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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Golfers continue improvement
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
On Monday, the Lady Out-
laws golf team played at Bro-
ken Top. The course there is
very challenging, and Cylie
Lagao was the lone player to
play the entire round. Lagao
had an up-and-down front
nine, and finished with a 59.
She played a beautiful back
nine, and lowered her score
by seven for a 52, for a 111
total for the round.
Assistant Coach Phil
Lagao said, “Cylie drove the
ball better on the back nine,
which set up easier approach
shots into the greens. Broken
Top is in great shape for this
time of year and the greens
were fast.”
Emma Farley and Rose
Williams only played the
front nine. Farley shot a 53,
and Williams shot a 77.
Lagao said, “Rose con-
tinues to work hard. She
has only been playing for
six weeks and continues to
make improvement. We are
so proud of her to go out
there and give it her all,” said
Lagao. “Emma had a good
front nine with a couple of
pars. She hit the ball great off
the tee and putted well. She
has a lingering knee injury
and just couldn’t play the
back nine.”
Summit took tournament
honors at 371, and Bend was
just one stroke back at 372 to
place second. Crook County
took third at 450. Sisters and
Ridgeview both had partial
teams and didn’t post a team
score.
Three days later, Lagao
and AriAnne Griffey were the
only two Outlaws that played
at Meadow Lakes. Both play-
ers had a successful outing
with Lagao posting a score of
112, and Griffey a 115.
Lagao shot a 68 on the
front nine, and came back
with a vengeance on the back
nine. Cylie lowered her score
by 24 strokes for a 44 on the
back, for her best nine ever.
Griffey was consistent the
entire round with a 57 on the
front nine, and a 58 on the
back.
Assistant Coach Lagao
said, “AriAnne had a very
solid day. Her chipping around
the greens was great and she
drove the ball more consis-
tently off the tee. She was able
to avoid most of the water
hazards during her round.
“Cylie had a very rough
front nine where she found
most of the water hazards
that Meadow Lakes has to
offer,” added Lagao. “On
No. 9 she made a long putt
for bogey, and that seemed to
get her confidence back. She
made three pars on the back
nine and avoided all the haz-
ards. I was proud of the girls
playing through the chilly
conditions.”
Teams scores resulted in
a first-place finish for Sum-
mit (355), a second-place fin-
ish for Crook County (384),
and third went to Ridgeview
(474). Sisters, Bend, Mt.
View, and Trinity Lutheren all
were short players and were
unable to post team scores.
The Outlaws will play at
Aspen lakes on Thursday,
April 20.
Boys tennis splits Molalla match
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Outlaws posted wins
at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles
and doubles spots to split
their match with Molalla on
Tuesday, April 11.
Jonny Gurney (No. 1)
dominated play in his 6-2,
6-1 victory over Eric Jones.
Molalla’s No. 1 player was
not available, and so the
freshman Jones stepped in to
the spot.
“It would have been easy
for Jonny to be overconfident,
but he took care of business,”
said Coach Bim Gander. “He
served well, and took advan-
tage of all the weaker balls
that came his way.”
Josh Kizziar (No. 2)
grabbed the first set against
Nos Kutsey 6-3, and then fal-
tered a bit and lost the second
set 5-7. Kizziar came back
and tallied a 6-4 win in the
third set to take the match.
“This is the first match at
No. 2 singles that Josh has
won all year,” said Gander.
“He didn’t try to finish his
points too soon. He showed
patience and perseverance
to win a close match in the
third.”
The Outlaws No. 1 and
No. 2 doubles teams also
recorded wins. Jed Kizziar
and Jacob Gurney, at the No.
1 spot, beat Alex Kutsey and
Logan Child in three sets with
scores of 6-4, 5-7, and 6-4.
“Jed and Jacob have been
our most successful team thus
far this year, and I expect that
kind of performance to con-
tinue as we compete against
our district opponents,” stated
Gander.
Elijah Gurney and
Isaiah Chapen (No. 2) took
the match against Nathan
Pederson and Brenden Burke
6-4, 6-3.
“This was the first time
these guys played together at
No. 2 doubles, and it was a
very impressive match,” said
Gander. “Elijah’s improve-
ment is nothing short of
amazing, and Isaiah is show-
ing a great deal of maturity as
being the leader of that team.”
Two days later, North
Marion (NM) traveled over
the mountain for a match in
Sisters. After 20 minutes of
play, the rain started and snow
followed. NM was sent home
without teams getting the
match in.
Tuesday, April 18, the
Outlaws were to play at
Cascade. On Thursday, two
days later, Sisters will travel
to Stayton.
Rotary track meet
on tap for April 29
Work on the revamped
track amenities at Sisters
High School are on a go-fast
schedule with the Rotary Invi-
tational track meet set for 10
a.m. on Saturday, April 29.
A longtime and popular
fixture of the track season, the
Invitational was put on hiatus
when the track closed. Com-
pletion of the improvements
means local Rotarians and a
cadre of community volun-
teers will don the blue Rotary
vests and run the field events
and the concession stand. Net
proceeds from the conces-
sions go to the track team.
The Rotary Invitational
had its beginnings more than
20 years ago under the broad
reaching scope of then-head-
coach Bob Johnson. He was a
star track athlete while at Ore-
gon State University and had
contacts all over the place,
according to this year’s meet
co-organizer Mike Bidasolo.
Johnson mentioned his idea
to a Rotarian who brought it
to the club members who in
turn provided enthusiasm and
support on the field and in the
food stand.
For many Central Oregon
athletes, the Rotary Invita-
tional is their only opportunity
to compete in a large, multi-
school track meet. At least 12
schools will have their colors
on the field, with three athletes
from each school per event.
The meet boosted the
journey of several athletes
who went on to great things.
Ashton Eaton and current
NFL player Kellen Clemens
made their mark in Sisters, as
did several future Division 1
athletes.
“We help make memories
for the kids,” current Rotary
Club President Rand Reit-
mann said. “Also, one side
benefit is to help the track team
raise money for equipment
upgrades and uniforms. That
is what Rotary does – giv-
ing back to the community.”
Sisters’ prom is scheduled
for the same evening, so some
athletes may be running faster
and jumping higher and lon-
ger in order to finish in time
for that event.
If you’re interested in
helping out on the day, con-
tact Mike Bidasolo, 541-419-
3737. The only experience
needed is enthusiasm.
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