The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Johnny DePas, left, and Anaken Garinger flip a large, heavy tire during what has become an annual event for Sweet Home wrestlers – their outdoor workout, held this year on Saturday, morning, Nov....

Quarterback Heath Nichol and wide receiver Brady Nichols, both seniors, were named Sweet Home football's MVPs at an end of season banquet at the Rio Theatre on Nov. 16. The duo also shared Offensive...

Junior Ethan Delibertis and freshman McKenzie Miller were named the Outstanding Boy and Girl for the Sweet Home cross country program's 2022 season Tuesday, Nov. 14, at a season-end pizza feed....

Goalkeeper Evan Towry and midfielder Chris Christman, both seniors, were named Sweet Home boys soccer MVPs at an end of season awards banquet at the high school cafeteria on Monday, Nov. 7. Towry...

Sweet Home cheerleader Luka Ogden became the first Husky ever to win two Oregon Cheerleading Coaches Association championships with her floor routine at the OCCA All-State Individual Finals at South...

The Sweet Home girls soccer team nabbed a number of individual honors during its end-of-the-season banquet, held Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the library at Sweet Home High School. Junior midfielder Rylee...

Sweet Home football lost its final game of the season at home on Friday, Oct. 28, falling 33-20 to Philomath. The game put both the Huskies and Warriors at 3-6 to end the season. Sweet Home finished...

Freshman McKenzie Miller was Sweet Home's top finisher at the Oregon West Conference cross-country district championships Saturday, Oct. 29, at Philomath High School. Coach Dave Martin was pleased...

Sweet Home ended its boys soccer Tuesday, Oct. 25, with a 3-1 loss to No. 8 North Marion at home. The Huskies finished 3-11 for the year, and were unable to get a win in the tough Oregon West...

Sweet Home's volleyball season ended Saturday, Oct. 29, with a first-round state playoff loss at Henley. The Huskies finished 13-7. It wasn't an easy week, even the Huskies' 3-1 win over Junction City...

Sweet Home's crowd was honored Thursday, Oct. 20, with a Sportsmanship Award voted on by the Mid-Valley Volleyball Officials Association. In the first photo, fans cheer the volleyball team on during...

Sweet Home's volleyball team finished second in the Oregon West Conference last week, ending the regular season with a 3-0 win at home over North Marion Thursday evening. The Huskies lost earlier in t...

Stayton doubled up Sweet Home in a Thursday night battle on the Eagles' home turf on Oct. 20, winning 40-20 against a Husky squad hampered by sickness. The win moved the Eagles to 6-2 on the season,...

Sweet Home boys soccer lost two home games to tough league opponents last week, falling to Newport 8-0 and Philomath 6-0. "I didn't think we played very well against Newport," said Head Coach Eric...

Sweet Home girls soccer lost two lopsided games last week against league opponents. The Huskies first fell to Newport 8-0 on Oct. 18, and then lost to Philomath by the same score on Oct. 20. Both game...

Sweet Home girls soccer got its first league win last week, beating Stayton 2-0 at home on Oct. 11. The Huskies moved to 2-7-2 on the year, while Stayton fell to 0-10-1. Forward Anabelle Morris...

Sweet Home held its destiny in its own hands entering this week as the Oregon West Conference volleyball season winds down with two final games. The 10th-ranked Huskies (6-2) came into their game on...

Sweet Home celebrated its homecoming week with a 28-19 win over Ashland last Friday at Husky field, improving to 3-4 on the year. The Huskies' non-league homecoming opponent may have come into the...

By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Sweet Home celebrated its homecoming week with a 28-19 win over Ashland last Friday at Husky field, improving to 3-4 on the year. The Huskies' non-league homecoming...

To say the battle between Sweet Home's defense and Junction City's offense on Friday night was a mismatch would be an understatement, as the Tigers celebrated their Homecoming night by hanging 59...

Sweet Home girls soccer experienced two tough losses last week as they continue to search for their first league win in the Oregon West Conference. The Huskies fell at Philomath 8-0 on Oct. 4, and...

The Sweet Home boys soccer team fell Tuesday, Oct. 4, to top-ranked Philomath, 8-0, then lost 6-0 on the road to North Marion on Thursday. Sweet Home is winless in Oregon West Conference play, in...