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Sweet Home · Sweet HomeDespite some pouring rain that created adverse conditions Friday, April 26, Sweet Home athletes produced some personal bests and two wins against mostly 5A-Division competition Friday, April 26, at the Rob Allen Twilight Invitational at Lebanon. “The kids who were there did pretty well,” Coach Nathan Whitfield said. “There were some that stepped up, did awesome. It just dumped rain on us the first half of meet. Some had a little trouble preparin…See the Story
Weather Didn’t Stop Huskies from Performing - The New Era
Sweet Home · Sweet HomeThe Sweet Home softball team (6-12) had a busy week, first playing at home versus Stayton (13-4), then playing away against Newport (3-15) and ending with the cancellation of an away game against North Marion (3-13). These games left the Huskies 1-1 for the week. Their first game, April 22, was at home against Stayton. This game was hard fought, but ended 5-16. Girls during this game proved that even at a deficit, they would still give their all…See the Story
Sweet Home Huskies Navigate Tough Week, Ready for Next Matches - The New Era
Sweet Home · Sweet HomeThe Sweet Home wrestling program has stayed busy in their “off” season, competing in the 2024 Oregon Wrestling Association’s Freestyle and Greco Roman Championship April 19th through April 21st.
This is an annual championship the Huskies compete in during their spring training. Of the 32 kids that entered, many placed.
“[It’s a] great way for us to end our spring training,” Head Coach Steve Thorpe said. “One of the more successful tournaments wi…See the Story
Sweet Home Wrestlers Shine in Off-Season - The New Era
Baseball · Sweet HomeThe Sweet Home Baseball team (2-16) has finished their third week of league. This week, they faced Stayton (9-10) with away games April 22 and 25, with one home game April 24. These games concluded 0-3 in favor of Stayton. Head Coach Evan Teter attributed the end of this rough week to the mistakes and errors made. “We made some mistakes this week that cost us. We committed 13 errors over the course of the series,” Teter said. This did not take a…See the Story
Sweet Home Baseball Shows 'Grit and Tenacity' Despite Setbacks in Series Against Stayton - The New Era
Sweet Home · Sweet HomeLike many rural fire districts faced with rising costs and mandated EMS write-offs, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District finds itself looking for ways to sustain its services and keep its community safe. As such, Chief Nick Tyler started a program as a way to increase revenue and services, but will put out a bond request this month in the hope that voters will help fund what the new program cannot. File photo In 2017, voters approved a seven-y…See the Story
Fire District Solved Half the Problem, Asks Voters to Solve Other Half - The New Era
Sweet Home · Sweet HomeJosiah Hurst, of Sweet Home, was the talk of the town in Lebanon during the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce Biz Expo on April 18. Dressed crisply in a red plaid shirt and blue jeans, the 12-year-old stood at a booth displaying his works of art with his parents and siblings on-hand to help. “This is his first time trying to sell it commercially,” mother Sarah Hurst said. “Since he started making them, he’s just been giving them away as gifts.” Callin…See the Story
Young Man Wows with Intarsia Art - The New Era
Sweet Home · Sweet HomeThe Park and Tree Committee solidified plans during its April 17 meeting to host a checkpoint for Cut the Gut at Sankey Park. The citywide event will be held from 6-9 p.m. on July 12. Blair Larsen reported that in addition to many checkpoints along Highway 20, there will also be one at City Hall. He asked the committee if they were interested in hosting a checkpoint at Sankey Park. While they expressed interest in the idea, Committee Member Bob …See the Story
Sankey Park to be Cut the Gut Checkpoint - The New Era
Sweet Home · Sweet HomeFourteen-year-old girls who sign up for firefighter training this summer through the Lebanon Fire District can thank Londyn Randall for the opportunity. It was 2018 and Randall was just 14 when she told her mother she’d like to try Lebanon’s new Linn County Young Women’s Fire Academy. Then in its first year, the academy was geared for ages 16 to 19. But Randall’s mother called Lt. Erin Nunes, who was organizing the academy, to see what might be …See the Story