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East Linn basketball players named to all-league honors
All-Valley Coast Conference boys basketball selections from East Linn Christian are, above, from left, Grady Knurowski, Second Team…
Eagles end state basketball playoffs with a trophy
East Linn Christian’s boys finished sixth in the 2A state championships in Pendleton last weekend in Pendleton, falling…
Warriors’ basketball seasons end against top state teams
By Mike Warner For The New Era Lebanon’s boys and girls ended their 2025-26 basketball campaigns in the…
SH boys dominate to win 11th state wrestling title; girls 5th
By Ryker BurrFor The New Era “This year’s team is the most solid top-to-bottom team I’ve coached.” Those…
Eagles beat Enterprise in 2A playoffs; now face No. 1 Trinity
East Linn’s boys dispatched Enterprise 67-54 Friday, Feb. 27, in the first round of the 2A Division state…
Sweet Home, Lebanon compete at national cheer competition
A week after winning state titles at the OSAA state 4A and 5A championships, Sweet Home’s and Lebanon’s…
Warrior boys 11th in state wrestling behind Wynn; Duty 2nd
By Ryker BurrFor The New Era Lebanon’s boys wrestling team finished 11th at the state tournament in Portland…
Warrior girls down Crescent Valley to secure fourth in MWC
By Mike WarnerFor The New Era Lebanon clinched a fourth-place finish in the Mid-Willamette Conference girls basketball standings…
Warrior boys move into playoff hoops contention with clutch win
By Mike Warner For The New Era Lebanon’s boys put on a surge to wind down their Mid-Willamette…
SHJH unified team draws enthusiastic crowd for first game
Sweet Home Junior High unveiled its new Unified Basketball program as the Tigers hosted French Prairie. The game…
Sports Roundup: March 4, 2026
Husky girls finish season with loss at Cascade Sweet Home’s girls closed out their basketball season Tuesday, Feb.…
Warrior boys stay alive in hoops race with upset at Central
By Mike Warner For The New Era Lebanon’s boys upset 10th-ranked Central Tuesday, Feb. 24 in a one-point…
Husky girls capture third wrestling regional title in four years for Sweet Home
By Ryker Burr For The New Era In front of a crowd of nearly 500 at Cottage Grove…
ELCA boys finish perfect run through league, ready for playoffs
Capping a 10-0 run through the Valley Coast League boys basketball competition, East Linn Christian warmed up for…
Sports Roundup: Feb. 25, 2026
Basketball roundup: East Linn girls move on to state East Linn Christian’s girls will open the 2A state…
Huskies deliver two state swimming runner-up medals
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Ten Sweet Home High School swimmers closed their season with a…
Bushnell U. announces it is adding men’s and women’s wrestling
Bushnell University announced Feb. 16 that it is adding varsity programs in men’s and women’s wrestling in the…
Huskies fall to Molalla, rebound with senior night win over Newport
By Keeghan GittinsFor The New Era The Sweet Home girls basketball team showed it can compete with top…
McClure buzzer-beater gives SH hoops win over North Marion
By Keeghan GittinsFor The New Era The Sweet Home High School boys basketball team split its two games…
Buczko a near miss for Lebanon in state swim finals
Lebanon sent an individual swimmer, senior Orianna Buczko, and three relay teams to the 5A state championships last…
Lebanon boys wrestling fourth at districts; sending seven to state
By Ryker Burr For The New Era Lebanon’s boys wrestling team placed fourth out of 10 teams at…
Warriors deliver state cheer title
It was a rookie team but that didn’t faze the Warriors as Lebanon’s competition cheer squad won the…
SH cheer squad ends string of runner-up finishes with title
Sweet Home’s competition cheer squad won the OSAA 4A state championship Saturday, Feb. 14, in decisive fashion, finishing…
Multiple Huskies qualify in seven events for state swimming
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Though Sweet Home’s swimmers did not earn a district title this…
Huskies sending 20 wrestlers to state; over 500 points at regionals
By Ryker Burr For The New Era Sweet Home wrestling managed quite the remarkable victory at the 4A…