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Seann Igoe tries to elude a Scapoose defender. Photo by Jordan Beck The Sisters football team ran into a buzz saw named Scappoose in the state semi-final football game on Saturday, November 30 in Hillsboro. The Indians are the No. 1 ranked... — Updated 12/3/2002 Full story

Ian McAllister heads upfield. Photo by Steve Post The Sisters Outlaws football team completely dominated previously undefeated and No. 2 ranked Marist, beating the Spartans 35-8 on Saturday, November 23. The Spartans' last defeat had come... — Updated 11/26/2002 Full story

Seth Teague hauls one in. Photo by Steve Post Down by 11 points with 2:42 left in the game and on the brink of playoff elimination at The Dalles, the Sisters football team staged a memorable comeback to beat the Indians 32-28. "It was a... — Updated 11/19/2002 Full story

Sisters defense kept Banks down. Photo by Steve Post The Sisters football team overcame a rash of turnovers to beat Banks 33-12 in a first-round playoff game Saturday, November 9. The game, played in a cold rain before a less-than-full... — Updated 11/12/2002 Full story

Wednesdays look a little different this year at Sisters High School. School doesn't officially begin until second period ­ 9:30 a.m. "First period every Wednesday is Personal Enhancement Time, or PET," said Assistant Principal Bob... — Updated 11/12/2002 Full story

Kindergarten student Ethan Schneider shares with Dr. Robert Illinik. The Seniors Lunch turned into something special last Tuesday, November 5. The weekly noon meal, held at the Sisters Community Church, served as the occasion for the... — Updated 11/12/2002 Full story

Seth Teague runs past Cascade defenders. Photo by Steve Post Playing almost flawlessly on their home field on Friday, November 1, the Outlaws wrapped up the regular season with a 49-7 rout of Cascade. The game put an exclamation point on... — Updated 11/5/2002 Full story

Emery Meyer as Sir Francis Drake. Photo by Greg Strannigan Sir Francis Drake, El Cid, Queen Esther and others visited Sisters last week as Sonrise Christian School turned into a museum of sorts on Thursday, October 24. Nine seventh and... — Updated 10/29/2002 Full story

Kady Hunt is a girl. She is in the eighth grade, and she is a good student. But what makes Kady Hunt unique is that she plays football on the school team. The Sisters eighth grade football team recently completed a 1-4 campaign. "We had... — Updated 10/29/2002 Full story

The Sisters football team took its first loss of the season on the road against league rival Sweet Home on Friday, October 18. The final score was 28-21 in favor of the Huskies. "It's what it looks like when two good teams play," Coach Bob... — Updated 10/22/2002 Full story

The Sisters boys varsity soccer team played new league foe Pleasant Hill to a draw last week, then defeated Stayton at home for the team's first league win. The Outlaws hit the road to Pleasant Hill on Tuesday, October 8, and came away with... — Updated 10/15/2002 Full story

Coach Bob Macauley did double duty during the Homecoming game, escorting his daughter Misty. The Sisters football team survived a scare in its homecoming contest against Molalla last Friday, October 11. The Outlaws ultimately prevailed over... — Updated 10/15/2002 Full story

The Sisters football team survived being down early in hostile territory and came back in impressive fashion to outscore Stayton 47-29 last Friday, October 4. "It was a great high school game -- but the good guys won," Coach Bob Macauley... — Updated 10/8/2002 Full story

The first-ever Sonrise Christian School Golf Tournament will take place Saturday, October 12 at the Glaze Meadow course at Black Butte Ranch. Sonrise is a private Christian school that has grown substantially over the past several years in... — Updated 10/8/2002 Full story

Units delivered to Sisters Mobile Home Park last spring are now ready to rent. Five new manufactured homes are ready for occupancy at the Sisters Mobile Home and RV Park (formerly Circle 5). The units were delivered to the residential... — Updated 10/8/2002 Full story

In the only soccer action of the week, the Sisters boys soccer team visited new league foe Cottage Grove and played the Lions close in dropping a 2-0 decision. "We weren't overmatched -- it was a game that we could have won," said Coach... — Updated 10/8/2002 Full story

The Sisters girls volleyball team won both matches last week to improve its league record to 3-1 -- 9-7 overall. The Lady Outlaws visited Sweet Home on Tuesday, October 1, and defeated the Huskies in four games, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-16.... — Updated 10/8/2002 Full story

Pay attention, folks... The new alternate route through Sisters claimed its first accident last week. Fortunately, nothing more than metal was crunched in the non-injury accident, but it served as a public reminder that Barclay Drive is now... — Updated 10/1/2002 Full story

Nancy Dempsey administers a hearing test on Austin Nicholson. Sisters children got their vision and hearing checked last week during the first visit of the Oregon Lions Mobile Screening Unit on Friday, September 27. Screeners offered free... — Updated 10/1/2002 Full story

The big white tent that has taken up residence throughout September in the Sisters Village Green Park now is in the hands of CATS (Community Action Team of Sisters). On Thursday, September 26, the Sisters City Council voted to disburse... — Updated 10/1/2002 Full story

The No. 2 ranked Sisters football team continued to look impressive last week by rolling up a big lead and then cruising to a 35-8 win over Philomath on Friday, September 27. The Outlaws began the scoring on their second possession by... — Updated 10/1/2002 Full story

Funds are now in hand for the construction of a restroom facility at the proposed Harold Barclay Park on Ash Street in downtown Sisters. Last Thursday, September 26, the Sisters City Council entered into a grant award contract with the... — Updated 10/1/2002 Full story

The Sisters girls varsity volleyball team got its first taste of league action last week, defeating Molalla at home and then losing a heart-breaker at Cascade. On Tuesday, September 24, the Outlaws hosted Molalla and beat the Indians handily... — Updated 10/1/2002 Full story

On Monday, Sept. 16 the Outlaws soccer team made a trip to Molalla with every intention of playing soccer. Coach Mark Keel acknowledged that "Molalla is historically a very difficult place to play. We had some trouble there last year." The... — Updated 9/24/2002 Full story

The Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission tabled an application by developer William Willitts to subdivide a 15-acre parcel of land into 11 lots, ranging in size from almost half an acre to about three acres. The commission met on... — Updated 9/24/2002 Full story