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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Girls tennis doubles team earns win Vehicle strikes dog,
arrest made
By Rongi yost
Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws played
their first regular season
match under sunny skies
on Thursday, March 31, at
Stayton High School. The
team was missing a few key
players due to spring break,
but still finished with some
good matches.
Alana Lukens and
Engracia Diez won at the
No. 1 doubles spot. The duo
defeated Jordan Watkins and
Karina Velasco 6-4, 7-5. Due
to spring break, Coach Susan
Fullhart hadn’t finalized the
lineup until the day prior
to the match, and told The
Nugget that Diez was sur-
prised and intimidated at first
when she realized she was
playing No. 1 doubles.
“After a couple of games,
I told Engracia that I wanted
her to act like she belonged
out there, and her demeanor
changed,” said Fullhart.
“Both girls played well from
the back court. Alana was
solid on her service-returns
and as usual, was tenacious
at the net. She literally scares
people up there, which is
exactly what you want from
a doubles player. I think
this was a huge confidence
photo by JErry bALDoCk
Alana Lukens, with partner engracia Diez, won at the No. 1 doubles spot.
(Photo from a previous event).
builder for these girls.”
Fullhart said, “Lacey
At No. 3 doubles, Ashley played a great match against
Adams and Alexa Asson lost a solid opponent. She played
6-7 (7-9), 2-6, to Claire Jones solidly throughout the match,
and Alexa Bender. Adams but I was especially happy
and Asson played a strong to see her going into the net
first set, and were close to when she got the chance.
the win. They continued their She won a lot of points with
strong effort in the tiebreaker, her volleys. It’s an awesome
and ran down balls that addition to her solid back-
looked impossible. However, court game.”
the match just didn’t go their
The Outlaws were to
way.
play at Cascade on Tuesday,
Lacey Gilmore also gave April 5. On Friday, April
a valiant effort at the No. 1 8, the Outlaws will play at
singles position. Gilmore lost Junction City with North
4-6, 3-6 to Miranda Ritchey.
Bend.
A Bend man was taken
into custody after allegedly
killing a dog with his speed-
ing vehicle.
On March 30, at about
6:20 p.m., Oregon State
Police received a report of a
hit-and-run involving a dog
near 65100 Gerking Market
Rd. in Tumalo.
According to the victim,
he was on the west shoulder
of Gerking Market work-
ing on his property when he
observed a vehicle traveling
northbound at a high rate of
speed. He said as the vehicle
approached, he motioned for
the driver to slow down. The
victim stated the driver accel-
erated and swerved directly
at him, crossing into the
oncoming lane of travel. The
victim’s dog, an adult dalma-
tian, was struck by the vehi-
cle in the southbound lane
of the road. After striking
the dog, the vehicle contin-
ued northbound on Gerking
Market at a high rate of
speed (the victim estimated
80 mph). The dog died at the
scene.
Troopers determined
the suspect vehicle was a
charcoal gray 2006-2009
Mustang based upon vehicle
parts remaining at the scene
and the description provided
by the victim.
Oregon State Police noti-
fied several media outlets and
received multiple tips on the
possible suspect and where
he resided.
On March 31, Troopers
made contact with Bruce A.
Hoover, age 65, of Bend,
at his residence. Hoover’s
vehicle had recent damage
which he stated was from
striking the dog. Hoover was
later arrested for Criminal
Mischief, Reckless Driving,
Menacing, Fail to Perform
Duties of Driver, Reckless
Endangering, Aggravated
Animal Abuse, and Fail to
Perform Duties of a Driver
(Property Crime). Hoover
was booked at the Deschutes
County Jail and later released
on his own recognizance.
Oregon State Police is ask-
ing any witnesses to this inci-
dent to call 503-375-3555.
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