Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##‘Cats head coach Joseph Smith voices his displeasure with an official on the sideline during Linfield’s contest against Whitworth on Oct. 18. Smith faces former Linfield coach and QB Brett Elliott on Saturday as Elliott leads Lewis and Clark in his first year as a college head coach.

Charting the unknown; Smith, Elliot face off for first time from opposite sidelines

Linfield football (4-2, 3-1) can extend The Streak with a win Saturday against Lewis & Clark (5-2, 2-2), pushing the historic run to a 69th season with a winning record. However, in the Wildcats’ ...

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Hat trick and treat

For the second consecutive season, the McMinnville boys varsity soccer team (10-2-2, 5-1) are 6A Pacific Conference champions. The Grizzlies secured their title Monday night in Hillsboro with a 7-0 win ...

3A/2A Volleyball: All-League honors and playoff brackets

Saturday, Oct. 25 was a good day to be a Pirate, as the No. 5-Dayton volleyball team (19-4, 16-0) exercised previous woes from a league title game loss in 2024, defeating No. 19 Salem Academy in ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Teammates gather around to celebrate their seniors on the field at Wortman Stadium during the Grizzlies’ final home game on Monday, Oct. 27. In the middle, Marley Darling Peterson embraces Sofia Del Rayo. Del Rayo missed the season with an injury and Peterson was glad to share the field with her one last time.

Hard work pays off for Grizzlies, earning playoff berth after senior night draw

Though no one found the net on a brisk Monday night at Wortman Stadium, the McMinnville girls varsity soccer team (7-2-5, 2-0-4) earned a spot in the 6A State Championship tournament as the No. 24 seed. The ...

3A/2A/1A Soccer & League awards: Dayton boys repeat, Amity girls four-peat with victories in respective league title games

Dayton’s No. 5-ranked boys varsity soccer team (13-0-1, 7-0-1) earned its second consecutive Special District 2 league title in dramatic fashion on Saturday, Oct. 25. The Pirates played a ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Sophomore defensive end Cougar Bailey screams to his sideline after sacking PLU’s quarterback in Linfield’s 31-15 victory over the Lutes on Saturday, Oct. 25 in Parkland, Washington.

Linfield executes in second half to beat PLU 31-15 on wet day in Washington

For most of the first half of its contest with Pacific Lutheran University (4-3, 3-1), Linfield University’s (4-2, 3-1) patchwork quilt offensive line — with inconsistent play — gave ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Senior receiver Dylan Ferrua sprints toward the end zone on a large gain in the first quarter against Century on Friday, Oct. 24 at Wortman Stadium. The play put Mac in position to tie the game at 14-14. Ferrua ended his night with 149 yards receiving and a successful field goal to Mac ahead in quarter four.

Mac football suffers heartbreak in 21-17 loss to Century

The 2025 season has been a tough one for McMinnville varsity football (1-7, 0-4). Friday’s game against the No. 33 Century Jaguars was one of the hardest pills to swallow in a year filled with injury ...

3A/2A Football: Dayton secures its second league title in three years; Amity feeling good after comeback victory

On a short week, their second of the season, the No. 3-ranked Dayton Pirates (8-0, 6-0) secured their second Special District 2 league title in three seasons with a 58-12 victory over No. 36 Blanchet Catholic. “It’s ...

Grizzlies keep playoff hopes alive with 1-1 draw at Sherwood

The No. 23-ranked McMinnville girls soccer team (7-2-4, 2-0-3) fell out of contention for a league title Thursday but showed determination and grit throughout an evenly contested match with No. 21 Sherwood ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##From left to right: “Cruz” Cuevas-George, Jose Farrias and Antonio Virrueta celebrate Farrias’ third-goal, marking his hat trick on Thursday, Oct. 23 against Sherwood at Wortman Stadium.

Two Grizzlies net hat tricks in final league match at Wortman

Give a Grizzly a goal, and he is going to want more. Give him two, and he will want a third. Show him a teammate scoring at will, and they will all attack the net like a feeding frenzy. There are plenty ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register## Lucas Partin takes on a Taft defender on an attack in the second half. YC trailed 1-0 at halftime and frantically forced attacks with some success in a comeback attempt.

Best season since 2019 ends in tears for YC soccer and role-model captain Lucas Partin

For one final time, lone senior and captain Lucas Partin and the Yamhill Carlton boys soccer team (5-7-2, 4-3-1) took the field as a unit vastly improved over previous seasons. After winning five games ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Mac junior Isaiah Carpenter (No. 9224) finds his position in the middle of the pack after jumping off the starting line at the Grant Robison Invitational at Joe Dancer Park on Oct. 16.

Grizzlies greet Grant with best effort at invite; varsity boys, JV squads earn team victories

Runners from Yamhill County and beyond flocked to Joe Dancer Park on Thursday, Oct. 16, for the Grant Robison Invitational. A different course was presented than what the landscape usually provides, including ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Cameron Baker (No. 20) celebrates her game-leading goal with Maria Islas (No. 8) during the Grizzlies’ 6-0 win over Liberty at Wortman Stadium on Monday, Oct. 20. Baker notched Mac’s first and fourth goals.

Mac Soccer: Baker, Becker, Ravia score twice in thrashing of Liberty; boys earn fifth clean sheet

Monday’s match for the No. 22-ranked McMinnville varsity girls soccer team (7-2-3, 2-0-2) was a breath of fresh air. After two consecutive draws in league play — one played scoreless against ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##McMinnville High School junior Ev Hane breaks past a defender during the Valley Panthers match against the Clark County Highlanders at Wortman Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27. Hane scored a try and later stole the ball away in the closing seconds to give the Panthers a third place finish over the Portland Grackles.

Valley Panthers' progress shown in walkoff victory at season ending 7s tournament

The Valley Panthers continued their upward trajectory and finished the fall rugby sevens season by upsetting the Portland Grackles and finishing third in the state on Saturday, Oct. 18. The Panthers started ...

Wildcat Roundup: Seven 'Cats hit personal, season bests at Linfield hosted race

Linfield hosted over 850 athletes from 40 different schools on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the annual George Oja Invitational at Oak Knoll Golf Course west of Salem. The ‘Cats men’s team did not ...