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Wednesday, February 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Outlaws claim league title along with Cottage Grove
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Outlaws wrapped up
league play with two wins,
which earned them a tie
with Cottage Grove for the
league title. Sisters defeated
Junction City 41-23 at home
on Tuesday, February 14, and
on Friday earned a 43-39 vic-
tory on the road at Elmira.
Sisters honored seniors
Keegan Greaney, Tanner and
Tyler Head, Ben Saba, Jake
Larson, and JW Bertagna
prior to tip-off in Tuesday’s
game.
The Outlaws played very
good defense and were solid
on both ends of the court.
Junction City played a very
patient game, and made a
good effort to cut down the
Outlaws’ possessions.
The Outlaws made good
on the opportunities they
got in transition and steadily
built a lead. Sisters’ defense
smothered the Tigers and
refused to give them easy
buckets.
“Many times they (Tigers)
could not find daylight to get
a shot off,” said Coach Rand
Runco. “Our guards made it
really hard for them to pen-
etrate at all.”
Sisters guards took care of
the ball and shot the ball well.
The Outlaws went five-for-11
from behind the arc against
the Tigers’ zone and consis-
tently pounded them inside.
Sisters bigs —Ty Horner,
Tyler and Tanner Head, and
JW Bertagna, who was back
from an injury — all played
tough on the glass and out-
scored them 22-4 in the paint.
The Outlaws committed
eight turnovers in the game,
but forced double that.
Jack Berg hit three three-
pointers, and Horner and
Saba added some long-range
shots. Horner finished the
game with 13 points, Tyler
Head and Jack Berg both
scored nine, and Keegan
Greaney added four.
Runco noted Tyler Head
and Keegan Greaney for their
play.
“Tyler really stepped up
offensively and finished some
great looks in the paint,” said
Runco. “Keegan was again
outstanding, and defensively
tormented the offense with
many deflections and mul-
tiple steals.
“It was a really good night
honoring our seniors, and a
good return after a tough loss
to Sutherlin last week,” said
Runco.
The win against Elmira
on Friday put the Outlaws in
a tie with Cottage Grove for
the Sky-Em title.
Sisters started out tough
on defense, but missed six
shots at the rim. They started
to connect in the second quar-
ter and at the half had dou-
bled up on the Tigers 18-9.
The Outlaws had several
untimely turnovers, and had
a lapse in defense which
allowed Elmira back in. The
Falcons also hit some tough
perimeter shots from well
behind the arc and took a
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five-point lead.
The Outlaws’ seniors
stepped up and really battled
for the win. Keegan was
everywhere and defensively
deflected balls and stole the
ball. Tanner Head finished
several in the paint and Ty
Horner (junior) dominated
the defensive glass. Sisters
edged out the Falcons and
won by four.
Greaney led the team
with 10 points, Ben Saba and
Tanner Head each recorded
nine, Horner contributed
seven, and Tyler Head added
four.
“We knew it would be
a battle as the Falcons are
always tough at home,” said
Runco. “The boards were
definitely the key to the
game. We didn’t shoot well
from the line until crunch
time. It was a good road win
and got us the co-league title
with Cottage Grove.”
The Outlaws were to face
Cottage Grove in a head-to-
head battle at Sweet Home
on Tuesday, February 21, to
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