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Wednesday, December 21, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Lady Outlaws post two wins in hoops Sisters Country birds
By Douglas Beall
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws basket-
ball team tallied two wins this
past week to push their record
to 3-1.
Sisters defeated La Pine
38-35 at home on Tuesday,
December 13. The squad
was unable to make their
annual trip to the Seaside
Tournament due to the severe
weather conditions, but were
able to pick up a game against
Crook County on Saturday.
The Outlaws came from
behind and beat the Cowgirls
27-25.
In Tuesday’s matchup
against La Pine, the Outlaws
came out cold and couldn’t
get their shots to fall. They
trailed the Hawks 20-11 at
the half, going only four-
for-20 from the field.
Sisters was a differ-
ent team in the second half.
They lost their nervous jitters
and made their shots. The
Outlaws worked together as a
cohesive unit, looked for the
open person, and tightened up
the defense. Sisters outscored
the Hawks 27-15 in the sec-
ond half and recorded the
win. Alexis Stewart scored
11 of the Outlaws’ 17 third-
quarter points.
Stewart finished the con-
test with 17 points. Amanda
Smith recorded eight points,
and Rylee Weber tallied
seven. Smith and Weber each
pulled down eight rebounds,
and both did a good job on
the boards. Sydney Head also
did a good job on the glass
and added six rebounds.
Gracie Sundstrom, at 5
feet 10 inches, started the
game for the Outlaws, got
lots of minutes on the court,
and recorded three blocks.
Coach Alan Von Stein
said, “It was truly team play.
The girls are starting to trust
their teammates and trust the
offense and defense that we
are running. I’m extremely
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Amanda Smith had the hot hand for the Outlaws.
proud of the girls. They are
unselfish and are coming
together as a team, but we
still have lots of work to do.”
Sisters came from behind
to tally their 27-25 win over
Crook County on Saturday.
The Outlaws once again
started the game very slow,
and only shot eight percent in
the first half. They came out
stronger in the second half,
and shot 20 percent from the
field and 41 percent from the
free-throw line.
The Outlaws were down
21-17 at the close of the
third, came from behind and
outscored the Cowgirls 10-4
Wishing you holidays fi lled
with warmth and smiles!
Ben Crockett
410 E. Cascade, Sisters (Corner of E. Cascade
& Larch)
, D.D.S.
p 541-549-9486 f 541-549-9110
410 E. Cascade Ave.
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P.O. Box 1027
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Sisters, Oregon 97759
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in the final quarter to earn the
win.
Smith had a great game
for the Outlaws. Amanda
put up 11 points, pulled
down 13 rebounds, and had
two steals in the contest.
Weber scored six points
and Olivia Hougham added
six. Sundstrom played a
strong game and had six
steals.
Sisters was scheduled to
play at Culver on Tuesday,
December 20. The Outlaws
will host their annual
Sisters Holiday Tournament
Wednesday through Friday,
December 28-30.
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