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Wednesday, April 26, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Time to enter Girls tennis sweep doubles matches
to the weather.”
the Sisters
By Rongi Yost
A day later, the Lady
Outlaws endured a four-
Rodeo Parade nis The
Lady Outlaws ten- hour bus ride and heavy
team swept the doubles Portland traffic before they
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Entry forms for the 2017
Sisters Rodeo Parade are now
available. The parade will be
held on Saturday, June 10 at
9:30 a.m. in Sisters. Entry
deadline is May 15. Parade
position numbers will be sent
out after that date, according
to the parade committee.
“The number of entries is
limited, so interested persons
should apply as soon as pos-
sible before the registration
deadline,” said Jeri Buckmann,
parade co-chairman. Entry
forms can be printed from
www.sistersrodeo.com or may
be picked up at the Sisters
Rodeo office, 220 W. Cascade
Ave. or at Sisters Chamber of
Commerce, 291 E. Main Ave.
“This is a wonderful
Western tradition at Sisters
Rodeo that entertains the
whole family,” said co-chair-
man Vicki Yost. “We have a
variety of entries from infants
to seniors, lots of music and
color. It’s a flashy parade,
flag-waving, foot-stomping
fun.”
The entry form includes
general rules for parade
participants and directions
for finding accommoda-
tions and boarding facilities.
Information for visiting rodeo
courts is also available at
the rodeo office for both the
parade and grand entry pre-
ceding rodeo performances.
Judging of entries will start
at 8:30 a.m. that morning with
trophies and ribbons to be
awarded for several categories
of entry.
The Sisters PRCA Rodeo
will feature five performances
on June 7 (Xtreme Bulls), with
full-slate rodeo June 9, 10 and
11. Tickets may be purchased
at the rodeo office in Sisters
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. week-
days or by phoning 541-549-
0121or 800-827-7522.
matches in their 5-3 win at
home against Stayton on
Thursday, April 20.
Rylee Weber and Hawley
Harrer (No. 1 doubles) domi-
nated play in their 6-1, 6-1
victory over Claire Jones and
Piper Freres. The duo hit the
ball hard and overpowered
their opponents with great
serves. As usual, Harrer was
exceptional at the net.
Nika Chick and Engracia
Diez, at the No. 2 spot, beat
Hannah Mitzel and Lisel
Rutherford 6-4, 6-2. Chick
played strong at the net and
Engracia took care of busi-
ness at the baseline.
Alexa Asson and Rheanna
Salisbury defeated Elina
Beresford and Desi Pichar
6-2, 6-1, with steady, consis-
tent play. The duo outplayed
their opponents and forced
them to make a lot of errors.
Hogan Hernandez and
Devry Grace also tallied a
win to compete the sweep.
The No. 4 doubles team beat
Isabel Nieto and Val Navarro
6-3, 6-2. Hogan was tough at
the net and Devry was steady
in the backcourt. The duo
forced many errors with their
smart play.
Trinity Smith was the lone
singles winner (No. 4). Smith
beat Franziska Kluende 6-3,
6-3, with her baseline shots
and tough serve.
Miki McFadden has
stepped into the coaching
position while Susan Fullhart
is out on a leave of absence
and had nothing but praise
for the young Outlaws squad.
“It’s been such a joy
to work with these girls,”
said McFadden. “They’re
kind, respectful, and love
to play the game. They all
are improving every match
despite the minimal time
we’ve had on the court due
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finally arrived at the Cascade
Athletic Club in Gresham
and made up a match with
Corbett. Despite the very
cold and gusty weather
Sisters came out on top with
a 6-2 victory. Five key play-
ers were unable to make
the trip due to last-minute
rescheduling, which allowed
some of the younger play-
ers to get some varsity court
experience.
Sofia Frack (No. 1 sin-
gles) and Devry Grace (No.
2 singles) both earned wins.
Frack beat Sarah Gradwohl
6-1, 1-6, 6-4, and Grace
defeated Lilah Krohn, a new
player to the sport, 6-0, 6-0.
“The conditions were
very windy,” said McFadden.
“Games were better on one
side than the other so most
games went back and forth.
Sofia was able to battle it out
and get the win in the third
set with lots of deep shots.
Devry usually plays doubles,
but with five girls missing,
she got a chance to play
singles.”
Sisters swept the doubles
matches.
Nika Chick and Engracia
Diez (No. 1 doubles)
defeated Anna Bidondo and
Emory Bunnell 6-2-6-2.
Chick was aggressive with
her serve and Diez contrib-
uted steady play.
Alexa Asson and Trinity
Smith (No. 2 doubles) beat
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Nika Chick returns ball in doubles. Chick and Engracia Diez notched a
victory against Stayton.
Eve Echternach and Audra
Daugherty 6-2, 7-6. In the
second set, the duo got a
bit complacent, while the
Corbett girls stepped up
their play and challenged the
Outlaws. Alexa and Trinity
hung in there and went on to
win the tiebreaker.
At the No. 3 spot, fresh-
men Ramsey Schar and
Hannah Ezell, in their first
varsity appearance, defeated
Emily Rhuman and Belle
Regalado 6-1, 6-0. Ezell, at
approximately 5' 10", had
some nice kills at the net,
and Schar contributed good,
strong serves.
The No. 4 doubles team
of Ashley Adams and Holley
Werts won by forfeit.
“With so many girls miss-
ing today, it was a great
chance for the younger girls
to get to play, and the win was
a bonus,” said McFadden.
Earlier in the week, on
Tuesday, April 18, the No.
4 doubles team of Hogan
Hernandez and Devry Grace
earned Sisters’ only win in
their match at home against
Cascade. The match lasted
over two hours and was a
close contest. The duo lost to
Skylar Perlick and Kali Sana
4-6 in the first set, but came
back to win the next two at
7-5, 7-5.
McFadden said, “Hogan
really played the net well,
and Devry had consistent
drives from the back court.”
The Lady Outlaws were
to play at home against
Crook County on Tuesday,
April 25. On Thursday, April
27, Sisters will travel to
Philomath.
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