Wednesday, October 12, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Lady Outlaws place third at Clearwater Classic
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws tied
with Crook County for a third-
place finish at the Clearwater
Classic on Saturday, October
8. Eleven of the top 4A, 5A,
and 6A teams from around
the state were in attendance
and fans enjoyed high-caliber
play throughout the tourney.
Sisters started out slow
against St. Mary’s in the first
game of pool play, but rallied
to win both games. They also
won both their games against
South Medford.
The Outlaws finished pool
play with split games against
6A No. 2-ranked West Salem.
The squad came out on fire
in their first game against
the Titans and took the first
game 25-14. Sophomore
Kendra Sitz went down at the
end of the first game with a
knee injury and had to sit out
the remainder of the tour-
nament, and freshman Sam
Silva stepped in to fill the
spot. Sisters fell 16-25 in the
second game against the top-
ranked Titans.
At the close of pool play,
the Outlaws had more points
than West Salem, and earned
the first-place spot as teams
headed into bracket play.
“People knew when we
beat West Salem in that first
game that our kids had turned
a corner,” said Jones. “They
proved that they can play
with anybody.”
In the quarterfinals, the
Lady Outlaws faced 6A No.
Cork
Cellars
10-ranked South Salem and
defeated the Saxons with
scores of 25-22, and 25-20.
Coach Rod Jones had to
put in a new line-up, and the
Outlaws played hard to earn
the win.
In the semi-finals, Sisters
matched up against 6A state
runner-up Central Catholic.
The Outlaws gave the Rams
a run for their money but lost
both games 25-22, 25-18.
Hawley Harrer had a great
day for the Outlaws. Harrer
stayed on the floor the entire
time and did it all; set the
ball, hit the ball, and blocked
the ball, all in top-notch fash-
ion. Middles Emma Houck
and Brooke Knirk blocked
well all day long, and their
efficiency was excellent.
The Outlaws were happy
to have Ashlynn Cantwell
back after being out due to
illness. Alex Hartford did
a good job setting the ball,
and Coach Jones commented
that his entire team worked
together and played great.
“It was faster and big-
ger competition today,” said
Jones. “The kids figured that
out right out of the chute
and made the adjustments.
They played through line-up
changes, and never gave up
or quit. They played awe-
some and played their hearts
out all day long.”
The Outlaws will wait for
MRI results on Kendra Sitz’
knee injury and are hoping
for the best.
Earlier in the week, Sisters
tallied two more Sky-Em
Dinner Specials
Friday & Saturday
Beef Stroganoff
Wine & Bistro
League victories.
On Tuesday, the Outlaws
defeated Cottage Grove (CG)
on the road in four sets with
scores of 25-14, 24-26, 25-8,
and 25-14.
Sisters came out strong in
the first set, but in the second
set they didn’t pass the ball
or communicate well, which
resulted in a second-set loss.
In the third set, the Outlaws
bounced back with beautiful
volleyball play and went on
to earn the win in the fourth
set.
“They (CG) had a crazy
crowd and the kids really got
lost in it,” said Jones. “Much
of the time the kids played
flat, were slow and a half a
step behind.”
On Thursday, the Outlaws
played on the road at
Sutherlin. The team came out
with more energy and played
well. The Outlaws defeated
the Bulldogs 25-18, 25-12,
and 25-14.
Hawley Harrer com-
mented on the match.
“I think we played well as
a team,” said Harrer. “We had
some good plays connecting,
which is good because we are
all eager to start playing at a
higher level.”
Ashlynn Cantwell was
unable to play due to illness,
and freshman Sam Silva
stepped in and did a great job.
“We made some mis-
takes, but really controlled
the match,” said Jones. “We
passed the ball much better
than we did on Tuesday. It
was a long drive and the kids
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are tired and sick. We’ll see
if we have anything left for
Saturday’s tournament.”
Sisters was to play at
home against Sweet Home
on Tuesday, October 11. On
Thursday, October 13, the
Outlaws will play at Elmira.
Are You On Track to
Meet Your Financial Goals?
October is Financial Planning Month. And now that you know it’s Finan-
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benefi ts. Th is article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Ed-
ward Jones Financial Advisor.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.