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6 Wednesday, March 11, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Outlaws earn all-league honors By Rongi Yost Correspondent The Oregon West League proved to be the tough- est league in the state, and as a result there were many good players throughout the league, and all-league vot- ing was tough, so tough in fact, that the league voted to expand the voting. Senior Zach Anderson was a first-team selection, and senior Jack Berg earned second-team all-league. Zach averaged 11 points and six rebounds per game, while Jack averaged 12 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Noah Richards, Ryan Waddell, and Brad Eagan were all honorable men- tion and were added later. Noah averaged nine points, three rebounds, and three assists per game. Ryan aver- aged eight points and five rebounds, and Brad averaged four points and four assists per game. Coach Rand Runco said, <Really, all six of our top players deserved mention. Those six seniors played almost 100 percent of the games and did an amazing job! They got third in our league and made it to state. This was an unusual team in which six players played so well together and were a true unit. <Two of our league losses this year were when two of those seniors were out,= added Runco. <Jude Carhart was also a key player for us and wasn9t mentioned. He contributed big plays in games and had three steals almost every game.= Runco told The Nugget it was one of his most enjoyable seasons as a coach. He stated that his players were great kids with great parents and he will miss them. <These guys gave every- thing they had, and had each- others and the coaches backs at all times,= said Runco. <They competed so well against the toughest teams in the state. They went through some setbacks and made it to state, which is the fifth time in five years. They9re an amazing group, and I was proud to coach them.= Lady Outlaws players Isabelle Spitler and Sydney Head were both selected to all-league teams this year; Spitler a second-team pick and Head an honorable mention. Spitler (senior) was a shooting guard for the Outlaws and led the team in scoring. She averaged 8.2 points, 1 assist, and 1.5 rebounds per game. Isabelle scored in the double-digits six times during the season, with 18 points as her high-point game. She shot 26.8 percent from behind the arc and shot 39 percent from two-point land. <Isabelle has been a great leader for our team on the court, and possesses a high basketball IQ, which also helped her teammates be suc- cessful on the court,= said Coach Brittaney Niebergall- Brown. <We are very proud of her for earning the award for second-team all-league.= Head (senior) was an honorable-mention selection. Sydney played at both guard and at post for the Outlaws. She averaged 2.2 points, 1.5 assists, and four rebounds per game. <Sydney has contin- ued to improve immensely throughout the season,= said Niebergall-Brown. <We could always count on her to score a few points, pull down quite a few boards, and deliver the ball where it needed to go. She is a well-rounded player Year-round FIREWOOD SALES — Kindling — — — SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS 541-410-4509 SistersForestProducts.com PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Zach Anderson pulls down a rebound for the Outlaws. Anderson earned first-team all-league honors. who consistently contrib- uted positively to our league games. She is another great senior leader on and off the court, both with her skills and her work ethic. We are very proud of her award for honor- able mention.= Keep Your Employees Healthy & Working! We can create a customized occupational medicine plan at NO COST TO YOU! 541-548-2899 3818 SW 21st Pl., Ste. 100 Redmond • Open every day yourcaremedical.com WALK-IN • URGENT CARE • OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE • X-RAY CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT CLASS M U LT I - S TAT E Sisters Dental is uniting with our neighbor Everson Family Dentistry! Increased & More Flexible Hygiene Appointments Expanded Dental Care Services Same Compassionate Dental Team! 541-549-9486 | www.sistersdental.com MULTI-STATE including Oregon 80 $ OREGON ONLY $ 45 March 19 • 6 p.m. only Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, 500 Hwy. 20 W., Sisters Trevor Frideres D . M . D . Greg Everson D . M . D . For more information: www.FirearmTrainingNW.com FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com | 360-921-2071