News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The girls tennis squad competed in the first round of districts held at the Columbia Basin Racquet Club in Richland, Washington, on Friday and Saturday, May 10-11. The team played well, and will send four singles players and one doubles team to the quarterfinals, which will be held at Crook County High School on Friday and Saturday, May 17-18. Juhree Kizziar (No. 1 singles) blanked her two opponents, D. Patricio from Irrigon and Rodriquez from Umatilla, 6-0, 6-0. “Juhree was the leader of the team and moved swiftly through t... Full story
The boys tennis squad took six players to the first round of districts which was held Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11, at the Cascade Racquet Club in Richland, Washington. Dominic Pulver (No.1 singles) and Jack Murray (No. 3 singles) had great performances, beat both their opponents, and will advance to the second round of district play which will be held at Crook County High School Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18. “These two have worked hard all year to improve their skills, and strategically this tournament they both... Full story
Sisters High School will host the 3A Special District 3 Championships this week on Thursday and Friday, May 9-10. The meet serves not only to determine the team champions for the district, but as the qualifier for the OSAA Track and Field Championships set for the following week at Hayward Field. The top two finishers in each event will qualify for state, along with one state-wide wild card entry in each event. Additional athletes may advance to state by meeting automatic qualifying standards. Teams competing at the meet incl... Full story
"We won! Our Sisters Softball won!" The excited exclamation came from Sisters Varsity Assistant Softball Coach Janet Cusimano immediately after the Outlaws varsity team won their first game of the season May 2 at Siuslaw. The Sisters High Softball Outlaws have been working extremely hard. It is showing. "Improving during every practice is our coaching message. At games, regardless of the score, the priority is teamwork, communication, and fun," said Head Coach Gary Barr, who... Full story
In a series of high-stakes matchups, Sisters Varsity Outlaws have won 12 of their last 13, and play four games this week, culminating in a doubleheader on Friday, May 10 — Senior Night. Led by standout performances from key players like seniors Brody Fischer and Austin Dean, the Outlaws have demonstrated resilience, propelling them to success. The team started the week with an overall record of 16-6, league record of 12-3, and OSAA Rank #5 in the 3A-4 Mountain Valley Conference. Sisters, Pleasant Hill, and La Pine are tops i... Full story
The Forest Service is partnering with Sisters Trails Alliance to make the Whychus Creek Overlook on the Sisters Ranger District more accessible. The top rail of the Whychus Creek Overlook wall will be removed, and two viewing portals with security cables will be created to improve accessibility. The modifications will provide better views of the creek and mountains for visitors with disabilities. The modification project will begin May 6 and is expected to conclude May 9. The Whychus Creek Overlook will be closed for public s... Full story
The Outlaws track and field team finished a busy week with a handful of team members competing at the prestigious Jesuit Twilight Relays on Friday, April 26. The meet attracts athletes from all classifications in Oregon and Washington who have met certain standards, making the event the most competitive of the season. Every event is loaded with talent, according to head coach Jonathan Kelly. As a result, athletes often get pulled and pushed to season and personal bests, which was true for some Outlaws. Ella Bartlett lowered... Full story
The Outlaws’ top two singles players won their matches against the White Buffs at Madras on Wednesday, April 24. Dominic Pulver (No. 1) entered the match with a lame shoulder that he injured at the Caldera Tournament the previous weekend, but he was able to grind his way though and came out on top 6-2, 7-6, against Fernando Saldana. His biggest plays of the match came from overhead shots. Coach Vince Grace said, “I was impressed to see Dominic’s success on his overheads. He consistently kept composure and focus on the ball,... Full story
The girls tennis team notched a 5-3 win over the White Buffs at home on Wednesday, April 24, in very cold and windy conditions. The win moved them to 4-0 in conference play. They are 12-5 overall with their only losses to much larger schools; a loss to powerhouse Jesuit, two losses to Summit, and a loss to Redmond and Ridgeview. Coach Bruce Fenn told The Nugget that Sisters No. 1 duo, Leah O’Hern and Sophie Rush, were the standouts for the day. The pair played a solid, consistent match and returned the ball with placement a... Full story
The Outlaw Boys Golf team travelled to Bend Golf Club, on April 15, and for the first time in four years were able to post a team score with four players. Devin Coverdale carded a 94, Carson Bell 97, Weslee Owens 110, and Dillon Luddy shot a 111, for a team total of 412. On April 1, the Outlaws played at Awbrey Glen with the same four players and really improved with a team total of 378. Coverdale and Bell both had rounds of 80, Owens 105, and Luddy 113. "Devin has been on... Full story
Marcus Boyd is a prodigious talent on a snowmobile - and he proved it last month in Wyoming. Boyd won the juniors World Championship Hill Climb at Jackson Hole March 21-24, and he won by four seconds, a very big margin in such races. The run is like an Olympic downhill in reverse, with the snowmobile climbing a steep slope. "It feels like it's straight up and down," Boyd said. Boyd didn't know he'd won, let alone by a wide margin, until he started heading back down the hill.... Full story
The boys tennis squad started their week with a 4-4 tie at Madras against the White Buffs on Tuesday, April 9. Two days later they fell 2-6 at Prineville. In Tuesday’s match against the White Buffs, the Outlaws swept in all four singles spots and the White Buffs won every match in doubles play. Dominic Pulver (No. 1 singles) pulverized Fernando Saldana with a very strong powerful first serve, and easily recorded the 6-1, 6-2 win. Dom also had a strong backhand that was a great weapon. He strategically placed his shots deep to... Full story
Outlaws varsity baseball, winners of seven straight, now look to keep their bats alive versus Elmira. Sisters sent La Pine home empty handed last week. The series began April 16 in La Pine, where the Outlaws defeated the Hawks 6-4. Shifting to Sisters, the Outlaws won back-to-back games 7-5 and 11-1 on Friday, capping off a three-game set of Ws against their regional rival. "The biggest thing, I think, from Friday, was we scored every single inning. It makes it tough on a... Full story
A change in the meet schedule turned out to be a chance for the Outlaws girls track team to show their true potential as Sisters tied for the team title among 25 schools at the Mazama Invitational on Saturday, April 20. The Outlaws racked up 125 points to tie with Spanish Springs (Nevada) for the title behind a balanced performance in which the team scored in fourteen of the 17 events. Individual winners for the Outlaws included Mae Roth in the pole vault (nine feet), Gracie Vohs in the high jump (5 feet 2 inches), Ella... Full story
The Lady Outlaws started their week with a 5-3 win over the Lady Buffs at Madras on Tuesday, April 9, and two days later Sisters finished in a 4-4 tie at home against Crook County. In Tuesday’s match against Madras the Lady Outlaws singles continued to dominate play, sweeping Madras in all four spots, with No. 1 singles player, senior Juhree Kizziar, leading the way. Kizziar’s pace and consistency were too much for Mia Mitchell to handle, and Kizziar easily won the match with scores of 6-0, 6-1. Katie Ryan (No. 2) overpowered... Full story
Sisters High School Equestrian Team took home several top awards for the 2023-2024 season of Central District OHSET (Oregon High School Equestrian Teams). They won first overall in the categories of Freestyle Fours Drill Team and Team Versatility, and earned the high point award in the Small Team division. The team includes Clover Keyes (freshman), Ava Siler (senior), Annelise Jones (sophomore), Eloise Hecker (sophomore), Lucy Siler (senior), Justice Underwood (senior), and Ge... Full story
Wolves, once native to Central Oregon, were eradicated from the State by the mid-1940s. However, over the past 15 years, wolves have steadily migrated from neighboring states to reestablish themselves in Oregon, including in the Deschutes National Forest and surrounding areas. The chances of encountering a wild wolf are extremely low. Wolves are generally shy and secretive animals, and there are significantly more bears and cougars in Oregon than wolves. However, just like... Full story
It's not where they are, it's where they're going. On this day, Outlaws Varsity Softball is running laps. The number of errors made during games determines the number of laps run during practice. Initially, those figures were embarrassingly high. Slowly but surely, the mistakes are lessening. Huddling his team, Outlaws Varsity Head Coach Gary Barr discusses the good and the bad. He praises several players - for batting averages above .400 and .500, for making smart plays, for... Full story
Outlaws Varsity Baseball rode a four-game win streak into a week of renewed rivalry with La Pine. "They're coming for revenge, so we've got to be ready," said Sisters Head Coach Matt Hilgers. Hilgers' team won all three games last week against Creswell. Sophomore Sebastian Storch pitched a complete game on April 9 - nine strikeouts; two walks - to tame the Bulldogs 6-2 on the road before hosting two games on April 11. The first game of that Thursday doubleheader saw senior... Full story
First-year golfer Dillon Luddy made a hole-in-one in his first high school tournament on April 2 when the Outlaws golf squad played at Prineville Golf Course. He finished with a score of 97. Weslee Owens, playing in his first event, scored 112. Devin Coverdale fired a solid 76. “In my 50-plus years of being around the game, it is truly remarkable to see a kid make a hole-in–one in his first tournament,” said Coach Bill Mitchell. “Golfers can play their entire lives without making an ace.” Then the team played again in Prinev... Full story
Sisters will be well represented on the club volleyball scene to conclude the 2024 season. In addition to Kathryn Buller, Bailey Robertson and Gracie Vohs (The Nugget April 10, 2024), five other members of the 2023 SHS State Champion volleyball team have qualified for and will be competing in two national championship tournaments. Gracelyn Myhre and Mia Monaghan, both seniors, will be traveling to Baltimore, Maryland later this month with their club volleyball team, North Pacific Juniors (NPJ) Bend 18 National. Myhre and... Full story
Award-winning Oregon author Bob Welch, will share stories and pictures from the Pacific Crest Trail on Thursday, April 18, at the Sisters Athletic Club. The event begins with a reception at 5 p.m. followed by a presentation at 5:30 p.m., followed by a book signing. Books by Welch will be available for purchase. Welch will discuss his latest book, “Seven Summers (And a Few Bummers): My Adventure Hiking the 2,650-Mile PCT.” Poignant, poetic, and fall-down funny, the story guides readers through the iconic trail, while lau... Full story
After more than 20 years of directing the annual Peterson Ridge Rumble trail race, Sean Meissner doesn't take ideal weather for granted. After days of rain finally abated and gave way to near-perfect weather conditions for endurance athletes, over 300 runners took part in the race's three distances, 20, 26, and 40 miles on Sunday. "It's always a bonus when the weather is good," said Meissner. Last year's deep snow resulted in the 40-mile race being shortened to 26 miles and... Full story
The Outlaws track teams finally started the competitive season with two meets last week - a three-way meet at Mountain View on Tuesday, April 2, and the 10-team Sisters Invitational Saturday, April 6. While most schools in Oregon had meets in March, the Outlaws delayed the start of competition until after the two-week spring break. Tuesday's sunny warm weather resulted in some strong early season marks for a number of athletes and the strong competition Saturday, despite cold... Full story
The Lady Outlaws defeated The Dalles 6-2 at home on Tuesday, April 2, on a sunny, but very windy day. Despite the fact the Outlaws were without their No. 1 singles player, Juhree Kizziar, the singles players were dominant and won three of the four matches. Katie Ryan stepped in as the Outlaws No. 1 singles player and did a fabulous job. She defeated Josephine Hamm in two straight sets with scores of 6-0, 6-1. “Katie hit deep strong forehand ground strokes and forced Hamm into errors,” said Coach Bruce Fenn. “Katie’s net play... Full story
