Sweet Home’s boys and girls both placed third in the Oregon Classic Friday and Saturday, Jan. 13-14, in Redmond.
The tournament lived up to its reputation, with nine of the top 10 4A boys teams competing. Sweet Home’s boys steamrolled their pool competition on Friday and, except for a 40-33 loss to Crook County in the championship semis Saturday, went undefeated, beating Tillamook 49-21 in the consolation final. La Grande, the two-time defending state champions,…