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18 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Lady Outlaws sting Hornets OSP seeks information in poaching incident By Rongi Yost Correspondent The Lady Outlaws defeated the Henley Hornets at home on Saturday, October 28, in the first round of the state playoffs. After two weeks off, Sisters was a bit sluggish, but after four sets of play they tallied the win. Sisters played without all- libero Jessie Brigham, who was out with a sprained ankle and hand injury. Sydney Head stepped in and took over the libero position. In the first set, the Outlaws started slow and lethargic, and were adjusting to a new libero. They were down 5-10, and called a time-out to try and settle down and regroup. From there, the score went back-and-forth until Ellie Rush went back to serve with the Outlaws trailing 12-14. When Rush finished, the Outlaws were on top 16-14, and never trailed in the set again. Final score was 25-18. The second set started similar to the first. Sisters’ hitters struggled to keep the ball in the court and recorded numerous hitting errors. Due to the errors, the Outlaws never found their groove, and lost the set 23-25. Sisters finally settled down in game three. Hawley Harrer led the charge with a serving run of seven points to give the Outlaws an 11-5 advantage, and an early con- trol of the game. Harrer also PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Sam Silva returns ball vs. Henley. had six kills in the 25-15 win- ning set. The Outlaws took an early lead behind the serving of Harrer and Samantha Silva in the fourth set. Great serving sucked the wind out Henley’s sails and the Outlaws put them away 25-16. Harrer finished the game with 20 kills, 14 assists, and four blocks, followed by Ashlynn Cantwell, who recorded 12 kills and two blocks. Erynn Ricker tallied nine blocks and three kills, and Sam Silva had 11 kills in the match. Ellie Rush dished out 17 assists for the Outlaws, and Sydney Head had 11 digs. Together, the team had nine serving aces. Coach Rory Rush said, “It was good to finally play again tonight. I was proud of the girls for han- dling adversity and coming away with the win. We are ready to get into the gym on Monday and focus on clean- ing up some small details before we head to the state tournament.” The Outlaws will play in the first-round game of the state playoffs on Friday, November 3, at 8 a.m. in Forest Grove. The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help to identify the person(s) responsible for the unlawful taking and wasting of two mule deer bucks in Jefferson County. On the afternoon of October 23, OSP Fish and Wildlife Troopers were noti- fied by a landowner of two dead buck deer with their heads and a small portion of meat removed on Cold Camp Road, near the town of Ashwood. Investigation revealed the deer had been shot and killed by a high-powered rifle. It is believed the deer had been killed over the weekend of October 20-22. The public is urged to call Oregon State Police Sergeant Andrew Vanderwerf or S e n i o r Tr o o p e r C r a i g Gunderson through the Turn In Poachers (TIP) hot- line at 1-800-452-7888 or 541-296-2161. Poaching wildlife and damaging habitat affects present and future genera- tions of wildlife, impacts communities and the econ- omy, and creates enforce- ment challenges. The Turn In Poachers (TIP) reward is paid for information leading to the arrest/conviction of person(s) for the illegal possession, killing, taking, and/or waste of deer, elk, antelope, bear, cougar, wolf, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, moose, furbearers and/or game birds. Turn In Poachers (TIP) rewards can also be given for the illegal taking, net- ting, snagging, and/or dyna- miting of salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, and/or large num- bers of any fish listed in Oregon statute as a game fish. In addition, a reward may be issued for information that results in an arrest/con- viction of a person who has illegally obtained Oregon hunting/angling license or tags. People who “work” the system and falsely apply for resident licenses and/or tags are not legally hunting and/ or angling and are consid- ered poachers. Increasing damage to wildlife habitat by off- road vehicles prompted the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) in 2009 to create the Natural Resources Reward Program that offers a $300 reward for information lead- ing to the arrest of anyone causing natural resources damage by the illegal use of motorized vehicles and is similar to its highly success- ful Turn In Poachers (TIP) program.
