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Wednesday, October 3, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 11 Niebergall will take reins as head girls basketball coach By Rongi Yost Correspondent Brittaney Niebergall prac- tically grew up with a bas- ketball in her hand. She has memories of herself at three years old playing basket- ball in the driveway with her brother Tommy. She played basketball from three years old all the way through col- lege, has accrued numer- ous accolades — and she is excited to bring her knowl- edge of the game to the girls basketball program here in Sisters. Competitive play for Brittaney started when she was in kindergarten. Growing up playing in the youth pro- grams she oftentimes was the only girl. Brittaney shared that she didn’t mind being the lone girl and loved play- ing with her brother, who is a year older. She played through mid- dle school, always as a point guard, and then started on varsity as a freshman at Bend High, where her dad was the athletic director. Brittaney was outstanding as a fresh- man and was named third -team all-state (2007-2008). Her sophomore year, her family moved to the Portland area, and she transferred to Portland Christian. She tore her ACL and was unable to play. When she was a junior, she came back in full force, the team won the state cham- pionship and she was named the 2A Player of the Year. She was also a first-team all- league selection and was the League Player of the Year. Brittaney transferred to La Salle her senior year and said, “I stayed at Portland Christian until my brother graduated, and then I wanted to go to La Salle, where my family’s roots were.” At La Salle, she was a first-team all-league pick, and the League Player of the Retirement is better at Year, as well as earning the top honor of being named the 5A State Player of the Year. It’s no surprise Niebergall earned a full basketball scholarship. She attended Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, a NAIA Division 1 college. Brittaney was the National NAIA Freshman Player of the Year and was also a second-team all-conference selection her freshman and junior year. As well as being athletic, Brittaney is also bright, as she was an NAIA Academic All-American. Niebergall graduated early due to a foot injury, and didn’t play basketball her senior year. She got her degree in elementary educa- tion K-8 with an endorse- ment in reading intervention and physical education K-12, and has a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Her coaching experience started in 2014 with the La Salle High School Summer Freshman Team. She got her first teaching job in St. Helens (2015-2016) and taught first grade. In 2016- 2017 she coached the eighth- grade girls in addition to teaching. The following year, Brittaney took over as the head girls basketball coach at St. Helens, and took them to the playoffs for the first time in 25 years (2017-2018). Teaching and coaching are in Brittaney’s blood, as her dad, mom, uncles, cousins, and brother are in the field. Niebergall told The Nugget that both teaching and coach- ing are a family heritage. B r i t t a n e y ’s d a d a n d brother were part of her coaching staff in St. Helens, and they will be part of her coaching staff here in Sisters as well. Dad will be the assistant varsity coach and her brother Tommy will also assist on varsity. This past summer Stone Lodge! Niebergall was hired to teach kindergarten at Sisters Elementary School, and was hired as the girls’ basketball head coach. “I’m very excited,” said Brittaney. “My goal in life was to get to Central Oregon to teach and coach, and I’m so excited I have this oppor- tunity at such a young age (28 years old). When I think of the Sisters girls basketball program moving forward, I see a tremendous challenge, but I’m excited to watch and create opportunities for each player in the program to become a better basketball player and a better leader in the community.” PHOTO PROVIDED I believe that in the sport of basketball, that energy and effort are two things you can always control. — Brittaney Niebergall N i e b e rg a l l t o l d T h e Nugget she wants to create athletes who are committed to the game of basketball and ones who bring their A-game day in and day out. “I believe that in the sport of basketball, that energy Brittaney Niebergall has been selected as the Outlaws’ new girls basketball coach. and effort are two things you can always control,” said Brittaney. “I expect every player in our program to bring their maximum energy and effort every day. To me, that’s non-negotiable.” Niebergall hopes to get young girls started in bas- ketball as young as kinder- garten, and then have oppor- tunities for them to play from that point through high school. “My goal as a coach devel- oping the girls basketball program in Sisters is that I want every player, despite their age, and every fan and supporter to have the oppor- tunity to love the game of basketball,” said Brittaney. Brittaney’s fiancé, Seth Brown, is also a stellar ath- lete. He was drafted by the Oakland A’s, and is cur- rently playing in the minor leagues, and is projected to be in Triple-A this upcoming year. The couple plans to get married December 21 in the Portland area. 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