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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Lady Outlaws ready
for basketball season
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws basket-
ball team is practicing hard
and looking forward to an
exciting new season. Sixteen
players will make up the var-
sity roster, and energy and
excitement mark the squad.
Many of the players were
involved in June basketball
and attended Team Camp at
Western Oregon University.
Coach Alan VonStein told
The Nugget that the summer
experiences helped hone team
cohesiveness, and gave them
a better understanding of team
offense and defense. This
year’s squad is young, boast-
ing only one senior player,
Rylee Weber.
Weber returns as a wing
player and a leader for the
young Outlaws. Junior Alexa
Stewart returns at both the
wing and point guard posi-
tion. Sophomore Olivia
Hougham will lend help as a
point guard. Junior Sydney
Head and sophomore Kaylee
Huber will both see time at
the wing position, and Head
will also play at post.
Junior Meaghan Greaney
and sophomores Gracen
Sundstrom and Rheanna
Salisbury will all see time
in the post. Junior Sophia
Bianchi will likely see
some time in the paint also.
Sophomore Josie Aylor
returns as a utility player, and
will be able to step in at any
position.
New to the squad are
juniors Isabelle Spitler
(guard), and Mirjum Eheler
(exchange student from
Switzerland who will play in
the post); sophomores Hallie
Schwartz (guard), Emma
Horner (post); freshmen
Ellie Rush (guard), and Faith
Godfrey-Hougham (wing).
The young team lacks
height, with their tallest player
at 5 feet 10 inches, so the
posts will need to be strong
and quick to compensate.
Vo n S t e i n
said,
“Developing a solid, strong
base and out-maneuvering
the opponent will be key. All
players will need to func-
tion within the realm of the
offense, which includes the
guards making good passes,
making hard and meaningful
cuts to the basket, and setting
strong screens.”
The Outlaws motto this
year is “value the ball,” as
there is a definite need to
improve on turnovers from
last season (average of 23 per
game). The team also looks
to improve on their field-goal
percentage, as they only shot
24 percent from the field last
year.
VonStein said, “So far, in
practice, everything is look-
ing up and exciting for the
team, with improvement in
all areas very apparent. Good
athletes, good students, and
strong young women lay the
groundwork for a success-
ful and fun season! We don’t
have any stars, just a well-
rounded and motivated team
of players.”
Everyth ing for You r
Home & Hol iday Gues ts
SHS yearbook program on a roll
By Tunker Higgins
Correspondent
The Sisters High School
2017-2018 yearbook team
is filled with students whose
main goal is to create a
photographic timeline of
the year that will provide
snapshots of students’ lives
that will echo for years to
come.
Loriel Cook, the advisor,
and four staff members —
Wyatt Hernandez, Kendra
Sitz, Ellie and Mia Cook
— attended the Northwest
summer yearbook camp
where they learned about
putting together a quality
yearbook.
The team consists of
14 students who bring
unique artistic styles and
ideas.
The team has all agreed
to make this yearbook unlike
any yearbook that has been
seen before. They hope to
achieve this by increasing
coverage of events, stu-
dents, and staff. They also
hope to increase advertis-
ing options for those in the
community.
Yearbooks are now on
sale for $55 online at www.
yearbookordercenter.com.
PHOTO PROVIDED
The high snhool yearbook nrew is already marketing this year’s book. Left
to right: Alexa Asson, Sophia Bianni, Holly Werts, Joelle Asson, Tunker
Higgins, Ellie Cook, Brooke Robillard. Seated: Olivia Bertagna, Kendra Sitz
and Mia Cook. (Not pintured: Meaghan Greaney and Samantha Silva.)
There are several options
for advertising prices and
sizes. Also, the option of
a baby advertisement to
show a special senior how
proud their family is is
easy and offered at a low
cost.
To purchase an adver-
tisement or a yearbook,
visit the SHS office or
purchase online at www.
yearbookordercenter.com
For more information contact
Loriel Cook at lcook@ykwc.
net or at 541-788-2567.
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