Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Boys golf Tennis teams compete in first round of Districts
host match
at Black
Butte
Ranch
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Outlaws hosted a
tournament held at Glaze
Meadow at Black Butte
Ranch on Thursday, May 2.
Nine schools were in atten-
dance, but four of those
fielded incomplete teams.
Crook County took top
honors with a score of 332,
and Ridgeview was runner-
up at 369. Other scores were:
Stayton (390), Sweet Home
(392), and Sisters (450).
Connor Crowe and Dylan
Vantress both posted a score
of 110 to lead the Outlaws.
Crowe had a birdie on hole
No. 17 to highlight his round.
Coach Bill Mitchell said,
<Connor got that birdie, and
had five pars in his round. He
hit a lot of good shots, but
he still had several bad holes
with big scores. It9s just the
nature of this crazy game.
He9s getting better, but just
needs to be more consistent.=
Dan Schmidt and fresh-
man Ashton King carded a
115, and Felix Leahey shot a
118.
Mitchell said, <Dan was
just so nervous at the start
and hit his ball out of bounds
on the first two holes. But,
he calmed down and was
nine shots better on the back
nine.=
Mitchell told The Nugget
that the fairly young, inexpe-
rienced squad is improving,
but need to keep practicing
and working on their game.
<They are getting better
and are hitting a lot of good
shots,= said Mitchell. <They
hit the ball well in prac-
tice, but it9s a different story
when they get out on the golf
course. We just have to take
baby steps, and eventually the
ball-striking, the short game,
and the putting will all come
together. It just takes time.=
The golf team was to
compete at District held at
the Tokatee Golf Course on
Monday and Tuesday, May
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The boys tennis team
competed in the first round of
District play held at Madras
High School on Thursday,
May 2, and advanced all four
doubles teams and two singles
players into the second round.
They scored 12 team points,
which tied them for first with
Philomath and Cascade.
Seniors Jed Kizziar and
Isaiah Chapen (No. 1 dou-
bles) played their best dou-
bles match of the season and
tallied a 6-1, 6-1, win over
Estacada9s Martinez and
Eaton. The two teams met
less than a week ago, and it
was a much closer contest.
<It9s easy to see their
improvement match to
match,= said Coach Carl
Click. <Jed and Isaiah both
played singles for the first
half of the season and are just
getting used to each other as
a doubles team. Kizziar9s put-
aways at the net were much
more solid than they have
been in previous matches.
Chapen is making fewer
errors in the back, and they
are working as a team to
cover the court.=
Juniors Eli Gurney and
Brogan Petterson (No. 2)
beat Martinez and Ascencio
of Woodburn just as easily in
two straight sets, 6-1, 6-1.
<It9s a good feeling for
them,= said Click. <They
were bounced out of district
in two matches last year and
were understandably disap-
pointed. Their hard work has
paid off with a District win,
and they want to advance far-
ther on Monday and add more
team points.=
George Bates and Drew
Collins-Burke (No. 3), also
juniors, continued to improve
and posted a very nice win.
The combo beat Reyes and
Setje of Estacada 6-0, 6-3.
<Drew has become an
aggressive forehand attacker
the second half of the sea-
son,= said Click. <He9s doing
more than just keeping the
ball alive. Last year they
advanced from the first round
with a default, and this year
they combined for a convinc-
ing win on the court.=
Sam Mayes and Aspen
Geisen (No. 4) were a wel-
come surprise with their 6-3,
6-3, win over Estacada9s Rich
and Wagner. It was only the
second time the duo have
played together as a team, and
they were in control the entire
match.
Sophomore Nate Weber
(No. 3 seed) dominated
play and easily defeated Joe
Aquino of Woodburn 6-1,
6-1. Junior Colton Seymour
scored a valuable win in a
tight three-set match over
Brison Cowan of Stayton with
scores of 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. Colton
Their [Eli Gurney and
Brogan Petterson]
hard work has paid off
with a District win, and
they want to advance
farther on Monday and
add more team points.
— Coach Carl Click
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Sam Mayes competes in doubles for the Outlaws.
outlasted Cowan in the third
set and made fewer errors to
earn the win.
Senior Keaton Green lost
an opening-round match, but
then survived a grueling run
in the consolation bracket
with three pro-set wins. The
competition got better, and he
got better, and beat Hayden
Holm, a very good tennis
player in the third pro-set, in
a score of 8-3. Green is in the
consolation semifinals.
On the girls side, Kendra
Sitz and Allie Schwartz were
the only Lady Outlaws that
advanced to the next round of
District play. The duo domi-
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win over sisters Kuenz and
Kuenz from Stayton. Next
week they will play against
another sisters duo, Skinkis
and Skinkis.
VonStien told The Nugget
that their focus in practice
will be on more aggressive
net play and placement of
shots in the doubles9 alleys.
<The girls should do well
as they are both very com-
petitive and have a strong
desire to be competitive,= said
VonStien.
Both the boys and girls
teams were to play in the
second round of District held
at Black Butte Ranch on
Monday, May 6.
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