Wednesday, April 13, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Girls tennis plays close matches
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The girls tennis team
played two very close matches
against North Bend (NB) and
Junction City (JC) at JC on
Friday, April 8. The Out-
laws tied 4-4 in matches with
both teams, but won one and
lost one on games. NB won
on games 71-66, and Sisters
defeated JC in games, 75-60.
In the match against NB,
Sisters’ doubles teams cleaned
house, but unfortunately it
wasn’t quite enough to get the
win.
At the No. 1 doubles spot,
Alana Lukens and Mykaila
Hartman defeated Drew
Diefenbaugh and Macy Met-
calf 6-3, 6-3. Hartman hit
some great lobs, which set
Lukens up for a lot of great
finishes at the net.
Anni Stadeli and Engracia
Diez dominated at No. 2 dou-
bles, and beat Lindsey Varga
and Dezrea Sonnabend 6-0,
6-2. Diez was had steady play
from all areas of the court, and
Stadeli showed her experience
by seeing the court, and plac-
ing the ball in strategic places.
Nika Chick and Emily
Skalda teamed up for the first
time at No. 3 doubles. The duo
defeated Madison Platt and
Nichole Grover 7-5, 6-2.
“I could not believe their
poise and communication rel-
ative to their experience,” said
Coach Susan Fullhart. “As
is evidenced by their score,
they solved the puzzle of their
match, and really dominated
in the second set.”
Maggie Bidasolo and
Kayla Neil also played
together for the first time, and
wrapped up the sweep in dou-
bles at the No. 4 spot, with a
6-4, 6-3 win over Ashley Mof-
fitt and Claire Peters.
“Competition brought out
the best in both of these girls,”
said Fullhart. “They really
wanted to win, and com-
peted hard. They both served
consistently, and Kayla was
amazing from the back court.”
NB has a very strong sin-
gles line-up, and consequently
the Outlaws’ singles players
had a rough time, and lost all
four singles matches.
The next match was just
the opposite. JC had a very
strong doubles line-up and all
the Outlaws doubles teams
lost, but the singles earned
wins. The Outlaws came out
on top after the tie, due to
games won.
At No. 1 singles, Lacey
Gilmore defeated McKenzie
Monter 6-3, 6-2.
“Lacey played great all day
today,” said Fullhart. “She
hit well off both sides. She
was able to confidently come
in and finish points from the
net. She showed her fitness by
playing solid tennis from start
to finish today.”
Hawley Harrer (No. 2 sin-
gles) beat Caitlin Victory 6-0,
6-1.
“Hawley showed herself to
be a seasoned athlete on the
court today,” stated Fullhart.
“Her forehand was unbeliev-
ably consistent. She had the
most decisive singles win
of the day, and still was not
completely satisfied. The kind
of high standard she sets for
herself, along with her com-
petitive nature and athleticism,
bodes well for Hawley’s ten-
nis future.”
Mary Florian defeated Ally
Lucas 6-1, 6-1, due to her
very consistent play. Florian
made Lucas hit a lot of balls.
She hit most of the balls to the
open court, which made things
more difficult for Lucas.
Nika Chick played in her
first singles match ever (No.
4), and did an amazing job.
Chick beat Chloe King 6-2,
6-1. Chick played a rough first
game, which gave her oppo-
nent a moment of hope, but
then proceeded to quickly fin-
ish the match.
“Nika’s speed and athleti-
cism was on display as she
ran down ball after ball,” said
Fullhart. “It was a fun match
to watch.”
Fullhart told The Nug-
get that the day proved to be
just what the Lady Outlaws
needed.
“We were able to get some
wins, and see a lot of our play-
ers compete,” said Fullhart.
“Our line-up is finally really
starting to take shape. Taylor
Eagon had the misfortune of
playing against both the strong
singles and doubles line-ups.
Relative to how our other
players did in their matches,
Taylor won a lot of games for
us, and on a day when win-
ning or losing came down to
games, she played great and
competed hard, and contrib-
uted positively to our outcome
in spite of the fact she didn’t
win her matches.”
On Tuesday, April 5, the
Outlaws lost 8-0 to Cascade.
Sisters was to play Corbett
at home on April 12. On Fri-
day, April 15, the Outlaws will
take on the Henley Hornets at
home at Black Butte Ranch.
On Saturday, Sisters will par-
ticipate in the Madras Invite.
7
Debt relief is part of
school bond proposal
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
A $1.27-million portion of
the Sisters School District’s
$10.7-million bond funding
request that goes to a vote
May 17 is dedicated to pay-
ing off a full faith and credit
obligation undertaken by the
school district in 2007.
The district has six annual
payments of $240,000 still
remaining on the original
$2.1 million obligation. The
funds for those payments
come out of the district’s
general fund, and district staff
and board members note that
eliminating the debt will free
up those dollars to pay staff.
“This is an aspect of
the bond where we will
see immediate results,”
said school board member
Amanda Clark.
Superintendent Curt
Scholl notes that most of the
district’s operating budget is
devoted to staff costs, so los-
ing $240,000 per year to debt
payment takes money out of
the classroom.
“Whether that means
we’re saving people or add-
ing people, 80 percent of our
budget is people,” he said.
The original FF&C obli-
gation was undertaken to
pay for work that would be
commonly paid for through a
bond. At the time of the issu-
ance, Sisters’ enrollment was
at a peak, which meant that
state funding was substan-
tial enough to pay the debt
off without major impact on
operations.
A deep and prolonged
recession brought a decline in
enrollment and in state fund-
ing. Budgets were cut back
and the $240,000 annual pay-
ment has loomed larger and
larger through those strait-
ened times.
The FF&C obligation
funded a new roof at Sisters
Elementary School, along
with insulation and new
classroom ceilings. It also
paid for fiber optic installa-
tion, modular classrooms,
HVAC and lighting upgrades
at SES. It also funded new
classroom space, remodeling,
and ADA upgrades at Sisters
Middle School.
The bond request also
includes $2.7 million for
safety and security upgrades
at the schools; $3.2 mil-
lion in repairs and mainte-
nance, including repairs to
the high school roof (in lieu
of replacement); $3.4 mil-
lion in improvements to
Reed Stadium to make the
track usable and the stadium
ADA compliant, a new ten-
nis court complex, and a new
ball field.
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