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4 Wednesday, January 8, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Small Outlaws squad performs well on mat Lady Outlaws struggle at tourney The Outlaws grap- plers were among 13 teams competing at the Bend Invitational last weekend. Ridgeview High School took first place with 256 points, Mazama took second with 170, Bend High earned 3rd with 132.5 with Siuslaw High taking fourth and Willamette High finishing with fifth. The Sisters wrestling team finished in eighth place with only six wrestlers competing. <I was very proud of these six individuals that wrestled,= said Coach John Downs. <Our only JV com- petitor, freshman Henry Rard, had a good tournament in the 220 weight class.He won one and lost one, but for Rard, any time he can get mat-time makes him a better wrestler.= Sophomore Wyatt Maffey performed well in his new weight class of 132 pounds. Maffey lost his first match but did very well in the con- solation rounds, wrestling back and winning the rest of his matches and earning fifth place. At 138 pounds, junior Chaz Patterson struggled through his matches but was able to finish the day with a 1-2 record, just one win short of getting into the placing rounds. In the 145-pound weight class, senior Anthony Randolph had one of his best days competing, earning a third-place medal in a weight class of 13 competitors. <Anthony is starting to really step it up in this sec- ond half of the season,= Downs reported. Senior Dillon King placed sixth in the 160-pound weight class. <King was fighting an ill- ness the last couple weeks The Lady Outlaws matched up against tough opponents at home at the Sisters Holiday Tournament held Friday through Sunday, December 27-29. They lost all three of their games. They lost 15-64 to Molalla, and then fell 21-50 to Cottage Grove, and finished with a 25-60 loss to Junction City. Sisters first and seemed tired and weak, but he pulled out some great wins,= Downs said. <I am glad to see he is starting to feel better and be back prac- ticing hard.= In the 195-pound weight class, senior Ethan Martin won his first two matches, earning himself a place in the finals, but had a tough match verses Shenk from Ridgeview. Martin and Shenk met earlier in the season, with Martin win- ning by one point, but this time Shenk was able to beat Martin. <Still, I was very excited for Ethan earning the silver medal,= said Downs. <Our big guy, Damien King, wrestled very strong in the 285-pound weight class. King won his first match easy, with a pin in 41 seconds, and then he faced the second-seeded wrestler, Horrillo from Siuslaw High. For King, going to the third round was very tough. This is the case for most bigger guys. But with 29 seconds into the third round of the match, King was able to throw Horrillo and pin him.= It was a big upset for King, and this sent King to the first-place match versus the number-one seed, Martin from Ridgeview. King was able to get to the second round with Martin, but his energy was spent from his last match and Martin was able to get the better of King. Still for King it was an amaz- ing day bringing home the second-place medal. In the girls tournament, Tyler <Daisy= Patterson bat- tled it out in the 125-pound weight class, earning a fourth place. <Daisy seems to be grad- ually getting better every week,= Downs said. By Rongi Yost Correspondent played against the Molalla Indians, a highly ranked and very athletic squad, who were very good shooters. Hallie Schwartz gave the Outlaws solid minutes at the point-guard position, and in the fourth quarter, fresh- man Hadley Schar gave the Outlaws a spark with her defensive efforts and points at the end. Schwartz finished with five points, Josie Patton scored four from the low post, and Schar added three. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Josie Patton puts up two against Mollala. Custom Design & Repairs 549-9388 Coach Brittaney Brown said, <Hadley had great effi- ciency during all the minutes she played, both offensively and defensively.= Brown told The Nugget that the coaches felt the girls played with heart and energy in their game against Cottage Grove. Schwartz had another solid game and finished with 14 points. <We handled the pres- sure from Cottage Grove much better the second time around,= said Brown. <I was really proud of our girls for working as a team to get the ball up the court through their pressure.= Sisters started off slow in their final game against Junction City, but did come back and perform better in the second half. Schwartz scored 13 points, her second consecutive game with a double-digit finish. <Hallie put together another complete game and continues to be a leader from the point-guard position,= said Brown. Brown added, <We con- tinue to see some encourag- ing signs on the offensive and defensive end from many of our players. We9re looking forward to a week of practice before we head to Klamath Falls.= Personal approach to every property year-round! 23 years in business • LCB#9583 1.5 Carat Diamond, 18k White 541-549-2882 Snow Blowing Shoveling • De-Icing Wood Stacking Clean-Ups • Hauling All are invited! January 8 – February 28 Reception to meet the artists Friday, January 24, 6 to 7:30 p.m. People’s Choice Awards The community may vote at the library for the awards Wednesday, January 8 through Friday, January 24. For information, contact Zeta Seiple at 541-549-6157