Wednesday, May 17, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Boys golf competes at championships
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
PHOTO COURTESY OSP
A two-vehicle wreck at Santiam Junction took the life of a Sutherlin
woman.
Fatal wreck closed
Highway 20 on Monday
Sisters and Black Butte
Ranch fire and police person-
nel responded on Monday to
a fatal wreck on Highway 20
at the Santiam Junction.
Preliminary investiga-
tion by Oregon State Police
revealed that a green 2001
Toyota Tacoma, operated by
Lucas Ettinger, age 33, of
Salem, was travelling east-
bound on Highway 20 at
the Santiam Junction when
a 1993 Ford F250 pickup,
operated by Willard Metzler
II, age 57, and passenger,
Dana Metzler, age 63, both
of Sutherlin, was travelling
westbound and turned in the
path of the Toyota.
The Toyota collided with
the Ford nearly head-on.
Dana Metzler suffered
fatal injuries and was pro-
nounced dead at the scene.
The remaining occupants
received minor injuries and
were transported by third
party for treatment of their
injuries.
Highway 20 was closed
for approximately one hour
following the crash. One
lane was opened for two
hours until both lanes were
reopened.
The boys golf team fin-
ished seventh out of eight
teams at the district champi-
onships held at Tokatee on
Monday and Tuesday, May
8-9. Sisters posted a team
score of 405 on day one, and
on day two finished with a
410 for a two-day total of
815.
Sutherlin took top honors
at 719, and Stayton was run-
ner-up with 724. Remaining
scores were: Cascade (765),
Junction City (770), Cottage
Grove (795), Sweet Home
(808), and North Marion
(824).
On day one, Wyatt
Hernandez posted a 99 to
lead the Outlaws, and Andrew
Mayes was just one stroke
back at 100. Kade Owen and
Peyton Myhre both carded a
103, and Austin Lake finished
at 111. Myhre’s birdie on the
par-three No. 17 hole was the
highlight of the day. Peyton
almost had a hole-in-one,
but the ball stopped about
one foot from the hole, and
Peyton made an easy tap-in
for the birdie.
On day two, Mayes posted
a 49 on the front nine, and
lowered his score by four
strokes (45) on the back for a
total of 94, and the Outlaws’
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best score of the day.
Hernandez was three strokes
back at 97. Owen shot a 109,
Lake finished at 111, and
Myhre rounded out the scores
with a 123.
Hernandez started his
round with a par, birdie,
bogie, and was at even par
after three rounds, which,
according to Coach Bill
Mitchell, is very difficult.
Wyatt hit a good drive with
his seven iron that landed four
feet from the hole, and he hit
the putt for birdie.
“Wyatt is getting better
each time he plays, and next
year I know he will be shoot-
ing better scores on a con-
sistent basis,” said Mitchell.
“Peyton has also been a
pleasant surprise. He’s never
played golf before, but he
fearlessly jumped in and has
been the fifth man for us. He’s
a good basketball player and
those skills have served him
well as a golfer. Next year,
I’m counting on him to be one
of my top three golfers.”
At the close of the tour-
nament Mitchell got positive
comments from the Junction
City (JC) coach.
“The JC coach, a new
coach we’d never met before
because we mostly play in
Central Oregon, came up to
the boys after the round and
said he had many players and
coaches come up to him and
comment on how nice all of
the Sisters boys were to play
with,” said Mitchell. “This
was very special and made
me feel great. We do have
some great kids from strong
families. Hats off to them all.”
Mitchell told The Nugget
that senior Andrew Mayes
will be hard to replace. Mayes
is attending Utah State in the
fall and is enrolled in the Air
Force ROTC program, and
would like to be a fighter
pilot.
Owen will also graduate
this spring and will be missed
on the Outlaws squad.
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