Wednesday, April 8, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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OET/STA
Skeleton track crew competes over spring break
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By Charlie kanzig
Correspondent
Armed with McClouds (a
type of rake), loppers, hand
saws and a pick, nine volun-
teers from Oregon Equestrian
Trails (OET) and an addi-
tional four volunteers from
Sisters Trails Alliance (STA)
recently added a half mile
of trail to an existing horse
trail near the top of Peterson
Ridge.
This spur trail runs to
a viewpoint named Eagle
Rock 2, which has vistas that
look south to Tam McArthur
Rim and the Skyline Forest.
The location of the trail is
noted on the newly published
2015 Sisters Community
Trail System maps, which
can be found at the various
trailheads.
The most-used trailhead
for equestrians is on Peterson
Ridge Road right behind the
Sisters Rodeo Grounds. The
ride from this trailhead to the
newly completed viewpoint
is 10 miles round trip.
OET and STA have
worked cooperatively
through the years to create
separate equestrian and hik-
ing/mountain biking trails
to reduce user conflict and
increase safety. This coop-
eration is part of the goal
for Sisters Trails Alliance —
“Trails for Everyone.”
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One of the challenges
of Sisters School District’s
unique two-week spring
break is the havoc it causes
for spring sports coaches with
league contests scheduled
during the vacation.
Even so, a hearty and
dedicated — though small
— crew of track-and-field
athletes traveled from Sisters
to Sweet Home on Thursday,
April 2, to compete against
the Huskies and the Elmira
Falcons in a three-way
Sky-Em League contest.
Nine girls and seven boys
used a day of vacation to
test themselves athletically,
showing dedication that
impressed their coaches.
Michaela Miller is show-
ing tremendous early sea-
son form in the 300-meter
hurdles, which she won in a
time of 50.32 and ranks sev-
enth among 4A hurdlers with
a best this year of 50.09.
Her coaches see her con-
tinuing a steady progression
that will bring her the fast
times she has as a goal by
the time championship meets
come.
Miller also won the long
jump (15 feet 3 inches) and
placed second in the javelin
(91 feet 9 inches).
Tessa O’Hern came within
two inches of her lifetime
best in the pole vault, clear-
ing 9 feet 6 inches to take first
place. Mandi Calavan also
earned a win, running 28.60
seconds in the 200 meters.
She also played a part in the
victorious 1600-meter relay
team that included her sister
Macadia, Dallas Knoop, and
Sabrina Reifschneider.
The victory in the last
event pulled the Outlaws into
second place in the team scor-
ing with 51.5 points. Sweet
Home won the meet with
78.5 points, while Elmira fin-
ished third with 49.
Reifschneider picked up
a pair of second-place indi-
vidual finishes in the hurdles
races, clocking 18.97 in the
100 hurdles and 55.03 in the
300 hurdles. Megan Calarco
ran what her coaches con-
sidered a very solid time
in the 3000 (12:56) where
she placed third, and Betsy
Ausman pushed through to a
third-place finish in the 800
(3:01.32).
Coach Jeff Larson noted
a breakout day for Tara
Greaney who set lifetime
bests in the javelin, long
jump, and triple jump.
“I would consider her the
female athlete of the meet,”
he said.
For the boys, senior
Andres Pederson blazed
through his first 400 meters
of the season to win in 54.49,
the lone victory for the
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Martin, Garbrecht, Pederson
and Connor Gellings that
established a season best of
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The undermanned
Outlaws had a tough time
mustering up points as Elmira
amassed 85 points to win the
meet. Sweet Home scored 74
and Sisters 22.
“It was an eye opening
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Home and Elmira both have
very large teams, as do other
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