Wednesday, October 26, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Lady Outlaws close out league play
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
Sisters’ volleyball squad
beat Junction City 25-15,
25-11, 25-23, at home on
Monday, October 17, to
close out league play and
finish the season undefeated
with a 10-0 record. Prior to
the match, the Outlaws hon-
ored seniors Alex Hartford,
Emma Houck, Brooke Knirk,
Bailey Colindres and Emily
Scalda.
The Outlaws started off
strong in the first set and took
a quick 9-3 lead. Junction
City battled back to within
three a few times but couldn’t
catch the Outlaws. Jessie
Brigham served up three nice
balls, capped by an ace, to
seal the first-set win.
Brigham came off the
court after the first set due
to nagging Achilles-tendon
problems, and in the ensu-
ing two sets the Outlaws
missed her poise and passing
skills. Coach Rod Jones told
The Nugget he wanted to let
Brigham’s injury heal, and
save her for the upcoming
playoffs.
In the second set, Hartford
reeled off seven great serves
to get the Outlaws started.
Sophomore Sydney Head
stepped in as libero and fresh-
man Samantha Silva got some
good minutes on the court in
the second-set victory.
The third set found the
Outlaws struggling with
their serves, serve-receive,
and getting timely hits. JC
kept at it, and before Sisters
knew what hit them the score
was even at 8-8. The Tigers
tacked on two more points
and took a 10-8 lead, their
first lead in the match.
JC let Sisters tie it up a
few times, but the Outlaws
didn’t get the lead back until
late in the set. Sydney Head
had five great serves, includ-
ing two aces, which put the
Outlaws on top 22-21. After
even scores of 22-22, and
23-23, Harrer stepped up to
the service-line and closed
out the match with a 25-23
third-set victory.
Coach Rod Jones noted
freshman Samantha Silva and
stated she “served the heck
out of serve-receive.”
Brooke Knirk said,
“Tonight wasn’t our best
game. We were all over the
place and played up and
down. But, we’re excited and
looking forward to state.”
Emma Houck commented,
“We’re all excited about
going to state and getting
some good competition in.
We always play up against
tougher teams. We do need
to work on our serve-receive
and passing, and we need to
keep our energy up.”
Sisters will continue to
practice and prepare for the
state playoffs, which are
scheduled for the first week-
end in November.
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Wildlife groups offer
reward in wolf death
BEND (AP) — Wildlife
groups are offering $20,000
for information about a
female wolf found dead in
Oregon.
The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service described
the wolf’s death as an
illegal killing of an ani-
mal from an endangered
species.
The agency is offering
$5,000 for information.
The Center for Biological
Diversity is also offering
$10,000 for information.
The Humane Society of
the United States is offering
another $5,000.
The 3-year-old gray wolf
known as OR 28 was origi-
nally from the Mount Emily
pack and was part of the
newly forming Silver Lake
pack.
She gave birth to a pup
earlier this year. Her body
was found in northwest Lake
County.
USFWS would not reveal
how the wolf died or other
details.
The agency is performing
a necropsy on OR 28.