Several Sweet Home athletic teams have been recognized for achievement in the classroom as well as on the field with Dairy Farmers of Oregon Academic All-State awards.
Teams that earn a 3.0 GPA or higher receive 25 points for their school in The Oregonian Cup standings. The school earning the highest points in each classification receives a commemorative trophy from The Oregonian and the OSAA. A list of all teams with a 3.0 GPA or higher are posted on the OSAA Web site at http://www.osaa.org/awards/allstate/.
The boys soccer team placed third statewide among 4A schools with a 3.53 grade point average. Scappoose was first among 4A boys soccer teams with a 3.60 average, followed by Marist with a 3.59. Among Val-Co teams, Philomath was 10th with 3.38 and Central ranked 18th with 3.08.
The Husky football team was fourth among 4A teams with a 3.23 average. Marist was first among football teams, with 3.48. Central was ninth with a 3.13 average.
The girls and boys cross-country teams also placed in the top 10.
The girls were eighth, with a 3.80 average, behind Central in sixth with a 3.87 average. Gladstone and Scappoose tied for first among the 4A girls teams with perfect 4.00 GPAs.
The Husky boys were 10th overall, with a 3.50 average. Central was sixth, with 3.69 and Philomath was 17th, with 3.29. Marist was tops among 4A boys cross-country teams with 3.94, with state champ Hidden Valley second with 3.84.
The Sweet Home girls soccer team was 11th overall with a 3.49 average. Philomath was second with a 3.65, behind Marist’s 3.76.
The volleyball team was 19th, with a 3.49 average. Philomath was also second in volleyball, with a 3.69 GPA, behind Cottage Grove’s 3.73.