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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Alpine team scores
in Giant Slalom
photo by izaak kanzig
this rough group dodged balls and beaned opponents for charity.
Contestants battle in dodgeball
By Izaak kanzig
Correspondent
It’s not your average high
school pageant.
The contenders for Mr.
SHS and Mr. RHS (Redmond
High School) faced off in the
annual dodgeball competition
last week, hosted by RHS.
The pageant has become
an event that contestants,
students, faculty, and com-
munity members have come
to enjoy for the last 10-plus
years.
What is really unique
about Mr. SHS is that it is
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much more than a status
symbol; all the proceeds and
benefits from the various
fundraising events organized
by the school and students
go directly toward non-
profit organizations, such
as The Center in Bend, and
this year’s nonprofit, Sisters
Family Access Network
(FAN).
FAN provides service
for children in families in
need up to the age of 18.
Volunteers and advocates
work directly with families to
provide food, housing, school
supplies, wellness, and health
services. FAN’s mission is to
remove roadblocks that pre-
vent underprivileged youth
from earning a valuable
education and pave a more
defined path for children to
have a successful future.
The dodgeball event is
just the first of many service
events that go toward benefit-
ing the community and rais-
ing funds for FAN. Coming
up on February 21 is a spa-
ghetti feed hosted at Sisters
Community Church. Tickets
will be $5 dollars, with chil-
dren under five years old free
(see related story, page 6).
The Sisters High School
Alpine Ski Team had their
third Giant Slalom race of
the season last Saturday at
Willamette Pass Ski Resort.
The Outlaws girls team
moved up the rankings to
sixth out of 13 teams com-
peting in the Oregon School
Ski Association league.
Betsy Ausman placed eighth;
Cammi Benson placed ninth;
Holland Hartman was 34th,
and Erryn Ricker 46th.
“Betsy skied very aggres-
sively today, and Cammi is
consistently in the top 10.
Two top-10 placings gave
us a lot of team points. This
was Erynn’s first race on a
GS course. She did an excel-
lent job of turning early and
staying balanced,” said Coach
Greg Ausman.
The Outlaws boys team
ranked seventh in the team
scoring. Individual placings
were: John Banks 33rd and
Lachlan Wood 34th, while
Sam Lewis performed a
spectacular departure off the
course when he crashed and
ejected both skis.
“Sam really went after it,
caught a gate, and then had a
yard sale on his second run,”
said Ausman.
After the race, team mem-
bers, coaches, and parents
enjoyed free skiing in the
powder on the steep slopes of
Willamette Pass.
“This is a lifetime sport.
These kids are learning skills
they can use skiing for the rest
of their lives,” said Ausman.
photo provided
Cammi Benson on the slopes in giant Slalom.
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