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Wednesday, November 13, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Prichard is National
Merit Semi-Finalist
Volleyball places fourth at state
By Charlie Kanzig
The Lady Outlaws pulled
it together after a tough first-
round loss against Philomath,
and won their next two
matches for a fourth-place
finish in state playoffs. The
state tournament was held
on Friday and Saturday,
November 8-9 in Forest
Grove. Valley Catholic took
first place honors, Sweet
Home was runner-up and
Philomath took third.
Sisters faced Philomath
in their first match of the
tourney on Friday morn-
ing. The Lady Outlaws had
defeated Philomath in five
sets in the last round of
league play, so the Warriors
came ready to battle. The
Outlaws went down 0-5 in
the first set and never recov-
ered. The Warriors passed
well, blocked well, and were
aggressive at the net. All the
sets were back-and-forth,
but Sisters was never able to
put together any rallies and
push ahead. The Outlaws
fell 20-25, 23-25, 25-22 and
22-25.
Greta Davis led the
Outlaws with 23 kills and
four blocks, followed by
Sophie Silva who put down
15 kills. Natalie Sitz and
Sam Silva recorded five
kills, and Addy Myhre added
four.
The loss sent the Lady
Outlaws into the consolation
bracket where they won both
their matches.
Sisters faced Hidden
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
Correspondent
Sisters High School (SHS)
senior Toma Prichard has been
named a National Merit Semi-
Finalist by the National Merit
Scholarship Program (NMSC),
in conjunction with the College
Board.
Prichard is among approxi-
mately 160 Oregon students
to earn this distinction based
on his Preliminary Scholastic
Aptitude Test (PSAT) scores
from last year.
Prichard9s scores on the
PSAT rank him within the top
1 percent of over 1.5 million
juniors who took the PSAT in
2018. His score on the SAT
will help to determine whether
he is named a National Merit
Scholar, which beyond being a
great honor, may also earn him
academic scholarships from
colleges and universities.
When asked what the award
meant to him, Prichard humbly
responded, <It9s a nice honor.=
Though not certain of where
he will go to college or what he
will study, Prichard9s interests
include mathematics and statis-
tics as well as languages. He is
fluent in Japanese and English,
and has studied Spanish. He is
working on learning Korean on
his own time.
Prichard moved to Sisters
from Japan mid-way through
his sophomore year of high
school to live with his grand-
parents Diana and Jim Prichard
in order to have an American
educational experience. His
parents, Caleb and Asami, live
and work in Okayama, Japan.
Caleb Prichard is a member of
the first graduating class from
the new Sisters High School in
1993.
According to his grand-
mother Diana, a retired SHS
PHOTO PROVIDED
Toma Prichard is a National Merit
Scholarship semi-finalist.
math teacher, Toma has been
remarkable in adjusting to not
just a different culture, but an
entirely different school sys-
tem and living environment.
<He9s a city boy now liv-
ing out at our home in the for-
est,= she said. <He9s proven to
be very adaptable, which will
serve him well in his future.=
Toma is undecided about
his next steps after gradua-
tion since he has the option of
staying in the U.S. or returning
to Japan. He is taking some
courses at Central Oregon
Community College, includ-
ing Shakespeare and Cultural
Communications, through the
Expanded Options program.
NMSC, a not-for-profit
organization that operates
without government assistance,
was established in 1955 spe-
cifically to conduct the annual
National Merit Scholarship
Program. Scholarships are
underwritten by NMSC with
its own funds and by approxi-
mately 400 business organi-
zations and higher-education
institutions that share NMSC9s
goals of honoring the nation9s
scholastic champions and
encouraging the pursuit of aca-
demic excellence.
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Banks, and the teams battled
for the fourth-place spot.
The Lady Outlaws came
out strong with big attacks,
but after their tough five-
set match against Hidden
Valley, they found it hard to
get into an offensive rhythm.
While the first set was close,
it wasn9t enough to get the
win, and the Outlaws fell
20-25.
Sisters regrouped in the
second set and jumped to a
quick 7-1 lead, never looked
back, and crushed Banks
25-13. In the third set, Banks
edged the Outlaws and won
by three, but Sisters came
back with another big win
with a score of 25-13 in the
fourth set, and again the
match went to a fifth set.
In the final set, the
Outlaws dominated from
start to finish. Once again,
Addy Myhre stepped up big
from the service line and
served five straight to give
Sisters the win.
On the second day of the
tourney, Coach Rory Rush
said, <I am so proud of the
girls for being able to re-
focus and rally themselves
for today9s games. Yesterday
was a tough loss for us. We
have worked incredibly
hard this year, and while
this weekend we had some
uncharacteristic mistakes,
we never gave up and battled
for every win. This weekend
was a total team win, with
everyone stepping up at dif-
ferent times in each match. It
was great to end the season
on a win!=
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Valley and came out on top
in five-sets with scores of
20-25, 25-14, 25-17, 23-25
and 15-9.
The Outlaws just couldn9t
put it all together at the start
of the match and lost the first
set by five. In the second
set, Davis had to leave the
court due to an ankle injury,
and Bailey Knirk stepped up
to play middle. Bailey had
a quick overpass put-back
and a crucial block. Maddie
Pollard went in to serve for
Knirk and served up an ace
on her first attempt.
Sisters got easy victories
in the second and third set,
but then lost by two in the
fourth to push the match to
a fifth set. In the fifth, the
Outlaws found themselves
down by five before the
tides turned. Addy Myhre
headed to the service line
and served the next four
points before the Mustangs
got the side-out and brought
Sisters to within one at 8-9.
The Outlaws got the side-
out and the score was dead-
locked. Sam Silva went back
to serve and served the final
six points. At game point,
Sitz hit the ball down the line
with no defender in sight to
finish the match.
Sophie Silva had 11 kills
and five blocks, and Davis,
who was able to return and
play, put down 10 kills and
four blocks. Sam Silva tal-
lied eight kills and had two
blocks, and Addy Myhre
added seven kills.
In Sisters9 final match of
the tournament they faced
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