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Runners rumble through Sisters
After more than 20 years of directing the annual Peterson Ridge Rumble trail race, Sean Meissner doesn't take ideal weather for granted. After days of rain finally abated and gave way to... — Updated 4/16/2024 Full story
Sisters Outlaws track teams complete busy week
The Outlaws track teams finally started the competitive season with two meets last week - a three-way meet at Mountain View on Tuesday, April 2, and the 10-team Sisters Invitational... — Updated 4/11/2024 Full story
Track teams have high hopes
After a district championship, two event wins, and a top-five team finish at State last year, the Outlaws girls' track and field team is poised for another successful campaign thanks to a lar... — Updated 4/2/2024 Full story
Individual wrestlers punch ticket to State tournament
The Outlaws boys wrestling team traveled to Burns for the 3A Special District 4 Championships Saturday, February 10, and three punched their tickets to the OSAA Tournament based on their... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Swimmers advance to state
The Sisters Outlaws swim team qualified three swimmers to the OSAA State Championships at the 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 4 meet February 9-10 at the Albany Aquatics Center. First place in... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Swimmers compete at State
The Outlaws swim team wrapped up the 2024 season with strong performances at the OSAA State Championships held at Tualatin Valley Swim Center February 16 and 17. Preliminaries took place Frid... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Leprechauns dash around town
For 63-year-old Paul Reina of Bend, last weekend's Lucky Leprechaun run marked his first-ever formal race. "I started running in November with my daughter, who is a cancer survivor, and... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Renowned runner shares book at SAC
Lauren Fleshman made her mark athletically as an elite runner, but her memoir may be her legacy. Fleshman's deep concern for the well-being of athletes, especially girls and women, is woven... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Wrestlers place at state tourney
The long road to the OSAA State Wrestling Championships concluded with two Outlaws placing in the top six, and one narrowly missing a medal. Junior Carter Van Meter, who brought a 38-16... — Updated 2/27/2024 Full story
Award-winning athlete speaking at SAC
Lauren Fleshman, well known for her highly decorated running career, will visit Sisters Athletic Club on Wednesday, March 6, to discuss her recent book “Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World,” published last year. The memoi... — Updated 2/27/2024 Full story
Girls wrap up wrestling season
A pair of Outlaws finished the wrestling season at the Special District 1 4A/3A/2A/1A girls’ wrestling tournament held at Cottage Grove High School February 16-17. The tournament served as the qualifying meet for the upcoming OSAA C... — Updated 2/20/2024 Full story
ASPIRE welcomes new coordinator, seeks mentors
One of the goals at Sisters High School is to have each and every graduate have a plan for what they will be doing after graduation. Students can turn to parents, school counselors and... — Updated 2/6/2024 Full story
Wrestlers gear up for District
The Outlaws wrestling squad took part in two competitions last week including its final big tournament in La Pine, prior to the district championships set for this coming week in Burns. Sisters’ boys team finished in eighth place overall w... — Updated 2/6/2024 Full story
Wrestlers compete in big invitational
A total of six boys and four girls took part in the Tod Surmon Mid-Valley Classic hosted by West Albany High School at the Linn County Fair and Expo site over last weekend. Sisters placed a very respectable sixth among the 18 schools with... — Updated 1/30/2024 Full story
Wrestlers whomp Wolverines
Going head-to-head with the Santiam Wolverines on January 17 gave the Outlaws' wrestling team a chance to flex their muscles, and show their moves on their home turf. When it was over Sisters... — Updated 1/23/2024 Full story
Roberts takes helm at Sisters GRO
With the local scholarship season about to open for the class of 2024, the Sisters Graduate Resource Organization (GRO), which manages the program, has announced a new executive director,... — Updated 1/19/2024 Full story
Outlaws compete at Oregon Classic
The Oregon Classic, held January 12-13, attracted more than 50 teams from all Oregon classifications as one of the largest gatherings of wrestlers annually in the state. The tournament is unique in that teams pair up with other squads for a... — Updated 1/16/2024 Full story
Wrestlers gaining momentum
As the wrestling team enters the core of its season, the squad is filling out the weight classifications, and individuals are gaining valuable experience. They put that experience on display at the King of the Hill Invitational hosted by... — Updated 1/9/2024 Full story
Wrestlers host home tourney
Sisters High School played host to the annual GFP Outlaw Invite on Saturday, December 16 with mixed results. The girls tied for eighth among 13 teams, while the boys took ninth among 14... — Updated 12/19/2023 Full story
Wrestlers compete in tourney
The Outlaws wrestling team traveled to Culver for a two-day tournament December 8-9 and showed continued improvement, according to Head Coach David Kemp. Five girls competed in the tournament for Sisters, including top finisher Brooklynn... — Updated 12/12/2023 Full story
Runner signs with NNU
Sisters High School senior Ella Bartlett will continue her running career next year for the Nighthawks at Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) in Nampa, Idaho. Her choice became official on... — Updated 12/5/2023 Full story
Wrestlers open season strong on the mats
The Sisters Outlaws competed well at the Adrian Irwin tournament held at Caldera High School December 1-2. Scott Henderson advanced to the fifth-place match with wins over Francisco De La Rosa of McLoughlin, Jose Martinez of Mountain View,... — Updated 12/5/2023 Full story
Nothing dampens Sisters' holiday spirit
Truly ugly weather didn't dampen the spirits of the 250 runners and walkers who took part in the third annual Ugly Sweater Run and Walk, organized by Kelly Bither of RunSistersRun. Strong... — Updated 12/5/2023 Full story
Get your ugly sweater ready to run
For the third year, RunSistersRun is offering a good reason to pull that Ugly Sweater out of the back of the closet as the Ugly Sweater 5k run is on tap for Saturday, December 2, starting in... — Updated 11/21/2023 Full story
Outlaw Hall of Fame inducts class of 2023
The Outlaw Hall of Fame (HOF) inducted six individuals and one community group at the annual ceremony held at Sisters High School (SHS) on Sunday afternoon, November 12. Categories for... — Updated 11/14/2023 Full story
