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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Boys lacrosse returns five players By Rongi Yost Correspondent The boys lacrosse team returns five players to their squad this season, including David Keeton, Ethan Morgan, Samson Magnus, Casey Warburton and Damien Wills. Keeton is the lone senior that returns to the team, and is an outstanding defensive player. Coach Eric Wentzel said, “David has a passion to see those around him succeed. He is a natural leader on the team, and the younger players look up to him. He is one of the players that connects the lacrosse legacy back to Bill Rexford.” Morgan, Magnus, Warburton and Wills are all sophomores. Morgan was also voted a team captain and will play at attack. Ethan spent significant time in the off-season to be prepared for this year. “Ethan shows a passion for the sport of lacrosse that is infectious with his team- mates,” said Wentzel. Magnus and Wills will both play at the midfield position. “Samson is a player with no fear and is willing to be aggressive in his pursuit to score goals. He will be a clear player in the success of our offense scheme. Damien is the player that the rest of the team has wondered what he did in the off-season. He’s a player that is finding himself at the right place at the right time on the field. The coach- ing team is expecting a break- out season from him.” Warburton rounds out the returning players and Wentzel told The Nugget that Casey is a goalie that improves with every practice and is always willing to try new techniques. “It’s great to have some- one in this position that loves the role of goalie,” said Wentzel. Five players will step up from JV to join the var- sity team. Players include senior Chase Lawrence (mid- field), and sophomores Sam Mitchell, Drew Hendrickson, and Ethan Kennedy, who will all play defense, and sopho- more Gabe Patton, who will play attack. Ten new players will also be added to the squad: sopho- more Tyler Friend (midfield), sophomore Chayce Sproat (attack), freshmen Spencer Bordonaro and Bennett Lewis (attack), freshmen Trey Stadeli, Jude Carhart, Willie Stewart, Kincaid Smelzer, and Keeton Green, who will all play midfield, and fresh- man Matt Harris, who will play defense. Of the new players, Wentzel said, “Many of these new players have been playing together in Sisters Lacrosse League for a num- ber of years. There is a genu- ine chemistry between them and the returning players. There is a genuine chemistry between them [new players] and the returning players. — eric Wentzel “We’re a young team, which will present some chal- lenges as we face High Desert opponents such as Bend and Summit, but this will only benefit in the years to come as we mature. The coaching staff, which includes Paul Patton and Doug Hull, are excited to be working with such a great group of young men. It is the highlight of my day.” 5 Boys hoops announces all-league picks By Rongi Yost Correspondent The Outlaws had five players selected to all-league teams, and Keegan Greaney was at the top of the heap as a first-team all-league pick. Greaney averaged 10 points and three rebounds per game for Sisters, and played a huge role in the Outlaws’ success on both the offense and defensive end. “Keegan was a key offen- sively and defensively all season long,” said Coach Rand Runco. Steen Johnson earned sec- ond-team all-league honors. Johnson averaged close to nine points and four rebounds per game. “Steen was excellent on both sides of the ball,” said Runco. “He was one of our top defenders and had some huge games in league that really improved our league standings. Hayes Moore, Tyler Head, and Scoot Waddell all received honorable-mention recognition. Moore averaged eight points, five assists, and three rebounds per game during the second half of league. Head led the team in rebounds and was the Outlaws’ key post defender, who took on play- ers much bigger than him. Tyler also averaged eight points per game. Waddell averaged 11 points per game. Of the three honorable- mentions, Runco said, “Hayes started slowly, but became our floor leader, and really improved at the end of league, and going into playoffs. Tyler was so stable and reliable on the glass and in the scorebook all season. Scott was our most consis- tent scorer. He started as our five man, moved to forward, and finished the season as a combo guard/forward.” Runco told The Nugget that the all-league selections were very even this year, and that last year eight of the 10 first- and second-team selec- tions were juniors, which made this a very strong senior year. The Outlaws finished league in a second-place tie with Junction City. All five of the starters took turns in both scoring and rebounds. D RS NE E T W SIS LY O I M FA WINTER TIRE CHANGEOVER TIME! 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