It was a home victory for the Dragons boys cross country team on Thursday, Sept. 28. The Delphian School hosted the Conquer the Hill cross country invitational with high school teams competing from Delphian, ...

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Gallery: Hundreds of track and field athletes descend on Wortman Stadium for annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open

Yamhill County’s Amity, Delphian, McMinnville, Willamina and Yamhill Carlton all sent participants to the Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open at Wortman Stadium on Thursday, March 19. As the first meet of ...

 
3A Softball: Dayton's Upmeyer a tough nut to crack in shutdown performances

The No. 2-ranked Dayton Pirates are not afraid of a tough test, and in their first week of games, the squad went to battle with a trio of juggernauts across the Class 3A and 4A landscape. Their week ended ...

3A Baseball: Warriors topple Bulldogs in early non-league action; Pirates perfect through three games

March 20 Yamhill Carlton 5 La Pine 7 Consistent offense from La Pine was the Tigers’ Achilles’ heel on Friday in what was the first of two games played at Vince Genna Stadium, the home of ...

 
Mac Softball: Carton homers, Glynn dazzles in shutout of Roseburg

In 2025, McMinnville’s varsity softball put a hurt on eventual No. 7 Roseburg, beating them 10-4 in a non-league contest at the Baker Street Fields. On Saturday, this time on Roseburg’s home ...

Mac Baseball: Bears battle heat, split first two of Arizona invitational

March 20 McMinnville 9 West Point 7 The Grizzlies (2-1) found themselves in the desert for the first of four games in the greater area of Phoenix, Arizona, over the weekend for the Coach Bob National ...

 
Linfield Baseball: ’Cats outmatched by No. 1 Denison in three-game set

Denison University of Granville, Ohio, had trouble finding teams that wanted to play them over their spring break. As a result, they wound up in Yamhill County, where George Fox University and Linfield ...

Mac Baseball: Brummitt blanks Lancers through four, Woodward proves wise beyond his years in 12-2 victory

For the second straight year, McMinnville’s varsity baseball team has opened its season in dominating fashion. In 2025, the Grizzlies downed 6A Mt. Hood Conference Reynolds 19-2 on the road, and ...

Wildcat Roundup: Baseball sweeps Pacific; tennis earns victories at Willamette; golf perfect in Salem

Baseball Leading into a three-game set with NCAA Division III No. 1, the Wildcats baseball club (12-4, 7-2) found its first Northwest Conference sweep as they took a trio of contests from Pacific University ...

 
Linfield's Jackson Vaughan recounts familial ties to university, town while reaching career milestone

In 25 seasons as Linfield’s head softball coach, Jackson Vaughan has done more winning than nearly anyone in the sport. On top of helping Linfield football qualify for the NCAA Division III playoffs ...

 
Mac Softball: Bears bash Warriors in 20-1 opening day rout

Near-perfect weather and a still breeze crept over the Baker Street fields on Wednesday afternoon, but even if 20-mile-per-hour wind gusts blew in from the west, it wouldn’t have been enough to keep ...

Mac Basketball: Summers becomes fourth straight Grizzlies POY

McMinnville’s girls basketball season was full of growth, but one constant as the team clawed through league play to earn itself a playoff berth was Brooklynn Summers. The 6-foot-1 senior forward ...

 
3A Baseball Preview: Tigers hopeful playoff experience will make for stronger club in '26

As much as those in Tigers’ black and orange would like to forget how their 2025 season ended, it served as a prudent lesson for a Yamhill Carlton baseball team that hopes to return to the playoffs ...

 
3A Softball Preview: Pirates looking to repeat, Tigers exuding confidence

Following a loss in the title game to Scio last season, Dayton Head Coach Frank Baumholtz and the Pirates feel they have all the pieces for a return to Jane Sanders Stadium and another chance at glory. But ...

 
Linfield Softball: ’Cats outscore Willamette 22-1, sweep four-game set at home

Linfield’s softball team scored 22 runs and allowed just one in a two-day, four-game sweep of the Willamette Bearcats at Del Smith Stadium on Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15. Day one of ...

 
State Champs: Amity athletes reach end of an era, send three-time champion seniors out on highest note

Less than 24 hours after winning the program’s second championship, the Amity girls’ basketball team arrived home, greeted by blaring sirens from the Amity Fire Department and crowds of proud ...

 
Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzlies hold heads high after playoff elimination

McMinnville’s girls basketball team ended its season in a constant fight on Wednesday, March 4, when they travelled to face the No. 12 Sheldon Irish in round one of the 6A Girls Basketball State ...

BC Harley ushering in VTwin classes at Woodburn

McMinnville’s Baker Creek Harley Racing team is opening pathways for Harley lovers of all walks of life to join in the fun that is motorcycle drag racing. On Saturday, April 18, BC Harley, Timber ...

Youth mock track meet and fundraiser hosted by Amity senior athlete

A track and field clinic and mock meet for kids from first to eighth grade is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, at the Amity High School track. Amity High School senior Jaxson Howard is organizing the event ...

Valley United offers offseason basketball camps for grades 2-12

Valley United offers offseason basketball camps for grades 2-12 Valley United, an athletic club aiming to unite student-athletes in the Willamette Valley through the sport of basketball, has begun spring ...

 
Wildcat Roundup: Vaughn reaches career win No. 900; baseball continues domination; Vrell sets best in throws

Softball With a 6-4 victory over Northwest Conference rival George Fox University on Sunday, March 9, at Morse Athletic Field, Wildcats’ Head Coach Jackson Vaughn reached a historic milestone, compiling ...