Photo courtesy of Zack Hampson##Coach Harlow speaks to the Linfield pitchers and the 
rest of the defense during a bunting drill in practice.

Gallery: Back where it began

Jordan Harlow completed his first season as Linfield University’s baseball head coach as the Wildcats earned second place in the Northwest Conference Tournament. As a first-year head coach, Harlow ...

Emily Bonsant/News-Register##Amity senior quarterback Haley Miersma rushes against Gresham in the quarterfinals of the all classification flag football culminating championship at Liberty High School on Saturday, May 16. Miersma’s flag was pulled at the two yard line. Amity was undefeated and ranked No. 1 until they fell to Tualatin in the semis and finished in fifth place.

Amity flag football suffers heartbreak in Hillsboro

The dreams of an Amity Warriors w a triple crown — winning a third state championship this scholastic athletics season — were dashed Saturday when questionable calls and competition got the ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##McMinnville junior Karson Vining rears back on a fastball delivery during his flawless start and 1-0 Grizzlies win versus Sherwood on Friday, May 15 at Patton Middle School. The junior recorded a save over the Bowmen on May 13 and returned two days later for the victory as a starter.

Mac Baseball: Vining shuts down Sherwood, K's five to complete Grizzlies' series victory

The last three outs of a baseball game are the hardest to get, but Karson Vining made it look easy on Friday. He made the rest of his complete game, two-hit shutout against No. 10-ranked Sherwood look ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##The Wildcats crowd around home plate to greet Ashlyn Aven with a celebration chain and raucous yells after her 23rd home run of the season in Linfield’s regional championship victory over Transylvania University on Saturday, May 16, at Del Smith Stadium. It was her third in three regional tournament games.

Linfield Softball: Catball wins regionals in dominant fashion

Across 15 innings of play, the Wildcats scored 42 runs and plated baserunners in all but two innings against opponents during the NCAA Division III regionals at Del Smith Stadium. As a result, No. 5-ranked ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Ewtai Bills and Brady Haught celebrate a match point on their way to a three set victory over a Newberg pair to take third place in the boys doubles bracket on Saturday, May 16.

Mac Boys Tennis: Bills, Haught earn first state appearance with third-place finish at districts

Having already secured a bid to the state tournament with a Pacific Conference semifinal appearance, McMinnville’s No. 1 doubles team of Ewtai Bills and Brady Haught could have taken it easy on Saturday. ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Madeleine Hendricks and Caroline Rickards bask in their two set victory over Sherwood’s finals duo to win the girls doubles bracket at the Pacific Conference district tournament on Saturday, May 16, inside the Ad and Joan Rutschman Fieldhouse at Linfield University.

Mac Girls Tennis: Grizzlies make history, send six to state, win conference title

McMinnville girls’ tennis has never had as many players qualify for the state championship tournament as they do this season. The Grizzlies’ top two singles players, Marjorie Tamber (15-2) ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register## Dayton junior Charly Upmeyer singles the number of outs in an inning during her start versus Scio on Thursday, May 14, at Dayton High School. Upmeyer struckout nine, but the Loggers found seven runs to split the two-game season series.

3A Softball: County teams face final tests in ramp-up for playoffs

Races for playoff seeding ran through Yamhill County late last week, and Friday offered an extra twinge of suspense with rivals meeting for the second time this season in Willamina. It was the ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##Yamhill Carlton volleyball players Evan Rodriguez and Ethan Harris high-five after scoring a kill in the Tigers 3-0 win versus Faith Bible/Life Christian on April 30, in the Tiger Dome. The No. 12 Tigers advanced to the 4A/3A/2A/1A state playoffs and will travel to No. 5 Junction City at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Tigers qualify for first sanctioned boys volleyball postseason, end season with defeat over No. 1 Westside Christian

For the second year in a row the Yamhill Carlton boys volleyball team will compete in the state playoffs, having claimed third in 4A/3A/2A/1A-SD2 Special District 2. Last season, the sport was not sanctioned, ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Yamhill Carlton senior Jason Kelley cracks a wide smile while preparing to share a fist bump with Porter Carden after reaching first base and being pinch run by the latter. Kelley drove in one run and was a happy camper, along with the rest of his squad, in the Tigers’ 11-5 win over Dayton on Monday, May 11 in Dayton.

3A Baseball: Tigers rebound, end losing skid with 11-5 victory over Pirates to split season series

Three days removed from a gutting loss to No. 26-ranked Dayton (13-10, 6-7) the No. 18-ranked Yamhill Carlton Tigers (12-11, 7-6) knew they had to make a change in the dugout. “Prior to departing ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Zachery Dauvin runs the 1500-meter during the Amity Invitational. Fighting flu-like symptoms, Dauvin battled though sickness, chugging electrolyte drinks and water to replenish himself. Now healthier, Dauvin seeks to improve his times by a few seconds in what will be his final high school meets.

Reaching state 'would mean everything' for Sheridan senior runners Dauvin, Eichler

Two track athletes on opposite ends of the running spectrum at Sheridan High School are hoping to make a push for the 2A State Championships; Spartan seniors Chase Eichler and Zachery Dauvin The duo have ...

Mac Softball: Grizzlies drop season series to Bowmen

The No. 13-ranked Grizzlies (11-11, 5-5) were the first to strike in Wednesday’s road game at No. 2 Sherwood (21-3, 9-1) but fell behind quickly in a 2-4 loss. Mac’s half of the second inning ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Tyler Brummitt eyes into his catcher during his complete game versus Sherwood on Monday, May 11. As of May 14, the lefty leads the team in innings pitched (52.2), strikeouts (44) and ERA (1.46) while holding a 5-2 record.

Mac Baseball: Bears split first two of three with Bowmen

The Pacific Conference has belonged to one of McMinnville or Sherwood in each of the last five seasons. In every right, the two ball clubs have been at each other’s throats since the conference ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo## Maria Burke shares a laugh with teammates on the Michelbook driving range before the Grizzlies first match of the season on Tuesday, March 17. All season, the team has done everything in their power to train together and boost each other s confidence before hitting the course on their own.

Mac Golf: Embracing team in an individual sport before championship mathces

Defeating Sherwood to become the Pacific Conference champion on May 5 at Chehalem Glenn Golf Course was a career highlight for McMinnville girls’ golf coach Ben Heuberger. “Sherwood had the ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Trenton Ruston, Jaxson Howard, Alyssa McMullen, Lyliana Rideout, Haley Miersma, Eliza Nisly and Emma Northrop sign their letters of intent to play college sports during Amity’s signing day in the Warrior gymnasium on Wednesday, May 13. Ruston and Howard still have track and field championships in their sights before graduation, while the group of girls went on to win a flag football tournament game two hours later.

McMinnville, Amity honor college bound athletes

More than two dozen athletes between the high schools of Amity and McMinnville were recognized by their peers on Wednesday as the programs officially recognized their students’ plans to combine academics ...

Amity flag footballers remain undefeated, enter culminating event as No. 1-seed in state

Amity flag football remains undefeated, and the No. 1-ranked team for the flag football culminating tournament, after shutting out No. 38-ranked Scappoose (5-6, 4-1) 46-0 on Wednesday, May 13, at home ...

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