Wednesday, March 6, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Skiers race in OSSA season finals at Mt. Bachelor
Correspondent
The Sisters High School
ski squad competed in the
season finals, on Cliffhanger
run at Mt. Bachelor on Friday
and Saturday, March 1-2.
Conditions were difficult
for Friday9s slalom race, due
to the large amount of new
snow that fell earlier in the
week.There was only time
for one race due to the deep
ruts and a problem with the
timing system.
The boys varsity team
finished fourth in the final
slalom with a team time of
3:04.22, behind Mt. View
with a time of 2:59.74.
George Chladek led the
Outlaws with ninth place and
a time of 00:58.55.
<George has been work-
ing on his slalom game for
three years now and he9s a
pretty good slalom techni-
cian now,= said Coach Gabe
Chladek.
Colton Seymour finished
14th (1:01.25), Evan Palmer
20th (1:04.42), Mitchell
Griffin 28th (1:07.07), Simon
Rhett 33rd (1:10.72), and
Kincaid Smeltzer (2:13.33).
<The boys skied hard, but
had some hiccup due to very
rough course conditions,=
said Chladek. <Kincaid
pushed very hard at the top
of the course, but crashed
twice, and in one run there9s
no way to come back.=
The girls varsity squad
took sixth with a team time
of 3:37.90, just behind
Corvallis who had a time of
3:37.17. Hollie Lewis skied a
fantastic run for the Outlaws
and finished with a time of
1:08.98, which was good
enough to put her on the
DINING & TAKE-OUT
podium at the final awards
assembly.
<It9s a big accomplish-
ment for a freshman, since
it9s usually juniors and
seniors that make it to the
podium,= said Chladek.
<Hollie9s technique is clean
and she9s not afraid to ski the
course as fast as she can.=
The rest of the Lady
Outlaws skied solid runs as
well, and held the team9s
m i d - p a c k s p o t . Ti m e s
were: Skylar Wilkins 28th
(1:14.91), Sydney Wilkins
30th (1:15.12), and Piper
Adelt 35th (1:20.30).
The boys JV squad took
third on Friday with a team
time of 4:00.92, behind Bend
who had a time of 3:48.83.
The finish order was:
Christopher Lundgren 43rd
(1:14.51), Caden Mercer
56th (1:21.41), Conner Petke
57th (1:25.00), and Jacob
Lee 62nd (1:40.22). Ian
Cash gave it a great try, but
crashed twice and was unable
to finish.
<This young group of
boys stepped up and gave
it a good try on very rough
course conditions,= said
Chladek.
The final giant sla-
lom ran on Saturday under
sunny skies and much bet-
ter course conditions, which
allowed for a great two-run
race. Sisters9 boys came out
and raced one of their most
competitive races of the
season, and finished fourth
with a team time of 7:17.56,
behind Marist who had a
time of 7:15.55.
Smeltzer was fourth
with a time of 2:23.36, and
Chladek commented that
Kincaid had an outstand-
ing day for his final high
school race as a senior. The
remaining Outlaws9 times
were: Colton Seymour 10th
(2:26.65), Evan Palmer
13th (2:28.25), George
Chladek 14th (2:28.57),
Griffin 24th (2:36.15), Rhett
38th (2:42.54), Lundgren
41st (2:44.38), Petke 55th
(3:01.84), Mercer 59th
(3:07.17), and Lee 61st
(3:11.65).
<Overall for the season,
the boys varsity squad fin-
ished fourth, a move up from
fifth place last season,= said
Chladek. <The girls finished
fifth, an amazing perfor-
mance for a team of three
freshmen and one sopho-
more. This young team is
headed for greatness as they
go forward. The boys JV
finished strong and gained
a lot of experience this sea-
son. Some of them will
make great varsity racers
in the future. It was really
impressive to see so many
Sisters racers on the podium
(Lewis, Chladek, Seymour,
Palmer, and Smeltzer) at
the end of the season. It9s
been a rewarding experi-
ence this season. I think
the coolest thing about this
team is the cohesiveness of
the group. They all became
friends and did an amaz-
ing job of supporting each
other.=
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