Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The nugget. (Sisters, Or.) 1994-current | View Entire Issue (April 26, 2017)
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 15 Outlaws beat Cottage Grove, lose 2 to Sweet Home Cloverdale fire to host open house By Tom Mauldin Correspondent The Sisters High School Outlaws varsity softball team saw all sides of soft- ball in their three Sky-Em League games last week. Against Cottage Grove, they got good hitting, good defense and held off a late rally to get the victory. In a double-header against Sweet Home one day later, the Outlaws ran into good pitching, a lot of timely hit- ting and lost a pair of league wins. In Thursday’s 8-6 win over Cottage Grove, the Outlaws got run-scoring doubles from three play- ers and turned three double plays. The Outlaws scored one run in the first, four in the third and three in the fifth; and then held off a three-run Cottage Grove seventh. Each team recorded seven base hits, but doubles by Cassidy Ling-Scott, Rylee Funk and Amanda Smith produced runs. Sarah Hartford also had a sacrifice fly to drive in a run. Coach Dave Smith said there were several “silver linings” in the victory. “We went into this game missing two of our starting infielders, so Rylee Funk came from behind the plate and went to third, Emma Ransom moved from the out- field to second, and the big surprise was center-fielder Sophia Affatati went behind the plate and caught for Smith the entire game and she only gave up one drop third strike,” said Coach Smith. Smith was proud of his defense, not that the double plays killed Cottage Grove rallies. Recording the rally- killers were Savana Ryan playing at first, who caught a line drive, then tagged the Best nymph fi shing of the season! runner on first; second base- man Emma Ransom caught a line drive and tossed the ball to shortstop Cassidy Ling-Scott; and Ling-Scott fielded a ground ball, threw it to Ryan at first, who then threw to Affatati at home for the out. Amanda Smith picked up her fifth win of the season, striking out eight and walk- ing two in the process. In the opener against Sweet Home, the Outlaws lost 16-0 and managed just four hits. Sweet Home broke the game open with a pair of seven-run innings in the third and fourth frames. “We played two good innings at the start, and it just fell apart after that,”said Smith. “Sweet Home was able to put the ball into play by hitting it into the holes.” Sophia Affatati went three-for-three to lead the Outlaws. Ling-Scott had two singles and Sarah Hartford and Nancy Montecino also singled for Sisters. Few things went right for the Outlaws in game two as Sweet Home collected 22 base hits to record a 20-0 run-rule victory. But that wasn’t the worst of it. Sweet Home pitcher Ashton Walker allowed the Outlaws only a single by Affatati. Walker struck out six and walked none. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Cassidy Ling-Scott snags a line drive vs. Sweet Home. Up next for the Outlaws is Sutherlin on April 25, fol- lowed by a double-header against Sky-Em League leader Elmira on April 28. And on May 2, the Outlaws face Cottage Grove for a twin bill. Elmira leads Sky-Em play with a 7-1 record, followed by Junction City at 6-1, Sweet Home 4-4, Sutherlin 3-5, 2-4 Sisters and 0-7 Cottage Grove. The Outlaws are 5-7 overall. s Siste e r d! Own “We were very happy & he was A lab of lov or e able to remove a difficult stain.” —Dave & Marsha Lewis, Sisters 541-549-6471 35 Years Experience | Peter Herman, Owner Homemade pies, breakfasts, ESPRESSO, lunches & baked goods, take-n-bake PIZZAS The river just opened! We off er Lower Deschutes River Fboat Trips to get you to the best fi shing. The RAINWATER CAFÉ, PIZZERIA & GIFT SHOP 161 E. Cascade Ave., Sisters 151 W. Main Ave., Sisters 541-549-FISH | Open 7 days a week Open every day 8 a.m.-7 p.m. In Town Square • 541-904-0153 GLUTEN-FREE GLUTEN FREE AND VEGAN OPTIONS Cloverdale Fire District will host an open house 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, May 20, at Station 602 on the corner of Highway 20 and Cloverdale Road. The public is invited to the open house. As a thank-you to constituents, the district is opening the doors for all to see what their investment has provided to the community. Visitors will have the oppor- tunity to meet the men and women who volunteer to the fire district. The event will feature hot dogs and drinks, Smokey Bear, tours of emergency vehicles, and helmets, bal- loons and stickers for the kids, along with fire-preven- tion information materials.
