AJ DEMARIS

AJ Demaris came up through the Sisters School District and was a three

sport star at Sisters High School, graduating from SHS in 1962. According

to Coach Roy Runco, AJ was the best athlete he ever coached. On the

football field, AJ was right halfback on the 1959 state championship team,

MVP of the 1961 state championship team, and was the starting quarterback

and defensive back in the 1961 Shrine All-Star game (one of only three who

played both sides). On the basketball court, AJ was team MVP in 1961 and

1962. On the track, AJ at one time held the school records in long jump,

shot put, pole vault, and low hurdles. He tied for the state championship in

the pole vault in 1961, went to the state championships in the long jump and

high jump, and finished second in both the Junior and Senior State Decathlon

Meets in 1960 and 1961. AJ later attended the University of Oregon and

enjoyed a stellar career as a wildlife biologist. AJ has long family ties with

Sisters, including his father Albert, a former mayor of Sisters, and his cousin

Gail Demaris, probable namesake for Demaris Lake.

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