Wednesday, March 18, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 15 Three Outlaws skiers race in the Western States Regionals By Rongi Yost Correspondent Evan Palmer and George and Bela Chladek got an experience of a lifetime last week: the opportunity to race in the Western States High School Regional Championships held at Mammoth Mountain, California, on Friday and Saturday, March 13-14. All three Outlaws did a great job racing in the giant slalom in the inau- gural Western Regional Championships. Evan, George, and Bela were part of a team that included all the Central Oregon schools, and also Marist High from Eugene. The best racers from California, Nevada, Wyoming, and Oregon were at the high-level competitive event (24 total). The course was set on Andy9s Double Gold at Mammoth Mountain, which made for the longest giant slalom run the high school kids had seen. The long steep pitch in the second half of the course made it a very chal- lenging race. The day started off with sunny weather for the first run, but clouds and fog moved in for the second run and made the conditions more difficult. Evan came in 14th out of 69, George was 31st, and Bela finished in 42nd place. Coach Gabe Chladek said,