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Sweet Home wrestling coach Steve Thorpe has been elected to the executive board for USA Wrestling, the organization that governs amateur wrestling in the United States. Thorpe, who has served as...

Kurtz went 2-2, losing to two eventual placewinners in the junior women’s competition in both Greco and freestyle, just missing the podium herself. Steve Schilling, Colton Schilling and Patricia...

UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington paid a spur-of-the-moment visit to the Santiam Wrestling Camp Monday night, July 9, at Sweet Home High School. Covington, who wrestled for Thurston High...

Sweet Home's Senior American team placed second in the championship tournament and will play in the state tournament later this week. Sweet Home opened Saturday morning with an 8-2 loss to Philomath,...

Sweet Home Junior High's track team finished the year with three qualifiers for the Meet of Champions – with one competing, but coaches say it was the steady improvement of all their 50-some...

The Sweet Home High School softball team voted pitcher Savannah Hutchins its Most Valuable Player. Coach Karyn Hartsook presented the awards during the team's annual awards banquet June 4. Softball...

Justin Kurtz signed a letter of intent Tuesday, May 22, to wrestle for Umpqua Community College. Kurtz, a senior, is the first wrestler this year to sign to compete after high school. He's the sixth...

Haley May signed a letter of intent Friday, June 1, to play golf for Corban University. May is the first female Sweet Home golfer in recent memory – if ever – to move on to play at the college...

Bethany Gingerich and Noah Dinsfriend were named Most Valuable Players for the track and field team Friday night, June 1, at the team's awards dinner. Coach Dakotah Keys told a crowd of about 200 peop...

Keegan Holly was named the baseball team's Most Valuable Player during the annual awards banquet held on the field May 30. Among the first baseman's achievements this season, he set a new school...

Sweet Home overcame a mid-game McLoughlin lead to win their first round of state playoffs 7-5 on the road May 23 but fell 8-4 Friday at Philomath in the second round of state playoffs. Fourth-ranked...

The Sweet Home golf teams celebrated their season Thursday, May 24, with a barbecue hosted by Coach Pat Davis. Davis said the future is bright for the both the girls, who will lose four-time state...

Ally Tow ripped a shot over the fence Thursday afternoon to spark a 9-3 victory at home against Hidden Valley in the play-in round of Huskies softball. Sweet Home will face McLoughlin High School in...

A promising start turned sour Friday at Brookings as the Huskies baseball team lost an early lead and then the game 5-3 to Brookings-Harbor in the play-in round of state playoffs. "Brookings was...

Bethany Gingerich broke a long famine for Sweet Home track and field, winning the 300 hurdles and placing second in the 100 hurdles at the state championships Saturday, May 19, at Hayward Field at...