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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Outlaws wrap up pre-season with win
By rongi Yost
Correspondent
photo by JiM corneliuS
Becky aylor is operating outlaw thrift at Sisters Middle School.
Sisters Middle School
opens a thrift shop
If you’re looking for some
quality clothing items for a
good price, you can get them
at Sisters Middle School’s
Outlaw Thrift Store — and
help reward positive behavior
in students.
Purchases are all donation-
based. According to teacher
Becky Aylor, “Suggested
donations would be some-
thing like shoes — $2; soc-
cer cleats — $2; shirts — $2;
nice jackets — $4. Nothing
is from the lost-and-found,
everything is donated.”
The thrift store is located
on the east side of Sisters
Middle School in a room con-
nected to Aylor’s classroom
(Room 131).
“After school, anyone
can come in through the side
door by the playground until I
leave, which is usually around
5 p.m. Outlaw Thrift is open
at 7:30 to 8 a.m. also, because
I am in my classroom at that
time. There is a red donation
box for donations all year out-
side my door — literally out-
side all year.”
All proceeds go directly
back into rewards for positive
student behavior. Students
earn a “Caught Ya” which is
like an “Outlaw Buck” and
they can spend that in Outlaw
Thrift store on small prizes
or they can save up more for
larger things.
“Outlaw Thrift can also
really help those families
who are in need,” Aylor says.
“Need cleats and can’t afford
them? Come in, I have them.
Need American Eagle pants
for your fashion-sense student
and can’t afford them? Come
on in, I have them.”
Aylor hopes to get volun-
teers to run the store on week-
ends in exchange for a school
yearbook that they couldn’t
afford or the like.
“The ultimate goal for
me would be to help fund
Outdoor School that is not
funded through the district
and is a financial hardship on
families,” Aylor said.
“What an important life-
changing experience that
ODS is. Outdoor School is
a common theme of great-
ness six years later when this
group of students that were
once sixth-graders will stand
on the podium at Sisters High
School with their diploma
in hand. Good times. Great
memories.”
For more information, con-
tact Aylor at 541-549-2099.
The Outlaws scored a
touchdown in every quarter
en route to their 28-8 win
at Crook County on Friday,
September 18.
Mitch Gibney scored the
Outlaws’ first two touch-
downs, each on a one-yard
run. Jadon Bachtold kicked
it through the uprights for the
PATs. At the half the Outlaws
were on top 14-0.
Midway through the third,
Tanner Head’s 32-yard touch-
down strike to Tyler Head put
the Outlaws on top 21-0.
Crook County got back in
the game in the third, when
the Outlaws’ punt protec-
tion fell apart. The Cowboys
recovered a blocked punt in
the end zone for a touchdown
that was followed by a two-
point conversion.
Sisters responded and
put together a good drive
that ended with Gibney’s
third touchdown of the
night. Coach Gary Thorson
described the TD.
“It was a 12-yard run-
off tackle behind a good
pull and kick out block by
Jacob Gurney, that put us up
28-8 with 6:10 to play,” said
Thorson.
Gibney finished the night
with 130 yards rushing on 13
carries. Logan Schutte rushed
for 139 yards on 13 attempts,
before leaving the game in the
fourth quarter with an injury.
Chance Halley recorded 80
yards on eight carries.
The key for the night
was the Outlaws’ outstand-
ing defense, which shut
down the Cowboys’ offense,
which had scored 60 points
in their game the previous
week.
photo by Jerry baldock
tyler head makes the catch for the outlaws on a 32-yard pass.
“We swarmed to the ball
very well all night, and for
the most part, the boys did
very well on their defen-
sive assignments against
the Cowboys’ spread-option
attack,” said Thorson. “Crook
County did present some
problems for us schemati-
cally, but the offensive line
adjusted pretty well, and we
were able to run the ball well
most of the time.”
Tyler Head had a great
game from his safety posi-
tion, and led the team with
nine tackles, and one inter-
ception. Gibney was also a
big factor for the defense,
and registered five tackles,
including several for loss, a
sack, and also put pressure
on the Cowboys quarterback
multiple times when they
passed.
Thorson noted, “We rotate
a good number of players
on the field defensively, and
I think this is keeping them
fresh and aggressive the
whole night.”
Bachtold was once again
perfect on his PATs, going
4-for-4 on the night. Jadon
also provided a huge lift in
the kicking game with some
great kick-offs, and the cov-
erage was good most of the
night. Early in the game the
punt-return unit stuffed a
fake punt by the Cowboys
that gave the Outlaws great
field position, which led to an
eventual score.
The Outlaws’ pre-sea-
son games went well, and
Thorson told The Nugget that
the coaches are pleased with
how the team has progressed.
However, he added that the
team still has a lot to work on,
and noted that they took good
steps this past week against a
quality opponent.
The Outlaws will kick off
league play at Sweet Home
on Friday, September 25.
Kick-off is set for 7 p.m.
NO JOB IS
TOO BIG OR
TOO SMALL
Young Outlaws in action...
Tues., Sept. 29, 6 p.m.
The Belfry, 302 E. Main Ave.
Personal.
Professional.
Plumbing.
photo by Jeff StaudenMaier
giffin gardner (background) handed off to ryker Staudenmaier
who followed a block from Ethan hicks to gain yardage in 6th
grade football action last week.
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seed-to-table program
and much more.
This is a celebration. No charge.
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