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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Maxwell Field gets makeover with new turf ahead of football season
Maxwell Field has a new look this fall for the first time since 2014 with the installation of new artificial field turf. FieldTurf was responsible for the replacement, as they were with the change from ...
Sports Memory Lane: August 8, 2026
10 Years Ago • Former McMinnville High School QB Gage Gubrud lit up the scoreboard and the stat sheet Saturday during an inter-squad scrimmage of the Eastern Washington University football team at ...
County Class 3A schools see most overall success in team sports over previous year
Based on overall win-loss records for team sports, Dayton High School saw the most success of any scholastic athletic program over the 2025-26 season with a combined win percentage of 66.77%. Four Pirate ...
Mac soccer standout near top of national competition
Edwin “Isai” Cuevas-George, a senior at McMinnville High School and two-time Class 6A Pacific Conference Player of the Year in varsity boys soccer, is in the running to be named the Youth Athlete ...
Mac Cross Country: Grizzlies aiming for back-to-back state appearances
In Matt Dressel’s third year as the head coach of McMinnville High School’s cross-country teams, the program has continued to grow. Dressel expects to have more than 70 kids running this fall, ...
Mac Football: Brothers finding balance
McMinnville High School football did not see the success it wished in 2025. A 1-8 record left the Grizzlies looking for answers by the season’s end, but they’ve seemed to have found some this ...
3A Volleyball: Pirates learning to play for each other
Dayton High School’s varsity volleyball team found a surge of passion at the end of their 2025 season that they hope carries into another successful fall. After going undefeated (16-0) in league ...
Linfield baseball camp a chance to make lasting impressions
While the Linfield University campus began bustling with life and jets cruised the skies above McMinnville, Roy Helser Field became a temporary home for the future of college baseball. The Wildcats’ ...
How Mac's Hendricks helped lead a historic Grizzly girls' tennis season
McMinnville’s varsity girls tennis team had one of its most successful seasons this past spring. Six individuals made advanced to the OSAA 6A State Championships, the most in program history. The ...
Photo Gallery: Monsters in Mac!
Roars permeated McMinnville’s north side on Saturday, Aug. 8, as the Monster Truck Nitro Tour descended on the Cascade Arena at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Event organizers offered afternoon ...
Sports Memory Lane: August 14, 2026
10 Years Ago • McMinnville High School’s Brian Barnes has accepted a scholarship offer to compete as a wrestler in the Big 12 Conference as a member of the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). Barnes, ...
Linfield's Johnson, Johannsen named preseason All-Americans
Linfield University’s football team has a pair of preseason first-team All-Americans, as named on Wednesday as part of D3football.com’s annual talent recognition. Seniors Kenyon Johnson and ...
MSC U14 team goes on scoring frenzy to win Mt. Hood Challenge
McMinnville Soccer Club’s U14 boys’ red team outscored its opponents 17-2 on its way to winning the Mt. Hood Challenge on Sunday, Aug. 9, at Tualatin High School. The Mt. Hood Challenge is ...
Bike show fundraiser on tap at WVMC
Baker Creek Harley Racing Team will host Bikestock No. 2 on Sunday, Aug. 23, to raise funds for baby cribs at the Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville. The cribs will be dedicated to education ...
Willamina wrestling champion looks to bolster growing Linfield program
College was never on the radar for 2026 Willamina High School graduate Kisor Savage, but a promising career in a ruthless sport helped spark interest in the former Bulldog. Though he decided on his commitment ...
Local wrestlers join largest Linfield recruiting class ever
Since the rebirth of Linfield University’s men’s and women’s wrestling in 2022, the program is set to have its largest recruiting class ever when preseason preparations begin in the coming ...
Macie Arzner 'super pumped' for second season at Pitt as lone returner from previous year
In the program’s 52nd season, the University of Pittsburgh’s women’s basketball team improved from years past while touting talent from Yamhill County. Going 13-19 overall and 5-12 in ...
Linfield student-athletes earn academic recognition
More than 200 Linfield Wildcats have been honored this summer with recognition for their combined academic and athletic success. Most recently, a trio of golfers was given their due. The Golf Coaches ...
Amity soccer trio looking forward to new path at collegiate level
On November 15, 2025, history was made at Falcon Stadium in Hillsboro. In front of a roaring crowd, Amity’s No. 2-ranked soccer team upset No. 1-ranked Valley Catholic 4-1 in penalty kicks. The ...
Photo Gallery: Family affair
Demolition derby at 2026 Yamhill County Fair offers moments of sincerity, somberness and mechanical decimation
