Wednesday, January 11, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters Park
& Recreation
District hosts
after-school
activities
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Rylee Weber drives for two against Burns.
Girls basketball loses
two on the hardwood
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws lost
both their games this past
week, but gained experi-
ence and skills on the court
and look forward to league
play. Sisters fell 47-28 at
home against Redmond on
Tuesday, January 3, and then
lost 56-34 to the Highlanders
at Burns three days later.
Sisters came out flat in
Tuesday’s matchup against
the Panthers and just couldn’t
recover. Redmond consis-
tently put the ball through the
net and earned an easy win.
Rylee Weber led the
Outlaws with 12 points,
Alexa Steward scored six,
and Hogan Hernandez added
four.
On Friday, the Outlaws
faced a well-coached Burns
squad. Coach Alan Von Stein
told The Nugget he felt his
players played with enthusi-
asm and did much better than
they did on Tuesday.
Rheanna Salisbury was
Sisters’ leading scorer with
eight points, and Weber fol-
lowed with seven. Amanda
Smith recorded six points,
and Gracie Sundstrom added
five.
Von Stein said, “The girls
put four quarters together
nicely, and outscored Burns
14-6 in the fourth quarter.
Overall, I am very pleased
with their performance.”
Sisters was to play at
home against Madras on
Tuesday, January 10. The
Lady Outlaws will kick off
league play at home against
Sweet Home on Friday,
January 13. Tip-off is sched-
uled for 7:15 p.m.
The Sisters Park &
Recreation District After-
School Program provides
daily learning and fun
to students from Black
Butte School and Sisters
Elementary School. The pro-
gram was moved to SPRD’s
Coffield Community Center
this year and students like the
change. Kids can routinely
be found having recess on
the playground, engaging in
group games in the gym, or
working on a fun craft project
in the classroom. Daily activ-
ities always include a healthy
snack and time to exercise.
University of Oregon
graduate Katie Lyda leads
the program. Under her
enthusiastic tutelage, students
experience a wide variety of
activities ranging from chalk
drawings on the pavement to
building gingerbread houses
for the holidays.
During free-play students
can be found painting, using
beads to make necklaces,
playing board games, or
designing their future space-
ship with Legos.
The SPRD After-School
Program has become an
essential stop for nearly 40
families in Sisters Country.
The friendly and safe envi-
ronment at the Coffield
Center allows working par-
ents the freedom to finish
their jobs knowing that their
children are having fun and
are being well cared for. The
program mirrors the Sisters
School District calendar,
which makes easy planning
for busy moms and dads.
New families are always
welcome!
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Nordic racers...
PHOTO PROVIDED
Two high school skiers from Sisters participated in the 2017
Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association Jamboree held at
Diamond Lake, on January 7. Sam Thorsett (pictured) raced in the
4km skate event, finishing eighth in 15:01.3. Caitlin Schwab raced
in the 4km classic event, finishing fifth in 25:29.9.
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