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As they focused on this week's District 2 regional meet, Sweet Home's wrestlers got a good test in a 45-34 win at Tillamook Tuesday, June 8. "That was a great dual," Coach Steve Thorpe said. "That's t...

Sweet Home's swimmers hosted North Marion and Kennedy Saturday morning, June 12, in their final dual meet of the short season, winning all four competitions. It was also Senior Day, in which the...

Sweet Home got a taste of the big time, or at least as big a venue as the Huskies will see this season, Saturday at Cottage Grove, which will host the state championships June 25-26. "We were glad to...

Aiden Tyler and Savannah Hutchins were named the Booster Club Boy and Girl of the Year at the Sweet Home Booster Club's Senior Athletic Awards Banquet, held Sunday evening, June 6, at Community...

Sweet Home's wrestlers celebrated Senior Night with three dual-meet wins Thursday, then went on to win the Linn County Championships tournament Saturday at Scio. While that championship may not have...

Tristan Calkins and Jessy Hart were named the Most Valuable Runners for the Sweet Home track and field team Saturday, May 29, at an awards luncheon held at The Barn at Community Chapel. The two were...

Sweet Home's swimmers hit the road Friday, May 28, for a meet with Newport at host Lebanon, swimming "pretty well," Coach Doug Peargin said. "We had at least one swimmer place in the top three in...

Sweet Home girls basketball went 2-1 last week in three home games, with a loss to Stayton followed by two convincing wins against Harrisburg and Newport. In the losing effort against Stayton, Brooke...

It's a short season and Sweet Home wrestlers hit the accelerator last week, with eight matches in three days. "We had a full week of wrestling," Coach Steve Thorpe said. The Huskies hosted North...

Ryan Adams has been named the new Head Football Coach for Sweet Home High School, Athletic Director Nate Tyler said Monday. Adams, a social studies teacher at the high school, grew up in Sweet Home...

Three Sweet Home golfers ended up in the state tournament last week, after a rollercoaster couple of days in which they were first told they were in, then told they were out, then told they were back...

Tristan Calkins won the 4A state championship in the long jump, but his most dramatic moment came at the finish line in the state 200 meter final on Saturday, May 22, at Siuslaw High School in...

In a pair of home games to open the season, Sweet Home beat Sisters 50-31 on Friday before losing to Woodburn 54-49 on Saturday. Of the Sisters matchup, Head Coach Drew Emmert said "I thought that...

Sweet Home started its wrestling season off Thursday, May 20, against one of the best teams in the United States, Newberg. The score told the story: 66-0. "We struggled to find someone who would...

Sweet Home kicked off a very belated and abbreviated swim season Friday with a home dual against Blanchet. The visitors' roster was severely depleted by illness, Sweet Home Coach Doug Peargin said,...