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6 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Seventh graders compete in La Pine Boys tennis anxious to hit outdoor courts By Rongi Yost Correspondent The seventh-grade girls basketball team com- peted on Saturday and Sunday, February 23 and 24, in La Pine’s Big Tree Tournament. The tourney was established 20 years ago with the assistance of Bob Macauley, former principal of Sisters High School. It was a treacherous trip to La Pine on Saturday, due to stormy and snowy conditions, and several of the Outlaws’ starters arrived just minutes before their first game was scheduled to begin. Players didn’t have time to warm up properly, and that lack of time on the court showed up in the Outlaws’ performance in their first game against Surprise Valley. Sisters lost the contest by 19. “Our defense was solid, but we were beaten by Surprise Valley’s steals, com- bined with their quick fast breaks, which resulted in easy scores,” said Coach Joey Hougham. In their second game, the Outlaws defeated La Pine by nine points, and were able to shut down the Hawks very good point guard and post the win. Hougham said, “Because of our defense we were able to keep our opponents scor- ing numbers down compared to other teams, which resulted in Sisters being seeded against the No. 1 teams in the playoff structure for Sunday’s games.” On Sunday, Sisters started with a re-match against Surprise Valley, and did a much better job the second time around. The Outlaws lost the contest, but only by six points, compared to the 19-point loss the day before. The Lady Outlaws stepped up their defense and came back from a 16-point deficit earlier in the contest. In game two, Sisters was clobbered by Klamath Falls, which boasts a very dominant seventh-grade squad. Klamath Falls was the eventual winner of the tourney. “The score didn’t show it, but our team has some very talented players,” said Hougham. “They move the ball around the floor better than any team I’ve seen in a long time. They were very unselfish, and looked for the open players. With addi- tional skill development this group of young ladies has the potential to become a valu- able asset to the high school program.” The seventh-grade roster consists of Lizzie McCrystal, Josie Patton, Laney Mansfield, Ashlynn Moffat, Catalina Chapman, Hadley Schar, Ellie Mayes, Ella Thorsett, Samantha Fuller and Addie Kroytz. Several players had stand- out performances at the tour- nament and Hougham had praise for all of them. “Josie plays a post posi- tion and was definitely an anchor for our team. She was ‘boss’ on the boards and was our leading scorer. Ellie was our stand-out point guard. She did a great job managing the ball, initiating offense, as well as sneaking in for rebounds. Hadley was our most versatile player. She could play any spot; post, wing, or point guard. Ashlynn was our outside shooter and a strong rebounder. She was smart about finding open areas to shoot from. Laney was a spark-plug for the team. Any time I put her in, the entire team’s intensity rose. She was another player I used to shut off an oppo- nent’s key players. Addie was my surprise player. Halfway through our school season, her defense kicked in, and she could shut down any player we put her on. She’s the one that shut down La Pine’s point guard. Hougham coached the Outlaws during the school league season, which was only 34 days including prac- tices and games. He also took the team to the Sisters Shootout. “It’s hard to develop long- lasting skills with such a short season,” said Hougham. “In order to better develop skills, we need to get the ball into the hands of the girls more, therefore, we played in addi- tional tournaments to increase their playing time. Alan (girls basketball head coach) is working hard to build a long- term successful program, and there’s an emphasis to get the girls playing more basketball to help develop their skills.” strong doubles player. Click said that the remain- Correspondent ing returning players are all The boys tennis team has enthusiastic, have good tennis been hard at work, practicing experience, and are working in the middle school gym with on their skills as best they can temporary nets and light, and indoors. Weber and Petterson will indoor tennis balls. Their ten- nis courts are under several join the practices after they inches of snow. The squad finish up their basketball sea- has had to share the gym with son. Weber comes from a ten- the girls tennis team and the nis family, and Click said the coaches are excited for Nate to lacrosse squads. The players are anxious for get a racket in his hands. The new players are learn- the snow to melt so they can get out on the court and get ing the game and improving their skills every day. their season underway. Click said, “We haven’t Seven players return to the Outlaws varsity team, includ- talked about team goals, except ing juniors Jed Kizziar, Tucker for a team covenant; ACE, Higgins, and Isaiah Chapen, Attitude, Competitiveness and and sophomores George Effort. Those are the things we Bates, Eli Gurney, Aaron can control.” The Outlaws first match Johnson and Sam Mayes. Joining the squad this year will be at home against Mt. are junior Jackson Rheuben, View on March 13. sophomores Drew Collins- Burke, and Brogan Petterson, and freshmen Nate Weber and Year-round KJ Sweet. Kizziar is the Outlaws’ strongest player, and last year made a state appearance in — Kindling — doubles play. 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