Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Willamina senior Adam Atheron (3) led the team in scoring with 26 points, scoring from all three levels.

Bulldogs blows out Grant Union, advances to Pendleton

Willamina boys basketball downed the Prospectors in search of state gold. The Bulldogs defeated visiting Grant Union 71-56 on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Willamina High School to advance to the 2A state quarterfinals ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##McMinnville senior Owen Wark scored the game winning bucket against Forest Grove.

McMinnville boys end season with dramatic win

McMinnville’s boys basketball season came to an end on Thursday, Feb. 22 in most dramatic fashion. The Grizzlies edged Pacific Conference foe Forest Grove 63-60 to end their season 10-13, and 5-7 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##WIllamina’s Kisor Savage hoists Lowell’s Harley Hardison in the air during his championship match at the 2A/1A state championship meet at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Willamina’s Brewer makes history as school’s first girls wrestling champion; boys wrestling team takes second place

The Bulldogs made the trek up to Portland for the wrestling state championships and came home with some hardware. Junior 100-pounder Zoe Brewer became the first girl wrestler in Willamina High School ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Sheridan junior heavyweight Joseph Trammell finished fourth in the 3A bracket.

STATE WRESTLING: McMinnville boys finish 33rd

The high school wrestling season culminated with the various state tournaments held at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland Feb. 22-24. For McMinnville’s boys, the state wrestling tournament was ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Amity sophomore Eliza Nisly finished the second round playoff game against Horizon Christian, Tualatin with 20 points.

Amity girls crush Hawks to advance to Coos Bay

With a lopsided 65-37 victory over Horizon Christian of Tualatin on Saturday, Feb. 24, the Amity girls basketball team will head back to Coos Bay with title aspirations front of mind. The Warriors have ...

Tanner Russ/News-Register##Yamhill Carlton’s Cayden Hill handles Harrisburg’s PJ Machacek in his 6-0 semifinal win.

Yamhill Carlton boys wrestlers finish 11th at state

Despite dealing with injuries, Yamhill Carlton boys wrestling made their presence known at the 3A state championships on Thursday, Feb. 22 and Friday, Feb. 23. The Tigers finished in 11th place out of ...

Tanner Russ/News-Register##Senior point guard Andrew Grove scored 24 points, including 17 in the second half, to power Amity past Warrenton in playoff action.

Amity boys trounces visiting Warrenton; Andrew Grove leads with 24 points and 3 blocks

Amity stamped its ticket to the second round of the 3A state playoffs in emphatic fashion. The 15-seed Warriors trounced 18-seed Warrenton 61-36 after 32 minutes of play in front of a raucous home crowd ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Yamhill Carlton boys basketball coach Marty McLaughlin called Kyle Slater one his team’s leaders over the course of the season.

YC boys fall to Creswell in the first round

Yamhill Carlton’s late-season resurgence finally came to an end. In the first round of the state playoffs, the Tigers boys’ basketball team lost to Creswell 68-52 on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Creswell ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##Dayton’s Boston Hodges was voted the PacWest Conference Player of the Year by the conference’s other coaches.

Dayton’s Hodges earns PWC Player of the Year

Dayton and Amity boys were solidly represented in the PacWest Conference all-league awards. The Pirates, who went 12-0 in league play and defeated Amity for the No. 1 seed out of the conference heading ...

Courtesy of Tracy Brandt##McMinnville’s cheer team won its third championship, and second in a row, by edging Tualatin on the judges’ scorecards. Mac also earned fifth place at nationals.

McMinnville earns second straight cheer championship

McMinnville’s cheerleaders earned their third overall cheer championship with a first-place finish in the 6A/5A Coed Traditional category. The Grizzlies locked up the trophy with an overall score ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##Amity sophomore Eliza Nisly (12) earned first team all-league honors.

Amity girls grab five all-league honors

Amity girls basketball earned five all-league awards for its strong play through the PacWest Conference, which resulted in an 11-1 record and a share of the league title. The first team all-league awards ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##McMinnville’s 200-yard freestyle relay team took fourth place in the state finals at Tualatin Hills Recreation Center on Saturday, Feb. 24 with a time of 1:35.13. Jace Zemlicka, pictured here diving into the pool, was the third leg of the team.

Mac boys swimming bags sixth at state meet, finishes with 42 points overall

McMinnville’s boys swim finished sixth place at the state swim meet on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17. The Grizzlies took sixth place with a team total of 42 points, thanks in large part to the ...

Tanner Russ/News-Register##Willamina’s Zoe Brewer gets her hand raised after her district championship victory.

Willamina’s Brewer leads 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 girls wrestling state qualifiers

Girls wrestling districts have finished, and the 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 state qualifiers are set. Willamina junior Zoe Brewer leads the qualified girls for Yamhill County’s smaller schools, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Yamhill Carlton’s Tiearra Braithwaite hands YC’s first cheer trophy to athletic director Brad Post on Friday, Feb. 16 in an assembly.

YC’S first cheerleading title result of perseverance

Yamhill Carlton’s cheer team joined the pantheon of Yamhill County cheerleading state champions with its win in the 3A/2A/1A Traditional category. The Tigers, who won the first cheer championship ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##McMinnville’s Ian Morris was one of a handful of boys wrestlers to qualify for the state tournament.

Mac boys wrestling takes fourth at districts

McMinnville boys wrestling fell squarely in the middle of the Pacific Conference pack with a fourth place finish and 215 points to its name. The juggernaut of the conference, Newberg, ran away with the ...

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