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20 Wednesday, May 15, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon TENNIS: Outlaws boys had a strong season on the court Boys LAX splits games By Rongi Yost Continued from page 9 finished league with a 7-1 record in doubles play, their only loss a three-set thriller (7-5,3-6, 4-6) to Madras9 top doubles team Gomez and Giron, who were able to edge them out and earn the win in the semifinals. Weber, Kizziar, and Chapen all earned a berth to the state tournament. It will be the third trip to state for Kizziar. Jed was a district singles champ last year and made it to the state quarterfi- nals, and he went as a doubles player his sophomore year. Senior Keaton Green came very close to claiming the consolation championship in singles. Green beat Luis Mancera of Madras 8-1 in a pro set to earn a spot in the consolation final, but he fell in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6, to Dylan Bell of Philomath. <Keaton had a chance, serving with the lead at 6-5, but was broken and then lost the tiebreaker 7-4,= said Click. <It was interesting with both players covering the court, and challenging each other stroke for stroke. I was proud of Keaton9s effort and ability to learn and adapt in the middle of the match. It was a great finish to his ten- nis season after just picking up the sport this spring.= PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Jed Kizziar is heading to State for the Outlaws. Correspondent The boys lacrosse team split their games this past week; a 16-1 loss at Bend on Thursday, and a 10-5 win at home against Forest Grove (FG) on Saturday. On Thursday, the Outlaws faced a very experienced Bend squad, and were once again short-handed with only 16 of their 23 players able to make the road trip. The Lava Bears are a very good team, ranked in the top 10 in the state, and controlled the ball for most of the game. Max Palanuk scored the Outlaws9 lone goal off a feed from Jaxon Berry, who made a nice catch off a long outlet pass. Matt Harris had a strong defensive game with six ground balls, and Riley Sellers battled for the faceoffs and scooped up four ground balls. Anthony Randolph had a strong game in the goal despite the high score. He faced 51 shots and made eight saves. Titan Kroytz also played a good game, and was a steady presence for the Outlaws on defense. Coach Paul Patton said, <We spent a lot of time play- ing defense, and only got off 12 shots on the offensive end, but the boys played hard and continued to improve. The experience that our younger players are getting against veteran teams is forcing them to get better fast, and will cer- tainly benefit us next year.= On Saturday, the Outlaws played on the football practice field behind the high school because of the District track meet at Reed Stadium. Matt Harris and Trey Stadeli, the Outlaws9 two seniors, were honored prior to the game. <These two have been solid contributors to the varsity team for the last four years,= said Coach Paul Patton. <Both have put a lot of time into the game of lacrosse and have been strong leaders as the captains.= Sisters quickly got on the scoreboard and never looked back. They led the entire game and were up 5-3 at the half. The Outlaws outscored FG 5-2 in the final half and recorded the win. Haken led the team with five goals and three assists, despite dealing with some nagging injuries. Stadeli scored four goals and had three assists, and Tanner Pease scored one goal. Evan Palmer had a solid game at middie, ran the field well, and got off three shots. Randolph had another good game in the goal. Anthony let a couple of goals slip by early in the game, but quickly settled down and made some good saves. He ended up with nine saves on 31 shots by Forest Grove. Patton told The Nugget that even though the Outlaws pre- vailed on the scoreboard, FG controlled the ball for much of the game. <Much of their control was because they out-groundballed us 39-29,= said Patton. <The game also got a little rough and we ended up spending too much time in the penalty box. So, we need to clean that up and control our sticks and our emotions a little better. Despite that, the boys played hard and did many things well. I thought we were patient on offense and did a good job of moving the ball around to get good shots.= The win was a nice end to the Outlaws9 season, which ended with five wins and PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Gator Haken scores vs. Forest Grove. seven losses. Patton told The Nugget their record is pretty good considering their ros- ter was made up of primarily freshmen. The few veteran players were a steadying influence on the field, and led by example. After the game was over, the Outlaws hosted a barbe- cue for both teams and their supporters. Outlaws players, coaches, and parents worked to set up, prepare, serve food, and take care of the cleanup afterward. Patton expects 20 players will return next year with var- sity experience, and stated that a good- sized and talented bunch will be coming in as freshmen. <It will be important that the boys continue to train to become stronger and more athletic,= said Patton. <We will also need to keep play- ing pickup games together in the off-season to sharpen our stick skills and improve our teamwork. I9m excited about the future. This is a fun bunch of boys, and it9s a pleasure to coach them.= Sisters’ Year-Round Residential & Commercial Window Cleaning g In Appreciation of Memorial Day... 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