SOFTBALL: Mac softball downs West Salem, Canby
McMinnville’s hot start to the season continues. The Grizzlies played a pair of games earlier in the week, home games against West Salem and Canby on March 18 and 19, respectively, and won ...
Mac girls tennis sweeps first league match against Century
The Grizzly girls tennis team traveled up to Century High School on March 19 to face the Jaguars, and returned with a 9-0 sweep and their first league win of the season. “It was a fantastic ...
McMinnville boys tennis gets first win
The McMinnville boys tennis team got its first win of the season at the expense of the Century Jaguars. On March 19, the Grizzlies hosted visiting Century and won the dual 6-3 with the Grizzlies’ ...
Willamina softball, Caitlyn Manley get first win over Dayton
Caitlyn Manley’s journey from Willamina softball player to Willamina head softball coach is complete. Under the former Bulldog softballer, Willamina won its first game of the season, a stern ...
BASEBALL: Mac falls 8-0 to defending champ West Linn
The Grizzlies non-league schedule has had no easy matchups, and the most recent was no different. McMinnville hosted back-to-back defending state champions West Linn on March 19 and were soundly ...
Athlete of the Year: Cohen Haller is overlooked no more
Willamina senior point guard Cohen Haller summed up his team’s mentality this past season neatly and succinctly. “We felt like we were overlooked but not underdogs,” Haller said. That ...
‘Spark moments’: Coach and author inspires YC soccer kids
“Keep your eyes up, score big in the game of life and help make our world a better place, one person at a time,” wrote soccer coach and motivator TJ Kostecky as he signed copies of his new ...
Softball roundup: Mac softball thumps Sprague 14-5
According to McMinnville softball coach Josh Terry, the Grizzlies probably won’t be breaking any scoring records in the 2024 season. But that doesn’t mean the offense won’t still ...
Baseball roundup: McMinnville rebounds with win over Beavers
After falling to Southridge in the season opener 4-1 on March 13, McMinnville baseball looked to another Metro League opponent for their first win. The Grizzlies were successful, downing Beaverton ...
Mac boys tennis swept by Wilsonville
The Grizzlies’ boys tennis team continues its search for the first team win. McMinnville traveled to Wilsonville on Thursday, March 14 and were swept by the Wildcats 9-0. While the weather ...
Valley Panthers girls rugby falls on opening weekend
On Saturday, March 16, the Valley Panthers girls rugby team competed in its first game of the season. The Panthers competed against the Chinook Lady Pack at Laurin Middle School in Vancouver, Washington, ...
T&F Roundup: Several Yamhill County tracksters in early top 10
At the Molalla Invitational on Saturday, March 16 several Amity and Sheridan track and field athletes dominated their events and showcased themselves as early front runners for 3A gold. Chief among ...
Softball roundup: McMinnville cruises to 6-0 win over Central Catholic
The Grizzlies softball season started much the same as it did in 2023: with a six-plus run win over Central Catholic. Last season McMinnville won 9-2 in the season opener; in 2024, the Grizzlies ...
Mac boys tennis comes up short against Sprague
The McMinnville boys tennis team traveled to Sprague over the course of March 12-13 and came up short in the first dual of the season, losing to the Olympians 6-3. Wins in singles came from juniors ...
Dayton baseball blown out in doubleheader
Dayton’s season opening doubleheader against Elmira on Tuesday, March 12 is one the Pirates will want to flush. The Pirates (0-2) lost 18-1 and 12-0 in subsequent games against the visiting ...