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6 Wednesday, April 15, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Golfers perform well By rongi yost Correspondent The boys golf team played at Prineville Country Club on Tuesday, April 7, on a wet, cold and windy day, and walked away with some of their best scores of the year. Freshman Austin Lake had a great round of golf. Lake broke 100 for the first time this year and led the Outlaws with a score of 91. Lake carded a 48 on the front nine and lowered his score by five strokes on the back nine for a 43. Austin posted four pars and only had one three-putt in the round. Coach Bill Mitchell said, “Those four pars were huge, but the big thing was his put- ting. He did a great job on the green today.” All the kids are getting better with their short games, and that’s the difference. — Coach Bill Mitchell Steen Johnson also broke 100 and finished the round with a 98, highlighted by his first-ever birdie. Johnson missed the green on his tee- shot on the par-three No. 7 hole, but chipped it in with his sand-wedge for birdie. Ben Saba carded a 106, Devin Robillard shot a 102, and Kade Owen finished at 112. “All the kids are get- ting better with their short games, and that’s the differ- ence,” commented Mitchell. “I tell them every week not to have any three-putts, but it’s not easy, but that’s what will make the difference in the game. “We shot under 400 today, and it’s been a long time since we’ve done that. Our goal is to keep getting better and keep lowering our scores.” Summit dominated the tourney and easily took championship honors with a team score of 295. Bend was runner-up at 338, Ridgeview took third (392), and Sisters finished fourth with a 397. On the girls side, Emily Christen played at Meadow Lakes on Thursday, April 9. Christen tied for her best score ever with a 104. Emily was very consis- tent with her ball-striking, and is close to reaching her goal of breaking 100. On the par-three No. 17 hole, Emily hit her tee shot about six feet short of the flag and just barely missed her birdie-putt. Mitchell said, “Emily’s game gets better every week, but her putting still needs to improve.” Summit won the tourna- ment with a team score of 307. The boys were to golf at Bend Country Club on Monday, April 13. On Thursday, April 16, the boys will play in a tournament at Awbrey Glen. The girls will head to Tokatee on Thursday, April 16. We’re here for you! Open every day, after hours & weekends 541-548-2899 3818 SW 21st Pl., Ste. 100, Redmond www.yourcaremedical.com Locally owned & operated Ey proud Outlaw parents Dr. Eric & DeE WattenEurg urg WALK-IN • URGENT CARE• OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE Boys lacrosse faces top-ranked teams By rongi yost Correspondent The boys lacrosse team started their week with two losses against top-ranked teams. Sisters fell 11-5 to Summit on Tuesday, April 7, and three days later lost 11-7 to Westview. On Saturday, Sisters defeated Forest Grove 6-2. In Tuesday’s game, Sum- mit jumped out with five quick goals in the first quarter, and from there the Outlaws played toe-to-toe with the Storm. Sisters was able to score five goals and Summit added six in a very hard-fought game. It was a frustrating game for many of us, but really, truly, I saw some amazing lacrosse. — Coach Andrew gorayeb “We stayed within a goal of them for three quarters,” said Coach Andrew Gorayeb. “If not for the first quarter, we only would have lost the game by one goal. It was a frustrating game for many of us, but really, truly, I saw some amazing lacrosse.” Chance Halley had two goals he self-initiated, which rallied the team to fire up and compete. Joe Jones knocked in two beautiful goals and kept trying to score, but once the Storm recognized his ability, they double-teamed him every time he attempted to score. Mark Fish scored Sisters’ fifth and final goal of the contest. Gorayeb gave kudos to Angelo Frack for showing up and playing even though he wasn’t feeling well. “Angelo played hard dur- ing the first quarter, and then got really sick on the side- lines,” said Gorayeb. “Max Kahnt, our German foreign- exchange student, stepped in as goalie and had an amazing game.” Gorayeb told The Nugget many of the players were ner- vous, and even a bit scared, and didn’t want to let each other down. “We’re the 26th-ranked program in the state of Ore- gon, and we took on the 8th- ranked program, and we hung in there, and we showed them we can compete,” commented Gorayeb. “That’s a win in my book. My Outlaws never gave up. They worked hard and tried to make something hap- pen until the clock ran all the way down. I am so proud of these guys.” On Friday, the Outlaws faced No. 12-ranked West- view. The Wildcats jumped out early and at the half held a 10-4 lead. Sisters tacked on three goals in the second half, and only allowed Westview to score once. “I think if we would have had more time to play, we would have won, just based on the momentum we were enjoying,” said Gorayeb. Casey Lane recorded 12-plus ground balls and con- tinued to show why he’s con- sidered one of the best defen- semen in the conference. Hal- ley and Lane Gladden led the scoring effort with three goals each. We’re the 26th-ranked program in the state...we took on the 8th-ranked program, and we hung in there, and we showed them we can compete. — Coach Andrew gorayeb In Saturday’s action, Sis- ters mixed it up a bit. Forest Grove is a relatively young program, and the Outlaws wanted to give them a good game, so they played everyone in unfamiliar positions and started all the junior players. “It was a fun game,” said Gorayeb. “By the fourth quar- ter the score was 2-2. I’d had enough and we went into our regular positions, banged out four goals, and called it a win.” Tyler Head and Fish each scored two goals, and Luke Hull and Gladden each scored one. The Outlaws play at Bend on Wednesday, April 15, and finish out their week at home on Saturday with a game against Churchill.