Orndorff II relishes first demo derby
The demolition derby has come and gone and there’s a convert to the activity. Jason Orndorff II of Oregon City went into the derby for the first time with the help of his uncle Jeff McKinney ...
Amity's Jaxson Howard earns All-American status at Nationals
Amity’s strong throwing showings continued into the summer. Amity’s Jaxson Howard and Kiyan Vrell competed in College Station, Texas at Texas A&M at the USATF National Junior Olympic ...
Yamhill County football landscapes change
There will be several changes to the leagues of Yamhill County’s football programs this season. At 6A, McMinnville finds itself in a smaller Pacific Conference. Glencoe football will join ...
Memory Lane Sports 08/09/24
10 years ago First through eighth-grade boys and girls are invited to attend a special clinic entitled “Linfield Football: The Next Generation,” Sunday, Aug. 24 at Maxwell Field. Participants ...
Mac JBO wins state title
For the first time in 20 years, McMinnville JBO Junior Federal brought home a state championship. The baseball team, made up of fifth and sixth graders, won the state championship on Sunday, July ...
Willamina’s new boys basketball coach seeks to build culture
Willamina’s new boys basketball coach is returning home, sort of. Joey Chapman will take the reins on the Bulldogs boys basketball program from the briefly retired Cliff Toney, who has taken ...
New Dayton AD Baumholtz embraces busy summer
On July 1, Dayton High School got a new athletic director, but it was a familiar face. Dayton softball coach and teacher at the high school Frank Baumholtz stepped in for Jeff Taylor, who took ...
Yamhill Carlton trap shooting team earns national champions
Yamhill Carlton’s trap shooting team brought back its second title of the year. The Tigers won the state championship earlier this year, and on July 14 they claimed the national championship ...
Mac camp emphasizes wrestling technique, life skills
The sport of wrestling continues to be on the rise for McMinnville. The Mac Mat Club held a summer camp from July 15-17 with morning and afternoon sessions with roughly 70 campers in attendance. While ...
Sports Memory Lane 07/19/24
10 years ago Amity Middle School rising seventh grader Benjamin Hayes and McMinnville High School graduate Tim Tatton have spent all summer preparing themselves for the biggest stages in youth track and ...
Marlee Terbush assumes the reins of Willamina
When Marlee Terbush learned last year that longtime girls basketball coach Tom Anderson was retiring, she made her pitch to Athletic Director Jerry Buczynski. “I told him that I was very interested, ...
OSAA Cup results: Mac finishes 21st in 6A standings
By TANNER RUSS Of the News-Register On July 9, the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) released its final standings for the 2023-2024 OSAA Cup, and a handful of Yamhill County teams finished ...
Sports Memory Lane 07/26/24
10 years ago McMinnville High School graduate Tim Tatton can add one more accomplishment to his lengthy throwing resume. National champion. Tatton, representing McMinnville Track Club, won the men’s ...
Sheridan track coach and former Olympian David Johnson offers perspective on Paris Games
The 2024 Paris Olympic games are underway. Thousands of athletes from hundreds of different nations have made their way to the north of France to represent their countries in the quest for Olympic ...
Local tennis association aims to grow game in Mac
Necessity might be the mother of invention, but other children include community organization. When the McMinnville Parks and Rec discontinued its tennis lesson program, Lisa Macy-Baker knew that ...
