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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Lady Outlaws win two on the hardwood
By rongi yost
Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws had
a great week on the court,
notching two wins in league
play, to bring their record to
2-1.
Sisters defeated Cottage
Grove 33-30 at home on
Wednesday, January 20,
and two days later recorded
a 52-25 road win at Sweet
Home.
Wednesday’s win at home
against the Lions was all
about team effort. The Lady
Outlaws jumped out quick
and at the end of the first
quarter held a 10-6 lead.
Cottage Grove outscored
Sisters 9-4 in the second and
held a slim one-point lead at
the half with a score of 15-14.
Sisters re-grouped at the
half and came out strong in
the third. The Outlaws put
up 16 points and regained the
lead, 30-25, to close out the
third period.
The Outlaws kept the
momentum and held onto
the lead down the stretch to
close out the final quarter and
record the win.
“This game was the right
combination of leadership
from our senior players, and
great poise and control from
our younger players,” said
Coach Casey Pallister. “We
showed greater understanding
of our roles, played aggres-
sively, and remembered that
the foundation of our team
is built on solid man-to-
man defense. It was great to
see the girls rise above the
adversity they have faced,
and show some real grit and
determination.”
Olivia Stewart led the
Outlaws with 16 points and
went 8-for-10 from the line.
Nina Horner contributed six
points and pulled down sev-
eral boards.
Bethany Bachmeier had
a great game. Bachmeier
played physical defense in
the post that limited the effec-
tiveness of Hannah Arnold,
one of the Lions’ best play-
ers. Bethany held Arnold to
just four points in the game.
Bachmeier scored nine
points, and hit a free-throw
at the end of the game that
sealed the victory.
The Outlaws did a fine job
at the free-throw line, and fin-
ished the night nine-for-12.
this game was the
right combination of
leadership from our
senior players, and great
poise and control from
our younger players.
— Coach Casey Pallister
Two days later, Sisters
crushed the Huskies on their
home court.
The Outlaws racked up
19 points in the first quar-
ter, added 14 in the second,
and headed into the half
with a commanding 33-11
advantage.
Sisters outscored the
Huskies 19-14 in the second
half to nail down the win.
The Outlaws’ defense
forced numerous turnovers,
and they recorded 15 steals in
the game.
“This was a great win for
us,” said Pallister. “I think it
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Bethany Bachmeier scores in the first of two wins for the lady outlaws.
proved to the girls what they
are capable of, and how their
hard work is beginning to pay
dividends. The real beauty of
this game was the balanced
attack. Each player contrib-
uted in important ways. I’m
excited to see that we have
some momentum going into
two challenging games next
week.”
Horner was the Outlaws
leading scorer with 15 points.
Nina also pulled down 11
boards and had four steals in
the game.
Stewart scored 11 points,
and had four steals. Rylee
Weber contributed 10 points,
and Bachmeier scored seven,
including one three-pointer.
Alexa Stewart tallied five
points, including one three-
pointer, and Jules Meeter
added four points to the bal-
anced scoring effort.
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Horner commented on the
Lady Outlaws’ two wins:
“We’re really excited
about our wins this week.
It’s a really good indica-
tor of what we’re capable of
and how all of our hard work
these past few months is com-
ing together. We’ve realized
that when we work together
as a unit we get good results,
and I think we’re finally set-
tling into the pace and inten-
sity of the game at this level.
“It’s been awesome to find
that we can compete with the
other teams in this league,
and we’re ready to continue
making progress and hav-
ing success for the rest of the
season.”
The Outlaws were to play
at Junction City on Tuesday,
January 26. Sisters will play
at home against Elmira on
Friday, January 29.
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The Oregon Legislature
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