Wednesday, March 3, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
City to
replace
waterlines
in alley
Cross-country teams ready for racing
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
The long wait is over for
the Sisters High School cross
country teams; they have offi-
cial meets on the schedule for
the first time in months and
are ready to test their training.
A strong core of experi-
enced runners return for the
Outlaws and they look ready
to make the most of the short-
ened season offered up by the
OSAA during this pandemic-
impacted year.
On the boys team, seniors
Ethan Hosang, Will Thorsett,
John Peckham, Sam May,
Vicente Rebolledo, along
with junior Max Palanuk,
return from a team that came
within seconds of the state
championship in November
2019.
Peckham is the reign-
ing state champion for 4A
and Thorsett finished a close
third, which clearly indi-
cates an exceptional one-two
punch up front. Added to
that strength is a resurgent
Hosang, who ran shoulder-to-
shoulder with his two team-
mates in unofficial races dur-
ing the fall.
<Our top three can pretty
much match up with any run-
ners in Oregon,= said Head
Coach Josh Nordell.
After beating Oregon West
rival Philomath for the district
title last year, the Warriors
turned the tables and edged
the Outlaws by five points at
the state meet. Nordell sees
the two teams as the top two
in the league once more, as
Philomath also returns most
of its squad.
Who will round out the
top seven for the Outlaws
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PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG
Ella Bartlett, Sasha Stolasz, and Pearl Gregg do a cooldown following an informal race in October 2020.
Cross-country started its official season February 22 along with other fall sports at Sisters High School.
remains to be seen, according
to Nordell.
May and Palanuk are
looking strong and likely
in the top five, according to
Nordell, while Rebolledo,
Hayden Roth, Caleb Briggs,
Evan Eby and others also will
battle for varsity spots.
<We have some very dedi-
cated kids on this team who
are doing everything they can
to become better, which is all
a coach can ask for,= he said.
Ella Thorsett, a sopho-
more, returns as the 2019
state champion, and the leader
We have some very
dedicated kids on this
team who are doing
everything they can to
become better, which is
all a coach can ask for.
— Coach Josh Nordell
of the girls team. Senior Pearl
Gregg, junior Sasha Stolasz,
and freshman Ella Bartlett
have trained consistently,
along with Thorsett, over
the past many months giv-
ing the Outlaws a solid lead
group. Time will tell on how
the remainder of the team
will develop, according to
Nordell.
<Those four girls have
been impressive with their
loyalty to the team and work-
ing to improve themselves as
runners,= he said. <We have
some new team members that
I think will work themselves
into varsity positions before
long.=
With such a short season,
the Outlaws currently have
just four meets scheduled, but
Nordell remains hopeful that
a state championship-level
meet can be added.
Currently the OSAA does
not have official plans for
a state meet, but has left the
door open for different clas-
sifications to potentially put a
championship meet together,
according to Nordell.
<We are doing all we can
to help make that happen,= he
said.
The first meet of the sea-
son is set for Friday, March
12 in Bend, against Summit,
Bend, and Mountain View.
A home meet is planned for
Thursday, March 18.
The City of Sisters will
soon begin replacing water
lines in the South Cedar
Street to South Locust Street
alley. This project will
impact the alleys both north
and south of East Jefferson
Avenue, connecting South
Cedar with South Locust
streets.
The City9s contractor,
Robinson & Owen Heavy
Construction, anticipates a
start date of April 1, possi-
bly sooner, and the work will
take 35-45 days.
Work will take place
during business hours and
pedestrian and vehicle access
through the alleys will be
unavailable on weekdays for
the duration of the project.
If you have children and
live on either side of the
alleys, the City requests
that you direct them to stay
away from the construction
zone and equipment. Park on
the frontage or side streets
through the project.
For more informa-
tion contact Public Works
Director Paul Bertagna at
pbertagna@ci.sisters.or.us or
541-323-5212.
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