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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 7 A place to Outlaws race to seventh straight District title donate that Halloween candy By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Is your house overrun with Halloween candy after the holiday? Here is your chance to reduce the amount of sug- ary treats and help our troops and veterans at the same time. The Sisters Parent-Teacher Community is hosting their fourth annual Halloween Candy Drive from November 1-6. Students, parents, and community members can bring in extra candy to the front office of Sisters Elementary School or drop it at one of two “drop” locations in Sisters: Deri’s Hair Salon, 222 W. Black Crater Ave.; and Miss Sew It All, 372 W. Hood Ave. Candy will be distributed to Operation Gratitude, a non- profit who creates gift boxes and ships them to deployed soldiers, veterans and first responders. “Last year our Halloween Candy drive produced over 130 pounds of treats for the troops,” said coordinator Erin Borla. “I think we can beat that record this year!” Students and families can also create cards and letters to troops and their families. Please do not purchase addi- tional candy to donate — toothbrushes and toothpaste are always appreciated. All candy and letter donations need to be dropped off by November 6 at 2:30 p.m. For more informa- tion, contact Erin Borla at 541-480-5994. The Sisters Outlaws girls bid adieu to the Sky-Em Conference with their sev- enth consecutive District cross-country title on Thursday, September 26 at Lane Community College behind the top nine finishes by all five scorers. Anna Bartlett, the defend- ing individual champion, faced the toughest field of girls in many years and fin- ished fourth despite running the best time of her career by nearly 20 seconds with a mark of 19:37. Kaitlin Cook, a sopho- more from Elmira, nipped Junction City’s frosh phenom Anika Thompson 19:11.7 to 19:11.9. Andrea Griffin of Elmira finished third in 19:27. Ella Cole ran alone in fifth place for nearly the entire race and also established a career best with a time of 20:56. Her teammates Tate Ricker (21:43), Amy Hills (21:52), and Engracia Diez (22:00) came through sixth, eighth, and ninth places to firmly secure the Outlaws’ win with 30 points. Brooke Robillard placed 14th in 22:47 and Iris Diez finished 25th in 24:22 as the sixth and seventh runners for the team. Elmira placed second with 47 points to also qualify for the OSAA State Cross Country Championships set for all classifications Saturday, November 4, at Lane Community College. Junction City placed third with 75 points, Sutherlin fourth with 85, and Cottage Grove fifth with 109. Sweet Home did not field a com- plete team. PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG Ella Cole makes a run for it in Sisters Outlaws cross-country action. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK The Lady Outlaws took their seventh consecutive District title with a strong performance last weekend. “We expected to win, but didn’t anticipate such a crowd of fast runners in the front pack,” said Coach Josh Nordell. “Elmira’s girls cer- tainly came ready to run and Junction City’s freshman was totally impressive.” Sisters has been a mem- ber of the Sky-Em League since 2006, but will be join- ing a new conference next season, the Oregon West, that includes Sweet Home, Stayton, Philomath, Newport and Woodburn. Since 2006, the Sisters girls’ team has missed the state meet only one time and has consistently placed in the top six in the team stand- ings, including a number of team trophies. The Outlaws snagged the fourth-place tro- phy last year in a very tight battle, just four points behind Philomath and four points ahead of Scappoose. The 4A girls race, sched- uled for 11:15 a.m. Saturday, will include the fourteen 4A teams that qualified from the seven districts in Oregon. In addition to Sisters, qualify- ing teams include Estacada, Crook County, Klamath Union, Henley, Tillamook, Scappoose, Elmira, Siuslaw, South Umpqua, Philomath, Stayton, La Grande and Baker. Tillamook, last year’s champion, is considered the favorite again this year, while the other three trophy spots appear up for grabs. Sisters ended the regular season tied for fifth in the coaches’ poll, with Estacada and La Grande; while Scappoose, Siuslaw, and Philomath occupied spots two, three, and four, and the Cheesemakers held onto the top position. “The beauty of the state meet is that polls and early season results don’t really matter,” said Nordell. “What matters is who shows up healthy and ready to race. It should be a very exciting team race.”
