Mac Basketball: Summers becomes fourth straight Grizzlies POY

McMinnville’s girls basketball season was full of growth, but one constant as the team clawed through league play to earn itself a playoff berth was Brooklynn Summers. The 6-foot-1 senior forward ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Yamhill Carlton junior and prospective starting shortstop Porter Carden chases down fellow junior Liam McGuire during a rundown drill on a soggy March afternoon at Yamhill Carlton High School. In practices, the Tigers are having fun, which players and coaches are interested to see translate into regular season games.

3A Baseball Preview: Tigers hopeful playoff experience will make for stronger club in '26

As much as those in Tigers’ black and orange would like to forget how their 2025 season ended, it served as a prudent lesson for a Yamhill Carlton baseball team that hopes to return to the playoffs ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##Rylie Hedgecock (left), Frank Baumholtz (center) and Charly Upmeyer (right) look toward their home dugout during their 5-4 semifinal win over Yamhill Carlton on June 3, 2025. This season, having graduated leaders like Hedgecock and Lillie Brooks, the Pirates shift their gaze to younger roster whose championship experience may pay dividends.

3A Softball Preview: Pirates looking to repeat, Tigers exuding confidence

Following a loss in the title game to Scio last season, Dayton Head Coach Frank Baumholtz and the Pirates feel they have all the pieces for a return to Jane Sanders Stadium and another chance at glory. But ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Linfield junior second baseman and Yamhill Carlton High School alumnus Lexiss Antle rocks on as the Wildcats roll through Willamette University in a doubleheader set at Del Smith Stadium on Saturday, March 14. While going just 3-for-11 at the plate in the four games versus the Bearcats, Antle possessed a .389 batting average with 14 hits and seven RBI on the season as of March 15.

Linfield Softball: ’Cats outscore Willamette 22-1, sweep four-game set at home

Linfield’s softball team scored 22 runs and allowed just one in a two-day, four-game sweep of the Willamette Bearcats at Del Smith Stadium on Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15. Day one of ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Amity seniors Alyssa McMullen (left) and Kylie Wilson (right) share smiles while celebrating their 47-44 championship victory over Vale at Marshfield High School on Saturday, March 7. The win marked two consecutive basketball titles and the group’s third in 13 months along with a soccer championship in the fall of 2025.

State Champs: Amity athletes reach end of an era, send three-time champion seniors out on highest note

Less than 24 hours after winning the program’s second championship, the Amity girls’ basketball team arrived home, greeted by blaring sirens from the Amity Fire Department and crowds of proud ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Mac senior Brooklynn Summers rises over a defender from Liberty during the Grizzlies 77-24 senior night victory. In her final game as a Grizzly, Summers put up 17 points and came down with 11 rebounds. At no point did they think that they would lose to Sheldon.

Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzlies hold heads high after playoff elimination

McMinnville’s girls basketball team ended its season in a constant fight on Wednesday, March 4, when they travelled to face the No. 12 Sheldon Irish in round one of the 6A Girls Basketball State ...

BC Harley ushering in VTwin classes at Woodburn

McMinnville’s Baker Creek Harley Racing team is opening pathways for Harley lovers of all walks of life to join in the fun that is motorcycle drag racing. On Saturday, April 18, BC Harley, Timber ...

Youth mock track meet and fundraiser hosted by Amity senior athlete

A track and field clinic and mock meet for kids from first to eighth grade is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, at the Amity High School track. Amity High School senior Jaxson Howard is organizing the event ...

Valley United offers offseason basketball camps for grades 2-12

Valley United offers offseason basketball camps for grades 2-12 Valley United, an athletic club aiming to unite student-athletes in the Willamette Valley through the sport of basketball, has begun spring ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Jackson Vaughn shakes the hand of Linfield Athletic Director Scott Brosious following the team’s 5-3 win on May 17, 2025 to win the NCAA McMinnville Oregon Regional. Vaughn’s 900th career win is fourth-best of all active NCAA coaches and eighth all-time in college softball history.

Wildcat Roundup: Vaughn reaches career win No. 900; baseball continues domination; Vrell sets best in throws

Softball With a 6-4 victory over Northwest Conference rival George Fox University on Sunday, March 9, at Morse Athletic Field, Wildcats’ Head Coach Jackson Vaughn reached a historic milestone, compiling ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Mac’s softball team of 2025 celebrates their 5-0 first-round playoff victory over Westview on May 26, 2025. The victory was the fifth in a seven-game regular and postseason streak on their way to the semifinals. In 2026, Mac looks to repeat with more speed than in ‘25.

Mac Softball Preview: Grizzlies plan to control chaos

The Grizzlies’ varsity softball team is entering the season with aggressive intentions as a rough and tumble group. “We want to continue to build on our offensive pace,” Head Coach Josh ...

Mac Baseball Preview: Grizzlies incorporating lessons learned from trip to 2025 semifinals

McMinnville’s baseball team took a No. 7 ranking and share of the Pacific Conference as far as they could in 2025, until they were met with No. 11 Sunset and eventual San Diego Padres first-round ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##A hoop at Marshfield High stands devoid of a net, having been stripped clean by Amity’s championship celebration, patiently awaiting and watching for the next title contender. It’s mouth agape left me wondering how many moments it’s seen.

Upon Further Review: A stroll down Warrior Way

Winning a championship is one of the hardest achievements in sports. Winning a second is even more so. But winning a third undeniably proves that a team is the best at what they do. When I arrived in ...

3A Girls Basketball All-League Awards: Adie Nisly named PacWest POTY

The No. 2-seeded Amity Warriors were crowned 3A State Champions at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay on Saturday against No. 1 Vale, and with them they carried six PacWest All-Conference ...

3A Boys Basketball All-League Awards: Nine named to conference teams

Amity’s boys basketball walked away from the season with the most PacWest honors of any local squad after finishing one game shy of a state playoff berth. Leading the Warriors was freshman Carter ...

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