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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
HALL OF FAME: Wide
range of people,
groups honored
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on the idea that both his
athletic and artistic interests
were nurtured in Sisters and
that he is heartened that this
tradition has continued for
Sisters school students to this
day.
Following Mouser, AJ
Demaris, a 2015 inductee,
introduced the members of
the 1957 State Champion
six-man football team and
their coaches as the first
honorees of the evening.
This group included six of
the seven seniors in the class
of 1957, who had been quite
successful throughout high
school, but could not get past
the Culver Bulldogs, who
won consecutive state titles
in the years leading up to
1957. But, after an opening
season loss to Mohawk, the
Outlaws streaked through
the remainder of the sea-
son, including a thrash-
ing of Culver, and captured
the first state title in school
history.
Members of the 1957
team included Stan Williams,
Denny Reece, Steven
Seigner, Gary Benson, Doug
Hockett, Mike Smith, Sam
Hewitt, Donnie Mouser, Lee
Thomas, Colen Reinecker,
Jack Lowery, Rick Bowers,
Doug Doffenbarger, John
Shaw, Fran Morton, and
Butch Larson. The team was
coached by Tom Cox and
Wayne Pierce.
The second inductee,
Brad Bulloch, was hon-
ored for his two decades of
service to the Outlaws vol-
leyball program, where he
served as a mentor, assistant
coach and head coach since
arriving in Sisters in 1995.
He retired last year, leav-
ing an indelible print on a
program that has seen more
championship-level success
than any program in Outlaw
history, including five state
titles.
Miki McFadden spoke
about Bulloch before call-
ing him to the microphone
as “that guy who wears the
straw hat who is a pillar of
the Sisters volleyball fam-
ily.” Bulloch was also part of
the 1996 volleyball title team
that was inducted in the Hall
of Fame two years ago. “He
has always put the interests
of the students first and fore-
most and helped innumer-
able students meet their full
potential.”
Ever humble — and true
to his word that he would
keep his acceptance speech
short — Bulloch simply said,
“I sincerely thank you.”
The next inductee, Willis
Winkle from the class of
1957, was honored as an
individual athlete for a high
school career that included a
whopping 15 varsity letters
from football, basketball,
track and baseball, for which
he is most remembered due
to his being signed to a pro-
fessional contract in the farm
system for the St. Louis
Cardinals.
Jody Henderson, who
taught music in the Sisters
School District for many
years before moving to
New Hampshire in 2011,
was recognized for his tre-
mendous impact to the arts
program and to the spirit
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and vitality of Sisters High
School. Henderson, who
was unable to attend, shared
a short video expressing his
gratitude to the Sisters com-
munity, with the Outlaws
fight song playing softly on
piano in the background. To
conclude, the video showed
Jody donning an Outlaws
sweatshirt, playing the fight
song on his beloved trumpet,
bringing the crowd to its feet
to clap along with the tune.
Three athletes from the
1990s were also enshrined
in the Hall, including TK
Phelps (’96), Shelly Greene
(’98), and Cortney Ellis
(’99).
Phelps, a three-sport
athlete, was best remem-
bered for his leaping ability,
which helped him become
the favorite passing target
of quarterback Nick Fouts,
and led him to a state title in
the long jump and a school
record of 6 feet 8 inches in
the high jump. His father,
Rob, accepted the award on
TK’s behalf since his son is
finishing his master’s degree
in Texas and was unable to
attend.
Another three-sport ath-
lete, Shelly Greene, com-
peted in track, basketball,
and volleyball, where she
was named 3A Player of the
Year and was a finalist for
the Wendy’s High School
Heisman award in her
senior year. Greene tearfully
thanked the community for
its amazing support during
her school years and offered
to give back now that she has
returned to live in the area.
Cortney Ellis traveled
from Arizona in order to
attend the banquet. She
admitted that she wasn’t
too sure about the move
to Sisters from Southern
California as a freshman,
but ended up accomplish-
ing things she never imaged,
including being part of a
state championship volley-
ball team and going on to
compete at the Division 1
level as a pole vaulter for
Montana State University.
One of the most poi-
gnant presentations of the
evening came when Ronald
“Ronnie” Olmstead was hon-
ored for his outstanding ath-
letic career that concluded
with his graduation in 1956.
Olmstead was described by
his brother Don as a tremen-
dous middle distance runner
and student who received a
scholarship to attend Linfield
College and also continue his
athletic career.
T r a g i c a l l y, R o n n i e
drowned in the Metolius
River at age 17, just days
after graduating. His brother
encouraged the audience to
cherish each day because,
“You really don’t know what
tomorrow might bring.”
The final presentation of
the evening honored Sisters
Folk Festival as an orga-
nization, bringing the ban-
quet full circle in recogniz-
ing the long history of the
Sisters community valuing
and investing in academic,
athletic, as well as artis-
tic excellence. Brad Tisdel
accepted the award as the
creative director of Sisters
Folk Festival, underlining
the organization’s mission
to provide arts education
throughout the school system
through programs includ-
ing the Americana Project,
music education, visual arts,
and events such as My Own
Two Hands.
According to the SHS
Hall of Fame website, part
of the mission of the group
is “to engage with alumni
of Sisters High School and
develop a culture of Outlaws
pride that continues after
high school. Celebrating
former students, teach-
ers, and coaches that have
made a significant contri-
bution to our high school is
one way to accomplish this
mission.”
Committee member Kris
Kristovich summed up his
interest in the Hall of Fame:
“My interest is in preserving
Outlaw history.”