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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 7 Still time for students to join sports teams for fall By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent The Milli Fire and its accompanying smoky haze has not thwarted the sports programs at Sisters High School (SHS). The fall cam- paign is underway for cross- country, soccer, volleyball, football and cheer/dance. The fire has created chal- lenges for practice time, with teams forced to move inside, travel to smoke-free areas, or cancel workouts, accord- ing to Athletic Director Gary Thorson. Nevertheless, the athletes are eager. “We have a great turnout already and expect more kids to join as the school year gets underway,” said Thorson. “Kids have already been out working hard since the first official day of practice, August 14, and more have been added each day.” Thorson wants to empha- size that students are still wel- come to join teams — but they should do so sooner rather than later. “We want kids involved, so if they express interest we will work with them to get started,” he said. “Because we start school earlier than others that begin after Labor Day, we often have kids add once classes have started.” So far, about 40 percent of the SHS population is partici- pating in a fall sport according to numbers reported last week. That could climb toward 50 percent once school starts. Neil Fendall, who took over the reins from Thorson as head football coach, reports about 50 boys out on the grid- iron as of August 25, includ- ing 19 seniors who make up the core of the varsity team. Rob Jensen’s boys soccer team also has healthy numbers on a relatively young team that includes just two seniors, but a dozen juniors among the 36 registered thus far. The cross-country team also sports a youngish ros- ter, with at least 15 freshmen among the 40-plus runners expected in total. Girls soccer is rebuilding under the direction of a new coach, Jaron Jacobson, who made the move to Sisters after working as an assistant at Summit High School in Bend for a number of years. Twenty-one girls have turned out so far, which is similar to the total for girls volleyball. The reigning state champions are under the direction of Rory Rush, who most recently coached at Western Mennonite near Salem. The cheer/dance team has begun practice, with 15 girls participating thus far, up from last year. The team is coached by Gabrielle Griffy. It’s too early to predict out- comes, but the strong numbers represented across the board bode well for the Outlaws. We want every student involved somehow ... sports, music, clubs or volunteering. — Gary Thorson Interested students should come by Thorson’s school office to get registered. “We want every student involved somehow, whether it is sports, music, clubs or vol- unteering,” he said. “What we don’t want is for kids to think it’s already too late for this season.” Year-round Sweet Summertime… E x c e p t i o n a l Cuisine Exceptional C u i s i n e at a t the t h e M Metolius e t o l i u s R River i v e r FIREWOOD SALES — Kindling — — — SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS 541-410-4509 SistersForestProducts.com O O O W-S, W -S S , , ؏ Reservations Requested. 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