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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Outlaws beat Elmira on the hardwood 7 Spreading Christmas cheer... By Rongi Yost Correspondent The Lady Outlaws matched up against Elmira at Sisters High on Tuesday, December 10, and defeated the Falcons in a final score of 41-35. On Friday Sisters fell 29-46 on the road at La Pine. On Monday against the Falcons, both teams got off to a slow start. RylieReece Morgan scored the final four points in the first quarter to tie the game at 7-7. In the second period the score went back and forth, and then in the final three minutes the Outlaws pulled ahead. Hallie Schwartz scored a bucket and then Payden Petterson stole the ball, dribbled down the court and scored on a lay-in to put the Outlaws on top 15-11. Petterson got another steal and hit a jumper to give her team a 17-11 lead at the half. The Falcons came back in the third and outscored the Outlaws 14-11, but the Outlaws held onto a slim three-point lead with a score of 28-25. Elmira came to within one in the fourth, but the Outlaws managed to hold onto the PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK PHOTO PROVIDED Gracen Sundstrom takes her shot. lead to the final whistle. The Falcons were forced to foul down the final stretch and Sisters hit most of their oppor- tunities, and beat the Falcons by six. Coach Brittaney Brown said, <Our game-changing performance was our abil- ity to knock down our free throws in the final minutes. We were able to manage the clock at the end of the game.= Morgan recorded a double- double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Petterson tallied 14 points, along with six steals and three rebounds. Schwartz scored 11 points, and also tal- lied eight steals and rebounds, and Josie Patton dished out four assists. Coach Brown said, <We were really pleased with the win and the effort of the girls in the game. We saw a lot of improvement from our first game against Valley Catholic Sisters Garden Club held their annual Christmas brunch at Aspen Lakes Saturday, December 7. Members brought gifts and Bi-Mart gift cards to be given to three local agencies for distribution to their clients. Ruth Palmer, of the Sisters Garden Club, played Santa and made the deliveries to Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District for their Christmas giving to children in the community; Kiwanis Sisters Food Bank; and Sisters Family Access Network. YOUR LOCAL WINDOW COVERINGS EXPERT See BASKETBALL on page 17 Year-round FIREWOOD SALES — Kindling — — — SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS 541-410-4509 SAVOR THE HOLIDAYS! Sisters Special... One Complimentary Dessert To Share with Purchase of Two Dinners By mentioning you saw this ad in The Nugget. Offer expires 12.31.19. 646 SW 6th St., Redmond Tues.-Sun. 4 to 9 p.m. | 541-527-4336 SistersForestProducts.com Locally owned and operated. Over 30 years experience. CCB#197715 FREE in-home consultation! 541-788-8444 BudgetBlinds.com