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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 7 Sea critters hitchhiked Bulldogs shut out the Outlaws across the Pacific By Rongi Yost Correspondent By Seth Borenstein AP Science Writer The diversity was somewhat jaw-dropping. Mollusks, sea anemones, corals, crabs, just a wide variety of species, really a cross-section of Japanese fauna. — James Carlton what jaw-dropping,” Carlton said. “Mollusks, sea anemo- nes, corals, crabs, just a wide variety of species, really a cross-section of Japanese fauna.” The researchers collected and analyzed the debris that reached the West Coast and Hawaii over the last five years, with new pieces arriving Wednesday in Washington. The debris flowed across the North Pacific current, as other objects do from time to time, before it moved north with the Alaska current or south with the California current. Most hit Oregon and Washington. Last year, a small boat from Japan reached Oregon with 20 good-sized fish inside, a kind of yellowtail The Outlaws took their second loss in league on Friday, September 29, when the Sutherlin Bulldogs shut them out 14-0. Sutherlin scored their first touchdown of the con- test midway through the first quarter on a 25-yard pass. The Outlaws prevented a two-point conversion attempt, but the Bulldogs went up 6-0. Sutherlin scored again on a three-yard run with just over five minutes left on the clock, and completed a pass for a two-point conversion. They held on to their 14-0 advan- tage until time ran out. Sisters suffered a few pen- alties, and some came at cru- cial moments in the game. One of those moments came with nine minutes left on the clock. The Outlaws had moved the ball down to the 25-yard line, but then a pen- alty bumped them back to the 40-yard line, and they were unable to score. That type of situation was the story of the night. “Everyone was frustrated with the final result,” said Coach Neil Fendall. “The frustration comes from past success, but every year is dif- ferent. The kids and coaches are working hard. Mistakes that we are making are cost- ing us games, but it’s not for lack of trying.” Fendall noted some play- ers who made contributions in the game. TIME TO AERATE See SEA CRITTERS on page 17 Where do you hurt? Why do you hurt? Th e pewvis can often be the source of pain fewt ewsewhere in the body. Make your lawn healthier and reduce its maintenance Call to Reserve Equipment Early! I specialize in fi nding and treating the source of your pain. NEED IT, RENT IT! Marie Risenmay PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Christopher Luz rushes up middle before injury takes him out of the game. “Ethan Morgan ran the ball with tremendous toughness tonight,” said Fendall. “Our center was out, and Jaden Condel moved to center and played great. Ethan Martin and Sam Mitchell stepped in at offensive tackle and did a good job, and Brady Wessel and Joel Miller played every down on both the offensive and defensive line.” The Outlaws defense played well enough to win, but the offense just couldn’t find a way to score points. Sisters is currently 0-2 in league and 2-3 overall. The Outlaws will host No. 2-ranked Cottage Grove on Friday, October 6. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. STOMP OUT THE FLU with WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 300 species of fish, mussels and other sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific Ocean on debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami, wash- ing ashore alive in the United States, researchers reported Thursday. It is the largest and longest marine migration ever docu- mented, outside experts and the researchers said. The sci- entists and colleagues combed the beaches of Washington, Oregon, California, British Columbia, Alaska and Hawaii and tracked the species to their Japanese origins. Their arrival could be a problem if the critters take root, pushing out native species, the study authors said in Thursday’s journal Science. “It’s a bit of what we call ecological roulette,” said lead author James Carlton, a marine sciences profes- sor at Williams College, in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It will be years before scientists know if the 289 Japanese species thrive in their new home and crowd out natives. The researchers roughly estimated that a mil- lion creatures traveled 4,800 miles (7,725 kilometers) across the Pacific Ocean to reach the West Coast, includ- ing hundreds of thousands of mussels. Invasive species are a major problem worldwide with plants and animals thriving in areas where they don’t naturally live. Marine invasions in the past have hurt native farmed shellfish, eroded the local ecosystem, caused economic losses and spread disease-carrying spe- cies, said Bella Galil, a marine biologist with the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel, who wasn’t part of the study. A magnitude 9 earthquake off the coast of Japan trig- gered a tsunami on March 11, 2011, that swept boats, docks, buoys and other man-made materials into the Pacific. The debris drifted east with an armada of living creatures, some that gave birth to new generations while at sea. “The diversity was some- and the Sisters & Black Butte Ranch fire departments! We’re going on the road to make it even easier for you! COMMUNITY FLU SHOT CLINICS Black Butte Ranch Fire & Rescue Thursday, October 5 • 9 a.m. to Noon Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire & Rescue Tuesday, October 10 • 3 to 6 p.m. P.T., D.P.T. 541-549-3534 325 N. Locust St., Sisters www.greenridgept.com “You’re in the right hands” 506 N. 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