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Marist outruns Huskies in first round of playoffs
Ken Roberts For The New Era Marist used its team speed to score three touchdowns in its first…
Volleyball award winners
Libero Michelle Cliver was named Most Valuable Player for the Huskies varsity volleyball squad at the team’s awards…
Husky cheerleaders make all-state team
Two Husky cheerleaders made the 4A Division all-state cheer squad Saturday at Springfield High School. Stefanie Crocker placed…
Girls water polo awards
Alyshia Benzo was named high school girls water polo most valuable player at the annual awards dessert held…
Outdoors: Guile more important than gear in filling a hunter’s tag
Shane Ullrich The New Era Someone asked me recently, “Does everyone around here hunt? It seems that if…
Husky boys 11th in state cross-country; Schumacher 15th
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It had been six long years since Sweet Home last sent a…
Huskies claw their way into the playoffs in final quarter
Ken Roberts For The New Era When it came time to raise four fingers, to indicate how they…
Girls water polo one and out at state
After a fine run through the Valley League, the Sweet Home girls water polo team hit a brick…
Spikers drop final two matches to end season
Ken Roberts For The New Era Sweet Home finished off its volleyball seasons with two losses, first at…
Husky girls water polo team at state Saturday
The Sweet Home girls water polo team is headed to state after placing third in districts with a…
Husky boys, 2 girls clinch berths in state cross-country meet
Sweet Home’s boys cross-country team qualified for the state championships Saturday with a second-place finish in the Val-Co…
Junction City runs past Huskies, 37-20
Ken Roberts For The New Era It was a wild football game in the first quarter, as Sweet…
Biggest payoff of this elk hunt was family’s reaction
Shane Ullrich This year’s elk hunt was, for me, one I will never forget. After a tough decision,…
Spikers lose to Taft; two matches left
Ken Roberts For The New Era In Sweet Home’s lone volleyball match of last week, the Huskies came…
Cross-country teams tune up for Districts
With districts a few days away, the Sweet Home cross-country teams are peaking just about the right time,…
Girls await water polo districts Saturday
Sweet Home’s girls waterpolo team is sitting on top of the league as it goes into districts this…
Huskies fall to Taft in boys soccer
The Sweet Home boys soccer team lost 4-0 at Taft on Thursday. “It was a very, very physical…
Central uses big plays to blow by Huskies, 42-19
Ken Roberts For The New Era Central revved up their offense using four big plays to explode past…
Outdoors: When some don’t follow the rules, other hunters suffer
Shane Ullrich I am a guy who believes we live with enough rules in our society. To create…
Spikers lose to Central, Philomath
Ken Roberts For The New Era Sweet Home played both ends of the league last week, the undefeated…
Depleted girls lose two in soccer
Struggling with depleted unumbers, the girls soccer team lost at Western Mennonite in Salem 7-0 on Monday. The…
Huskies rebound with a bang, trample Taft 41-0
Ken Roberts For The New Era Welcome back to the Husky rushing game. Tyler Horner, Skyler Bascom, and…
Outdoors: Three years of patience pays off
After three previous unsuccessful years of hunting, local hunter Linda Hutchins harvested her first-ever big game animal when…
Boys take it to first-place Philomath
The boys soccer team lost at home 5-2 to Philomath on Monday. Philomath is tied with Central for…
Boys, girls lose in soccer
The boys soccer team lost 3-2 Monday to Newport, but it was close. “It was a hard-fought game,…