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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters
Rodeo
tickets on
sale early
Outlaws post overtime win
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Outlaws pulled off a
50-45 overtime win at La Pine
on Friday, December 13, and
three days earlier defeated
Elmira 59-56 at home in an
endowment game.
In Friday9s game at
La Pine the Outlaws quickly
jumped out with the lead,
thanks to early three-balls
from Brogan Petterson and
Nate Weber. Sisters held the
Hawks scoreless for the first
six minutes, and then one of
their players hit a couple of
contested three-pointers. At
the close of the quarter the
Outlaws were on top 12-6.
Sisters continued to extend
their lead in the second period.
The Outlaws9 defense held
the Hawks to six, while their
offense tacked on another 10
points. Sam Nicklous stepped
up and scored seven of the
team9s 10 points with a three,
a lay-in and two free throws.
Weber added a deep three to
make it a 22-12 advantage as
the teams entered the half.
It was a tight third quarter,
but the Outlaws were able to
edge the Hawks 7-6. In the
fourth, one of the Hawks hit
four quick threes and La Pine
went on to outscore Sisters
20-9 to tie the game and force
overtime.
In OT the Outlaws got a
quick lead when Nicklous
hit a three-pointer and then
attacked the basket after Joe
Scholl won the tip. From
there, it was all free throws.
Sisters went seven-for-eight
from the line in overtime to
outscore the Hawks 12-7 and
post the win.
Nicklous led the scoring
effort with 23 points.
Coach Rob Jensen said,
<Sam was gritty while playing
with a cold that kept him out
most of the week.=
Scholl was a monster
on the boards and finished
the night with 17 rebounds,
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and also scored eight points.
Weber recorded 10 points,
Petterson recorded six points
with seven defensive tips,
and Connor Linn added four
points and 10 more rebounds.
Jensen said, <While we
should have won in regula-
tion, this was a great test
for us and really showed a
winning mindset. The boys
stepped up to the adversity
and really handled the pres-
sure. Everybody did their part
to get the team the win.=
Sisters9 win over the
Falcons on Tuesday was
another great game. Toward
the end of the contest the
Falcons closed the gap to
keep fans on the edge of their
seats, but at the final whistle
the Outlaws prevailed.
The Outlaws stayed with
the Falcons for the first two-
and-a-half minutes of the first
quarter with the score tied
7-7, but then Falcons held
them scoreless for 4.5 min-
utes, went on a 9-0 run to put
the score at 7-16. In the final
minute Petterson hit a three,
but the Falcons answered
with a bucket to close out the
period with the Outlaws trail-
ing 10-18.
Midway through the sec-
ond quarter Nicklous hit a
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PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Nate Weber goes up for two in Outlaws basketball action.
clutch three-ball to close the
gap to 15-22. A bit later the
Falcons got a technical foul
called against them and the
momentum shifted. Nicklous
hit two of his three attempts
at the line due to the foul, and
the score narrowed to 18-22.
In the final minute of the half,
Weber drove to the basket, hit
the shot and was fouled. Nate
made the plus-one and closed
the gap to 23-25. With 20 sec-
onds left, Nate stole the ball,
went the length of the court,
and made the lay-in to even
the score 25-25 as the teams
entered the half.
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Sisters didn9t score the
first 2.5 minutes of the third
quarter, but then rained down
the three-ball. The Outlaws
racked up 18 points in the
quarter, all from behind the
arc. Weber hit two threes, and
Nicklous, Petterson, Connor
Linn, and Max Palanuk all
hit one. Sophomore Palanuk
came in off the bench with
30 seconds left in the period
and with poise and composure
nailed the three with eight
seconds left on the clock. The
Outlaws defensive pressure
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Sisters Rodeo tickets will
go on sale at sistersrodeo.com
on Thursday, December 19.
To celebrate this early
ticket access, the rodeo ticket
office is holding a kick-off
open house from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tickets may also be pur-
chased at the office during the
event.
Katie Martin, the ticket
office manager and rodeo
committee member, plans to
entice people to stop by for
cookies and candy canes for
kids of all ages.
<We9re going to have fun
and get our ticket sales started
with a party! Rodeo tickets
make great Christmas gifts.=
With a recent remodel
done by membership, Martin
is ready to present the
improvements.
Sisters Rodeo will begin
June 10 with Xtreme Bulls,
followed by four rodeo per-
formances June 12-14. The
ticket office is at 220 W.
Cascade Ave. in Sisters.
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