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8 Wednesday, February 12, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Commentary... Wrestlers battle in Madras and valley Bull by Bull By Judy Bull Columnist " Fords have always been known for their excellent heaters, and my old Bronco and Ranger are no excep- tion. However, good as their heaters are, they don9t even begin to compete with my friends9 cars which all have seat-warmers. There is just nothing to compare to being warmed from the bottom up. " I9ve read that as one ages, it is important to engage one9s mind by doing puzzles, painting, learning new things, even learning a new language. I have chosen to teach myself how to write with my right hand. Though it is still barely legible, if nothing else, trying it makes me laugh. " Communities are where you find them. It feels good to know that most all of my friends are watching <Jeopardy!= with me on any given evening. Over the past few months I9ve prac- tically stalked Alex Trebek with emailed words of encouragement, as he fights off pancreatic cancer, and the recent Tournament of Champions was the perfect Rx for what ails Jeopardy! and Company. " Talking Jeopardy!, the subject of the final question the other night was: Cabinet Positions. Says I, aloud, <Glasses on the right. Cups on the left.= " Beginning last fall, I9ve been having quite a time with badgers. ODFW sug- gested I put ammonia or mothballs down their holes but not at the same time. Seems the combo would cause quite an explosion. " Although I9m not terribly keen on being 76, I love that it allows for the freeing up of some of my stuff. I9m at a point in my life where I9d much rather see someone enjoy some- thing of mine that they love than keeping it under my roof. It9s lots more fun for everyone. " The last time I stayed up all night was the night of the day I moved into my brand-new house. My dog Levi Elizabeth and I spent the whole night putting everything in place 4 same place everything still is 4 and then treated ourselves to a big breakfast at the Tom Tom Diner at 4:30 a.m. After breakfast I spent $125 at Food-4-Less to stock our empty cupboards. " Driving to Winnemucca long years ago, Vernon told me about pogonips. Beware the pogonip: Native Americans coined this term to describe the freezing fog and fine ice needles sometimes created in win- ter. Pogonips caused much sickness and many deaths among Native Americans and most times the medicine man was held responsible. " It9s hard for me not to <yoo-hoo.= I9ve yoo-hooed most all of my life, having been raised in a yoo-hooing family. Often times when I walk through my own door upon returning from town, I yoo-hoo. I9m not fool- ing myself 4 it just feels welcoming. Two Outlaws wrestlers came out on top in action at the Madras Invitational last weekend. At the same time, Tyler <Daisy= Patterson com- peted at the Girl9s Southern Regional Championships at Thurston High School. <This year9s tournament was full of some great com- petition,= Coach John Downs reported. <Daisy9s bracket alone had 21 girls and was one of the largest brackets at the tournament. Combined with the North Regional Championship at another high school location they totaled over 550 girls are now competing in wrestling in the state of Oregon! It is a great and exciting time for the girls. Daisy hopes that with this exciting time in wrestling that Sisters High will be able to have it9s own team someday in the future, and so do I.= Last Saturday the Outlaws wrestling team traveled to Madras High School to par- ticipate in the White Buffalo Invitational. The Outlaws had an out- standing tournament even though it does not show in the team scores, where the squad finished fifth. Out of the 10 Outlaw wrestlers that com- peted, seven earned placing finishes. This include five in the first-place finals match. <It is amazing to see the whole team starting to peak with only two weeks before district,= said Downs. Sophomore Wyatt Maffey competed at 132 pounds and Bring your equipment in now for pre-season tune-ups and servicing! Mowers • Lawn Tractors • Blowers Trimmers • Chainsaws & More! 506 N. Pine St. 541-549-9631 Sales • Service • Rentals • Accessories | www.SistersRental.com LOOKING FOR A NEW DENTIST? For over 25 years... Dr. Marci Aplin-Scott Dentistry earned a first-place finish. <He has been working harder and harder at prac- tice and he is now starting to see the results,= Downs said. Maffey9s first match was against Venegas of Wilsonville. Wyatt dominated the match, winning by pin in 1:03. His next match he faced third-seed White from Madras. The match went all three rounds with Maffey winning by a 12-5 decision. This win placed him into the first-place match verses the number-one seeded Muenzer from Hood River Valley. <I was amazed by Wyatt9s speed keeping up with Muenzer9s experience and speed,= Downs said. <Wyatt9s conditioning paid off in the end. With just 51 seconds left in the final round Wyatt was able to turn and pin the Hood River wrestler and earn the pin. This will be the boost Wyatt will need to push harder in practice to get ready for the upcoming district tournament.= The Outlaws had two wrestlers competing at 138. Junior Chaz Patterson, who had a tough weekend, was able to earn a match in the fifth-place finals but lost to Roberts of Molalla to take home sixth-place honors. Senior Anthony Randolph battled for a first-place finish and came up just short. <The first match for Anthony was a three-round warm-up for him and he earned the win by a score of 12-2,= Downs reported <His next match was against Switzler of Madras and Anthony won by fall with only 36 seconds left in the final round. He then had to face the first-seeded Quesada from Wilsonville. The match went almost all three rounds and Anthony wrested hard but could just not keep up with the Willsonville wres- tler. Quesada did have trouble with Anthony, and Anthony did not quit and did not allow a pin.= Quesada had to resort to earning points on Randolph instead and was able earn the win with a score of 16-1. <It was a tough loss for Anthony but I told him that it was just another learning experience that he can use to motivate himself in practice to continue to improve, and it is never a bad thing to take See WRESTLERS on page 9 YOU ODAY FOR T L L A C R IN O R E C N A R U S FREE I N ISON! 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