Wednesday, May 13, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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roller-coaster week ends with sky-Em Championship secure
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The baseball team had a
wild roller-coaster week that
started with a big 19-12 win
at home against Sweet Home
on Monday, May 4. Two days
later, they dropped their game
at Elmira in a final score of
12-2, lasting only five innings.
Sisters turned the tables on
Friday with an 8-1 win at
home over Elmira. With the
win, Sisters secured the Sky-
Em Championship for the fifth
straight season.
The conference title guar-
antees the Outlaws a home
playoff game.
In Monday’s win over
Sweet Home the Outlaws had
14 hits and one error, while
the Huskies had 10 hits.
Sisters started off early
with three runs in the top of
the first. Justin Harrer hit a
double that scored two, and
Zach Morgan followed with a
double to score Harrer.
The Outlaws led by six
after their at-bat in the top
of the sixth, but the Huskies
came back and scored five to
close the gap to 13-12.
Sisters scored six more in
the top of the seventh to go up
19-12. Morgan led off with a
single and Odin Thorson and
Cody Kreminski walked to
load the bases. Alec Gannan
hit an RBI single, and then
Jonathan Luz was hit by a
pitch and a run scored.
Harrer’s grand-slam homer
was icing on the cake. With
two outs, and the count at
three-and-two, Harrer ripped
it out of the park for four runs.
Justin pitched the final inning,
struck out the first two batters,
and the final batter hit a fly
ball for the out.
Harrer finished the game
four-for-six with nine RBI.
Cody Kreminski went
three-for-four with a double
and two RBI, and Morgan was
two-for-three with one RBI.
Thorson went one-for-two
with a double. Alex Olivier
was the Outlaws’ winning
pitcher.
Coach Steve Hodges said,
“It was one of those games
where we had to really be
mentally tough. We had a great
seventh inning to put the game
away. It was gratifying to see
the kids buckle down and score
runs under pressure. They
brought in their No.1 pitcher
to finish the seventh, and we
were able to light him up.”
Two days later, it was a
completely different story. Sis-
ters only got four hits against
the Falcons, committed seven
errors, and lost 12-2 in five
innings. The Falcons had 13
hits in the game.
“We never really got into
our rhythm,” said Hodges.
“They came out hitting and we
fell behind quick. It happened
so fast we didn’t know what
hit us. We need to play better
defense, make plays behind
the pitcher, and we’ve got to
come out and swing.”
At home on Friday, Zach
Morgan threw a no-hitter in
the Outlaws win over Elmira.
Hodges said, “Zach only
had one strike-out and still
recorded a no-hitter. Honestly,
I’ve never heard of that in 31
years of coaching baseball.”
Sisters got two runs in the
second inning. Kreminski hit
an RBI double off the left-
field wall, and Ben Larson hit
an RBI single to put the Out-
laws on top 2-0.
Elmira got a run in the
top of the third, but Sisters
answered with four more runs
in the bottom of the inning.
Morgan hit an RBI double
down the left-field line, which
scored Harrer on a hit-and-
run play, and Kreminski hit
an RBI double to bring home
Morgan, Larson’s single drove
in Kreminski, and Gannon
scored Larson on a base-hit
down the right-field line.
In the fourth, Olivier and
Kreminski both had RBI sin-
gles, which wrapped up the
Outlaws’ scoring effort.
Harrer was responsible for
eight of the Outlaws 21 outs.
Thorson went two-for-
three, Kreminski went three-
for-three with two doubles,
and Larson was three-for-four.
“It’s gratifying to repeat
as league champs for the fifth
straight title,” said Hodges.
“It shows our kids want and
expect to be a the top of the
conference. Currently, we
hold the second-place rank-
ing in state as well, which is
important in post-season play.
It’s nice to be able to control a
little bit of the outcome as far
as setting ourselves up for the
rest of the season.”
Girls tennis wraps up league play and heads to districts
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The girls tennis team fell
6-2 to Junction City at home
on Thursday, May 7, and at
home a day later, lost 6-2 to
Mt. View. Earlier in the week,
on Tuesday, the Lady Outlaws
played at home against
Klamath Union.
On Friday, Sisters only
won two matches against Mt.
View. The Outlaws No. 1
team of Jesse Farr-Baenziger
and Brenna Weems posted an
easy 6-1, 6-3 win over Chloe
Johnson and Whitney Weber.
“It was a good confidence-
booster heading into next
week’s district tournament,”
said Coach Susan Fullhart.
“We struggled with our focus
at the beginning of the second
set, and were tied 3-3. Jesse
and Brenna never panic, and
they got right back at it to fin-
ish the second set 6-3.”
Rylee Weber and Annika
Stadeli (No. 3 doubles)
blanked Jamie McCool and
Faith Holm 6-0 in the first set,
and then won the second set
6-2.
“It’s a simple and winning
formula with these girls,”
said Fullhart. “They are both
very competitive, and their
strong desire to win is highly
motivating. It was business as
usual today, with Anni steady
and patient from the back-
court, and Rylee looking for
any and every chance to finish
points.”
A day earlier, the Outlaws
No. 2 and No. 3 doubles’
teams won in their match with
Junction City.
Maya Wieland and Gwen
Knoop (No. 2 doubles)
defeated Marley McIntosh
and Sierra Starr. The first set
was neck-and-neck but the
Outlaws prevailed 6-4, and
went on to win 7-6 (7-1).
“We got behind 2-5 in the
second set, but were able to
up our level of play to take the
set to a tie-breaker, in which
Gwen and Maya steam-rolled,
wining by a score of 7-1.
Maya hit some epic serves
today, several of them aces.
And, Gwen finished a lot of
points from the net. I think
this team is peaking at just the
right time.”
Rylee Weber and Annika
Stadeli (No. 3 doubles) beat
Lindsay McFadden and
Caitlin Moffit 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
“Rylee and Anni had a
super match today,” said
Fullhart. “This was a solid
No. 3 team these girls played.
Having fun seems to be the
key for these two, and I think
they had fun today. Anni
lobbed amazingly well and hit
the lines several times. This
put her opponents in a very
defensive position, giving
Rylee the chance to be aggres-
sive at the net.”
Kenna Cardin and Alana
Lukens (No. 4 doubles) lost
6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (5-7), to
Halia Land and Megan Hayes,
but put forth a valiant effort.
“This match couldn’t
have been any closer,” said
Fullhart. “The final two sets
came down to tie-breakers,
and the score of the third was
7-5. These girls fought for
every point. They tried dif-
ferent strategies, and worked
well together. They were so
scrappy out there, which make
for a most entertaining match.
Unfortunately, they didn’t
come out with the win, but I
was so, so proud of them!”
In Tuesday’s action,
Klamath Union only brought
four girls to the match. Teams
played two singles matches
and one doubles match. The
Outlaws lost the singles
matches, but came out on top
in the doubles match.
Maya Wieland and Gwen
Knoop won 6-1, 6-0.
“This was a sweet win
for Gwen and Maya,” said
Fullhart. “Everything came
together for them today.
They both served extremely
well, and with districts
coming up, this was a nice
confidence-booster.”
A w e e k e a r l i e r, o n
Saturday, May 2, the Lady
Outlaws hosted a double-
header at home at Black Butte
Ranch, against Cascade and
Vale. Sisters had a very rough
day, and lost both matches 7-1.
The Outlaws plan to work
hard over the next few days
to prepare for districts, which
will be held Thursday through
Saturday, May 14-16, at Black
Butte Ranch.
“In doubles, we will be
working a lot on volleys and
court positioning, and the
singles’ girls will be talking
strategy a lot this week,” said
Fullhart. “And, we’ll be pray-
ing for sunny skies!”
Friday, May 15
2 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 16
Noon to 10 p.m.
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