Wednesday, October 25, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Deschutes Boys soccer finishes second in league
National
Forest goes
‘Batacular’
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Deschutes National
Forest is partnering with
Discover Your Forest to host
“Batacular,” a day of fun bat-
centric activities for kids and
adults from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
on Saturday, October 28.
Batacular is the culmina-
tion of National Bat Week,
which seeks to raise aware-
ness for bat conservation
worldwide. The family-
friendly event will be held
at the Deschutes National
Forest headquarters at 63095
Deschutes Market Rd., Bend.
Batacular is free, open to
the public and Halloween
costumes are encouraged!
Bat Week is an annual,
international block of pro-
grams and media appearances
designed to raise awareness
for bat conservation world-
wide. Bat Week is organized
and supported by the U.S.
Forest Service, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Bat
Conservation International,
the Organization for Bat
Conservation, The Save
Lucy Campaign and Wildlife
Acoustics. This year Bat
Week runs from October
25-31. For more information,
visit www.batweek.org.
The Outlaws started their
week with a 1-1 tie against
Elmira on Tuesday, October
17, and two days later fell 3-2
to Junction City (JC) at home
in Sisters in the final league
game of the season. Sisters
finished league in second
place; the first time in nine
years they haven’t claimed
the title.
On Tuesday, the Falcons
jumped out early and scored
from the right side on a slot-
ted through-ball just three
minutes into the contest,
and at the half held a 1-0
advantage.
In the 63rd minute, Colby
Simeral scored an amazing
shot from the center circle
near the half. Colby buried
the ball into the upper-left V
past a very confused keeper
and got the neutralizing shot.
Simeral said, “I was feel-
ing good, and felt I could
make the shot so I took it. It
was probably 40 yards out,
and one of the best goals of
my high school career. When
it went in, it was just amaz-
ing. Their (Elmira’s) crowd
was just shocked, and they
went completely silent. They
couldn’t believe it went in.”
The Outlaws went for
another goal, but Elmira held
their ground and the game
ended it a 1-1 tie.
Coach Rob Jensen said, “It
was a well-fought game all
around, with a lot of hustle.”
Two days later, Sisters was
bested by the visiting Tigers.
Junction City scored two
goals in the first half, and
held the Outlaws scoreless.
In the 65th minute, Ultra
Nilrattanothai scored on a
breakaway, and cut the Tiger
lead to one. The Outlaws
were glad to have Ultra back,
as he’s been out over three
weeks due to a concussion.
The Tigers went up 3-1
with five minutes left on the
clock. Asher Bachtold scored
with less than a minute left
in the game on a cross that
sailed past the Tiger’s keeper
and closed the gap to one.
Unfortunately, time ran out
and Sisters suffered the loss.
Sisters was very happy to
have all their players back
for their final game. They’ve
been plagued with injuries
throughout the season, and
this marked the first time in
over a month the entire team
was healthy and able to play.
Prior to the contest, seniors
Gabe Patton and David Perez-
Sanchez were honored.
Jensen said, “Gabe and
David have been warriors for
me. They are selfless humans
who care more about the
team than themselves. They
have really stuck together
and battled through adversity.
They’ve had four years of not
having grade-level peers in
the program, so I am really
proud of them for sticking it
out. This is also their first big
year of varsity soccer after
being leaders on the JV team
last year. (Jensen noted the
Outlaws were senior-laden at
their positions last year.) I am
proud of their positive atti-
tudes throughout, and really
love them as people.”
Jensen commented on the
loss to the Tigers, and their
plans as they prepare for their
upcoming play-in game.
“This game was a wake-
up,” said Jensen. “We have
been having some overly
medium practice sessions
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Asher Bachtold moves the ball upfield versus Junction City.
on all ends, players and
coaches, and we need to get
into the playoff mindset. JC
did a great job of exploiting
our lack of preparation and
energy. They jumped out on
us, and really out-worked
us for the first 30 minutes
of the game. The boys woke
up in the second half, but we
don’t have the firepower to
come back from two goals
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