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Wednesday, August 31, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Tough course challenges Outlaws
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
The Jere Breese Memorial
Ranch Stampede, hosted by
Crook County High School,
provides a challenge unri-
valed among cross-country
courses in Oregon.
Mosquito-infested irri-
gated cow pastures, rock-
laden single-track, a creek
crossing at the start and
finish, a never-ending hill,
and an unrelenting sun
greeted runners from Sisters,
Redmond, Mountain View,
Summit, and La Pine in the
inaugural race of the 2016
campaign.
For new runners, it is an
initiation of sorts to a sport in
which no two courses are the
same and mental toughness
is as important as physical
stamina. For veteran runners,
it is a chance to see if sum-
mer training has paid off.
For two Outlaws, the lat-
ter was certainly the case.
Jordan Pollard led the boys
race from start to finish on
his way to garnering his
first-ever varsity win, while
Anna Bartlett, a member of
last year’s second-place state
team, looked tougher than
ever in earning a fourth-place
finish among a high-quality
field.
The approach to the race
for the team, according to
Head Coach Joshua Nordell,
was to take it as a high-qual-
ity workout, given that offi-
cial practices started August
15 and very few runners are
photo by Jerry baldoCk
Jordan pollard finishes first overall at Jere Breese Run.
race-ready.
“It’s a fun, low-key meet
on a challenging course that
all the runners can learn and
benefit from,” said Nordell.
After running in the open
race, he concurred that the
course, especially the hill,
presented a great challenge
to the runners.
“That was one tough hill,”
he said.
Team scores and individ-
ual results were not imme-
diately published due to
some technical difficulties,
but Nordell felt pleased for
the team members who took
on the course and made it
through.
“We have a lot of training
ahead of us, but the Stampede
provided a good test for us
and a chance to experience
the meet atmosphere.”
The team races next
on Friday, September 2 at
the Pine Nursery at a meet
hosted by Mountain View
High School.
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S ELECTION & K NOWLEDGE
Live music on tap
for holiday weekend
Summer will ring to a
close on a high note over
Labor Day Weekend with
many local venues serving up
live music.
On Thursday night at 6
p.m., Mike Biggers and Jim
Cornelius will play at Rio
Restaurant. Their band, The
Anvil Blasters, will follow
that up with music at Black
Butte Ranch at 5 p.m. on
Friday, September 2, and ring
out the season with their tradi-
tional rousing performance at
the Camp Sherman Store on
Saturday, September 3. The
barbecue at the Store starts at
5:30 p.m.
Brent Alan and His Funky
Friends will help you get your
groove on with a mash-up of
Central Oregon’s elite per-
formers in a night of good
company and rockin’ dance
tunes at Angeline’s Bakery at
7 p.m. Cover charge is $5-$10
On Friday September 2,
Sisters Saloon will host Bobby
Lindstrom from 8 to 11 p.m.
out on the patio, and will fol-
low on Saturday September 3,
with Riley’s Range Benders
from 7 to 10 p.m. Riley and
the Rangebenders return on
Saturday, September 3, from
11. a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Food
Cart Garden at Eurosports.
Smudge will play jazz
at the Food Cart Garden
at Eurosports on Friday,
September 2. The combo fea-
tures Elise Franklin & Warren
Zaiger, who used to play bass
in Barbara Mandrell’s band.
Music runs from 5 to 7 p.m.
Cork Cellars will fea-
ture Melanie Rose Dyer and
Daniel Cooper playing from
7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday,
September 3.
The Sisters Fall Street
Festival will also offer live
music.