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6 Wednesday, October 16, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Girls XC competes at Philomath By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Freshman Ella Thorsett got a closeup look at the only two 4A girl runners in Oregon who have run faster than her on Saturday, October 12 at the Paul Mariman Invitational, hosted by Philomath High School. Thorsett finished third in the race behind state leader Hannah Hernandez of Philomath and second- ranked Hannah Rannow of Siuslaw. Hernandez led from start to finish and ran a sea- son9s best of 18:28 for the 5,000-meter course. Rannow got away from Thorsett in the final mile on her way to second in 18:35, while Thorsett crossed the line 10 seconds later in 18:45, nearly 40 seconds ahead of the next runner. <That was such a great experience for Ella to see two of the best girls in our classi- fication who are both seniors with lots of experience and loads of state meet medals in cross-country and track,= said Coach Josh Nordell. <Ella is running extremely well.= Rannow placed fourth at last year9s state cross-country meet and Hernandez finished fifth. Sisters9 number two and three runners struggled a bit in the race as Kate Bowen finished seventh in 19:54 and Emma Singleton finished about a minute off her best with a time of 21:37 in 27th place. <It9s rare to have every- one at their best on the same day,= said Nordell. <Between Homecoming week and a bit of sickness going around, some kids had a tougher time than normal.= Two other varsity run- ners ran personal bests and another had a season best, however. Sophomores Sadie Sharp and Skylar Wilkins both showed continued improve- ment, lopping a full minute off their previous bests to finish in 22:28 and 23:35 PHOTO PROVIDED Ruby McConnell is a featured author at the Sisters Festival of Books taking place October 18-20. AUTHOR: More than 40 authors are headed to Sisters for weekend Continued from page 5 PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG Ella Thorsett leading Hannah Rannow of Siuslaw at the Paul Mariman Invitational at Philomath High School. respectively. In addition, Pearl Gregg lowered her sea- son best to 22:46. Iris Diez crossed the finish in 24:11, only two seconds off of her personal record. The girls finished fourth in the team race with 104 points behind Marist Catholic (37), Siuslaw (52) and Philomath (81) among a field of 12 complete teams. Marist, the undisputed number-one-ranked team among 4A girls, placed four girls in the top 10, despite missing their number-one runner, who was on a college visit. Siuslaw is ranked sec- ond in the state, Philomath fourth, and the Outlaws seventh. <This meet was a great way for us to be more pre- pared for the type of com- petition we will be seeing at district, so I am really pleased with the way the kids pushed themselves. Even though we were not at our best, it was still a positive learning experience.= The Outlaws will compete or any 16-20 lb. bag of Cat Food CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S NUGGET INSERTS! Ray’s Food Place Green Beans $1.99 per lb. Bone-In Shank Portion Smoked Ham $1.49 per lb. 20 lb. Arm & Hammer Cat Litter (selected) $9.99 Bi-Mart Bring in this coupon for $2 OFF $1 OFF one final time before the dis- trict meet when they travel to the 29-team Creekside Cross Classic in Salem on Wednesday, October 23. =We are looking forward to a good solid stretch of training in the days ahead,= said Nordell. any 30-35-40 lb. bag of Dog Food 102 E. Main Ave. 541-549-4151 Offer good through 11-13-19. Coupon not valid with any other promotion. Limit one coupon per customer per month. Nature’s Truth Vitamins & Supplements 40% off! All Winter Boots 20% off! Audubon Park Premium Bird Foods, 14-20 lb. $11.88 ea. All Slippers 20% off! those essays and they are being published now. <Most all of the writing I have is focused on environ- mentalism and the outdoors and how to be comfortable and understand your natural world,= she said. She is also a contributor to GROW magazine featuring articles on CBD and hemp use in Oregon. McConnell9s love for the outdoors stems in part from outdoor education programs in the 1990s as well as work- ing for Greenpeace in her col- lege years and doing other pieces of environmental advo- cacy work. <Through my writing combined with my back- ground in geology, I want to be able to bring hard science to the world and write about it in a way that people can be guided and enjoy their natural environment,= she said. McConnell says she doesn9t have one singular for- mative place; she says she has a <formative landscape.= <The PNW is a great place to see environmentalism play out because it is such a vast and diverse natural environ- ment,= she said. <I hope that I can create a reading expe- rience for my audience that helps them to understand and feel comfortable in their own natural world surrounding them.= The Sisters Festival of Books takes place starting October 18 featuring over 40 authors. Tickets for the festival can be purchased at: www.sistersfob.com.