6 Wednesday, March 4, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon There’s a new sheriff in town Outlaws earn honorable-mention By rongi Yost Correspondent Captain Shane Nelson will take the badge as Deschutes County Sheriff as Sheriff Larry Blanton steps into retirement. The Deschutes County Commissioners voted unani- mously last week to appoint Captain Shane Nelson as Deschutes County Sheriff, effective July 1. Captain Nelson will serve the remaining term of office for retiring Sheriff Larry Blanton, whose term expires January 2017. The four-year term of Deschutes County Sheriff opens for re-election in 2016. Captain Nelson has been in law enforcement in Oregon for more than 20 years. Most recently, he served as the Operations Division Commander. He was born and raised in Bend and grad- uated from Mountain View High School in 1988. After graduating from Oregon State University in 1993 he moved back to Bend. “The sheriff’s office pro- vides search and rescue, rural patrol, jail operations and investigation services to residents of the county,” said Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Chair Tony DeBone. “Shane has a deep knowledge of each of these aspects of the office, and we are confident in his leader- ship. He will help to continue the positive and healthy pub- lic safety culture that exists in our county.” “I am humbled by the opportunity to serve the resi- dents of Deschutes County as their ninth sheriff,” Nelson photo proviDeD Captain Shane Nelson. said. “Together with the excellent men and women that serve at the sheriff’s office, I look forward to continuing Sheriff Blanton’s legacy of providing proac- tive services and delivering the quality public safety our citizens expect and deserve.” Retiring Sheriff Larry Blanton said, “I’m very proud of the command staff (Captain Nelson, Captain Beard and Captain Utter) for helping me provide pub- lic safety and quality of life to the residents we serve at the sheriff’s office. I would like to thank the county commissioners and admin- istration for their assistance. Captain Nelson will make a great sheriff because he has the knowledge, the expe- rience, and the support of the employees at the sher- iff’s office. It has truly been an honor for me to have the opportunity to serve as Deschutes County Sheriff.” “Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.” — Jennie Churchill Dr. ponnie Malone, DC Sisters Chiropractic Clinic • 16190 Hwy. 126, Sisters • 541-549-7141 Serving Sisters for 33 Years Your Care is proud to support Outlaw athletics 1 2 FF SPORTS PHYSI — Through March 17, 2015 5 — ALS 541-548-2899 3818 SW 21st Pl. YourCareMedical.com Hwy. 126 to Redmond, two turns and you’re there! OPEN EVERY DAY INCLUDING WEEKENDS (Near fairgrounds) WALK-IN • URGENT CARE• OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE Sisters had four players earn honorable mention at the all-league voting last week, including seniors Boston Moore, Haylie Hudson, Cierra Mann, and junior Olivia Stewart. Moore played at the guard position and was the Outlaws’ best outside-shooter all sea- son. Boston finished league with 143 points, which included 15 three-pointers. Coach Julianne Horner said, “Boston has shown she can and will take the shot when she is open.” Hudson was the Outlaws’ floor leader with both her voice and presence. Haylie was the Outlaws’ best free- throw shooter and went 80 percent from the stripe, going 50-for-63. Mann played post for the Outlaws, and Horner told The Nugget that her post-defense was stifling for teams to face. “Cierra does a great job at keeping posts under their average points per game and limited Player of the Year Borigo from Cottage Grove (CG) to only six baskets each time the teams matched up, where normally Borigo averages at least 10 buckets per-game. Cierra did an out- standing job of making the posts work for every basket they were able to shoot.” Stewart also was an honor- able-mention selection. Early in the season, Olivia aver- aged five points per game, but when the Outlaws faced CG in the second round of league play she had a 10-point game. The following game she put up 27 points and then scored 13 against Elmira. “Olivia really stepped up her game the second half of the season,” said Horner. “Olivia has done an outstand- ing job from the guard posi- tion. I like how confident she has become shooting the three, as well as getting good looks from the wing position. She has worked hard to get to this point, and I am happy the league recognized her.” Horner told The Nugget that the Lady Outlaws are in a unique situation this year, and said that any of their play- ers had the potential to have a great performance on any given night. “At the league meet- ing, each team had a dif- ferent view of who was the biggest threat against them for Sisters,” stated Horner. “Our two inside players, Haylie (Hudson), and Cierra (Mann) were both talked about in regard to how they played versus other posts, as well as our two guards, Boston (Moore) and Olivia (Stewart), being threats from the outside. “On most teams, there are one or two players that we as coaches focus on to game-plan around, but we have on any given night any player who can be the game- changer. This year it was about our team, and how we tried to find the open player, not the ‘one’ player. I believe this speaks to who we are as a team and how it was truly a team effort. 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