News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
The Sisters Outlaws volleyball team got a wake up call from Cascade last week, losing 12-15, 11-15.
"We never showed up," said coach Brad Bulloch. "Then we played Central and took it out on them."
The Lady Outlaws, established their dominance early against Central and sent the Panthers packing in short order, 15-1, 15-4.
"I think we could have beat any team that night," Bulloch said.
The split was emblematic of the Outlaws style of play all season.
The team seems to wait until they feel challenged before they pull together and play up to their ability. Against Cascade, they ran out of time.
Co-captain senior Anna Summerfield said the team is working to make sure that doesn't happen anymore as the Outlaws gear up for the state playoffs.
"Right now we're having trouble communicating on the court, so we're really working on talking," Summerfield said.
Summerfield believes the squad is coming together as a team at the right time.
When the teamwork is clicking, the Outlaws are formidable, with a variety of weapons to use against their opponents.
"That's what's so special about our team," Summerfield said. "There's no real star; we all have our moments."
The team was to face Woodburn on Tuesday, October 26, and travel to Molalla on Thursday, October 28.
State competition begins in Corvallis on November 11.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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