Wednesday, February 15, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Girls basketball loses on the hardwood Sisters Folk Festival
to unveil 2017 poster
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
Sisters’ young squad lost
two more games on the hard-
wood last week. The Lady
Outlaws fell 31-17 to Cottage
Grove (CG) at home on
Wednesday, February 8, and
two days later lost 58-28 to
the Falcons at Elmira.
Due to inclement weather,
the Outlaws’ Tuesday game
against CG was rescheduled
and played a day later. Once
again, the team struggled to
make baskets.
Sisters only shot 16 per-
cent from the field and 56 per-
cent from the stripe, and the
fast pace of the game resulted
in 22 turnovers.
Hogan Hernandez led the
Outlaws with seven points,
and Grace Sundstrom added
four.
Two days later, Sisters lost
to No. 4-ranked Sutherlin.
The game featured two
completely different halves.
In the first half, the Bulldogs
hit seven shots from behind
the arc for 21 of their 38 first-
half points, while Sisters was
held to eight points in the half.
In the second half, the
Outlaws played much bet-
ter, and stayed even with the
Bulldogs. Both teams put 20
points on the scoreboard.
Rylee Weber led the team
with 11 points, four steals and
two assists. Olivia Hougham
contributed seven points and
three steals, and Hernandez
added five points.
Despite the frustrations,
the young and fairly inex-
perienced Outlaws continue
to work hard and hold their
heads high.
Rylee Weber said, “It stinks
to have games where our
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Rylee Weber goes up for two.
shots won’t fall, and Sutherlin
is a very well-coached group
of girls. Our team works hard
and has great attitudes, and
I’m proud to play and learn
with them, win or lose.”
Coach Alan Von Stein
commented on the Outlaws
struggles:
“The girls have grasped the
offense and defense, but have
struggled with turnovers and
getting the ball through the
hoop. As they get more court
time and the game begins to
slow down for them, the turn-
overs will start to decrease.
The same is true for putting
the ball in the hoop.”
The Outlaws have two
games left in the season. They
were to play at home against
Junction City on Tuesday,
February 14, and then wrap up
the year on Friday, February
17, at Elmira.
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Sisters Folk Festival will
unveil Dennis McGregor’s
latest creation promoting the
2017 Festival on February 22
at Sisters Gallery & Frame
Shop in downtown Sisters.
Festival poster artist
Dennis McGregor will be
on hand to unveil his latest
creation. As always, Dennis
has thought deeply about the
image, the impression it will
leave on the viewer and how
it represents the Festival.
Light hors d’oeuvres, wine
and beer will be provided.
The event is from 4:30 to 6
p.m. and open to the public.
The original artwork will
remain on display at Sisters
Gallery & Frame Shop, along
with Dennis’ other original
paintings, giclee prints, and
note cards.
All-event passes for this
year’s Sisters Folk Festival,
September 8-10, are still
available, and organizers
indicate they are going fast.
The festival has sold out
for five years in a row, last
year’s sellout happening in
June.
The 2017 poster art-
work will be displayed on
the Sisters Folk Festival
and Sisters Gallery websites
after the event. For tickets
or information about the
Sisters Folk Festival, visit
www.sistersfolkfestival.org
or call 541-549-4979. Sisters
Gallery & Frame Shop is
located at 252 W. Hood Ave.
in Sisters, 541-549-9552;
www.sistersgallery.com.
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