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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Girls soccer readies to start season
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The girls soccer squad
has several veteran play-
ers returning to their squad
this year, and new players
are adding depth to the ros-
ter. New Head Coach Jaron
Jacobsen told The Nugget
that they each bring their
own unique quality to the
field, which will make for an
exciting season ahead.
Rylee Weber is the lone
senior back for her final sea-
son as a Lady Outlaw, and
she looks to be a threat up
top. Rylee brings great lead-
ership to the team, both on
and off the field. Jacobsen
said she has a strong work
ethic and wants to get better
this season.
Jacobsen said, “It’s rare
to have a kid who has only
picked up soccer a few sea-
sons ago to be where she
is at and wants to get even
better.”
Juniors Alexa Stewart and
Sophia Bianchi are also back
and will bring knowledge
and experience to the squad.
Stewart brings great energy
to practice every day, and
her quickness and attitude
will be a key to the team
this year. Bianchi also brings
positive energy, a good work
ethic, and will be a big com-
ponent in the Outlaw’s back
line as defender.
Sophomores will make
up the bulk of the team.
Grace Sundstrom, Olivia
Houghman, Lola Green,
Emma Horner and Rheanna
Salisbury will all play a big
role on the team this year.
Sundstrom is very versa-
tile and will be able to pro-
vide help at all positions.
Her quick decision-making
will be very important for
the Outlaws this year, and
she has a rocket of a shot.
Jacobsen stated he would not
want to be an opposing goal-
keeper when Grace lines up
to shoot.
Houghman will be key
in the midfield. Olivia has
quick feet, makes smart deci-
sions, and is able to go hard
into any tackle. Jacobsen
told The Nugget that Olivia
has a fearless mentality,
which you can’t teach.
Green will also be a key
factor in the midfield. She
plays with composure and
has a strong soccer men-
tality. Jacobsen stated that
Lola has a lot of knowledge
for just a sophomore, and to
look out for her in the years
to come.
Horner is a very athletic
player with lots of endur-
ance, which enables her to
seemingly be able to run
forever. Emma will make
a big impact at the wing
position. She’s aggressive
and always works to get
better.
Salisbury is compet-
ing hard at the starting
goalkeeper position, and
Jacobsen said she is like a
wall between the goal posts.
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Bachmeier, Allison
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Caitlyn Schwab will all be
competing for varsity spots.
Bachmeier will bring a tre-
mendous amount of speed
to the squad, Mansfield will
bring depth to the wing/for-
ward position, and Aylor
will bring her great attitude
and hard-work ethic. Busick
and Schwab, according to
Jacobsen, are getting better
daily.
Hallie Schwartz, soph-
omore transfer student,
will bring quick-thinking,
strength on the ball, and
experience to the team.
Hallie will also be compet-
ing for a varsity spot.
Freshmen Emilie Turpen
and Madi Larrabee are new
to the squad this year, and
Jacobsen said they are both
working hard and compet-
ing for spots on the team as
well.
Coach Jacobsen said,
“The girls have been work-
ing hard at practice, and
we’re still expecting more
girls to come out. They are
slowly trickling in, and my
hope — fingers crossed — is
to have both a varsity and a
JV team this year.”
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By Douglas Beall
Correspondent
The high-pitched whis-
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ser (lophodytes cucallatus)
is often heard in the spring
within forested freshwater
wetlands. These “mergies”
are the smallest of their spe-
cies in North America. They
nest high — 10 to 90 feet —
in tree cavities and lay 5-13
white eggs. They will occa-
sionally deposit the eggs in
the nest of another hooded
merganser nest. One nest
was discovered to contain
44 eggs.
A long incubation period
lasts from 26-41 days.
Within 24 hours the young
are coaxed to jump the nest
by their mother on the forest
floor.
Their diet consists of
crayfish, aquatic insects,
mollusks, small fish and
some vegetation. They use
sight to find their prey and
possess the unique abil-
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properties of their eyes to
improve underwater vision.
The young are able to dive
underwater when only one
day old.
The oldest hooded mer-
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