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Water polo teams advance to state
The Huskies water polo teams both finished in fourth place at their district meet at South Albany High…
Local fighters on card for Saturday cage bouts
Sweet Home’s Bully Gang will send five fighters into the cage at the Salem Armory on Oct. 25.…
Spikers show grit to beat Philomath
Ken Roberts For The New Era After losing big to the conference champion Central Panthers on Tuesday, Oct.…
Harriers show speed in final district tune-up
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It’s crunch time for the Sweet Home cross-country teams, but it could…
Girls soccer defeats Gervais, loses to No. 1 Philomath
The Sweet Home girls soccer team finished its season with a bang, the Huskies winning their first game…
Grid squad catches fire against Taft, 43-14
Ken Roberts For The New Era After the Huskies’ Oct. 16 loss at Newport, Coach Rob Younger talked…
Boys soccer loses final homestand to Newport
Sweet Home’s boys soccer team played its last home game in a 5-1 loss to Newport Monday that…
Spikers take Newport to the wire in loss
Ken Roberts For The New Era Just when it seemed the Sweet Home volleyball team was about to…
Youth sports about kids, not parents or coaches
A letter to the editor from Chanz Keeney a couple of weeks ago was also a statement made…
Missing runners take toll on cross-country teams
A depleted boys varsity team placed third behind Crescent Valley and Philomath Friday on the tough Philomath Forest…
Husky gridders get run over on trip to Newport
Ken Roberts For The New Era Newport’s running game was unaffected by the boggy turf on the Cubs’…
Spikers beat Taft, but must win out to reach playoffs
Ken Roberts For The New Era Sweet Home trounced the visiting Taft Tigers in three straight games Thursday,…
Cross-Country boys win Junction City Invitational
Sweet Home’s boys put together a strong performance Tuesday, Sept. 30, to win the Junction City Invitational. Led…
Girls win against Woodburn in water polo
Dick Oglesby For The New Era The Sweet Home water polo teams had a busy three days, last…
Huskies fall 7-2 to Philomath
Philomath defeated the Husky boys soccer team 7-2 on Thursday in Sweet Home. “We gave up some easy…
Girls lose two in soccer
A good shot at victory slipped through the Husky girls’ soccer team’s feet at home Wednesday when Horizon…
Huskies lose heartbreaker to Philomath
Ken Roberts For The New Era In Sweet Home’s opening critical Valco League game, the Huskies watched an…
Good sportsmanship appreciated
In all of the Sweet Home athletic events I’ve attended since I arrived here in August, sportsmanship has…
Husky boys drop first two Val-Co soccer matches
The Husky boys soccer team opened league play with losses to Newport and Central. Sweet Home a 4-0…
Sweet Home falls to big-play Bulldogs
Ken Roberts For The New Era Sweet Home matched North Bend big play for big play in the…
Girls soccer team ties Central
Sweet Home’s girls soccer team came away with a tie at Central after holding the Panthers scoreless on…
Girls beat Woodburn in water polo
Dick Oglesby For The New Era The boys and girls water polo team traveled to Woodburm last Wednesday,…
Dick’s Sports Corners
Dick Oglesby Hi! I’m Dick Oglesby, a recent arrival to Sweet Home but not a recent arrival to…
X-C boys second at Cottage Grove; girls take third
The boys cross-country team finished second last Thursday at the Cottage Grove Harriers Challenge, while the girls tied…
Volleyball team drops matches to tough Val-Co foes
Ken Roberts For The New Era Sweet Home opened its Val-Co conference season with losses to the top…