad, and has dreamed of playing at the collegiate level since she was in seventh grade. Holden visited several colleges prior to signing with Corban and was accepted by at least seven bigger colleges including University of Wyoming, Montana State Billings, and... Full story
