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: Remembering good times
On Saturday, May 2, Maile Keliiheleua (1995-99), Chris Haddeland (2007-2011), Spencer Payne (2008-13) and the Grizzlies 2006 Boys Soccer Team were officaly inducted into the McMinnville High School Sports ...
Linfield Baseball: Former foes turned teammates help ’Cats to conference tournament
When Wildcat seniors Wyatt Hurley and Ely Kennel faced off in high school — Hurley a star at Yamhill Carlton and Kennel at Santiam Christian — neither thought their baseball careers would end ...
Linfield Softball: Wildcats claim eighth straight conference title
For the eighth consecutive season, Linfield’s No. 7-nationally ranked softball team are Northwest Conference champions. The Wildcats earned their title on Sunday at the home of Pacific Lutheran ...
Trio of up-and-coming track and field stars learning from each other with state dreams in mind
The future of Yamhill County track and field is bright and approaching fast, literally. Amity’s Ella Hatch, Delphian’s Lily Olivares and Willamina’s Katrina Huff — members of the ...
Mac Golf: Grizzly girls win conference, boys send Slaughter to state
For the second consecutive season, McMinnville’s girls varsity golf team will be forgoing its regional tournament. That is because on Tuesday at Chehalem Glenn Golf Course in Newberg, the ...
McMinnville Community Tennis Association offering adult clinics
Beginning Thursday, May 21, the McMinnville Community Tennis Association will offer adult clinics at the Linfield University tennis courts. Clinics will beon Thursdays through August 20 and will be taught ...
3A Baseball: Pirates, Tigers ramping up for first face off
The third and final automatic playoff berth in Class 3A Special District 3 could be decided during a pivotal two-game series between Yamhill County rivals. On Friday, No. 19-ranked Yamhill Carlton (10-8, ...
Mac Tennis: Grizzlies sweep Bowmen, Jaguars, Tide
McMinnville’s varsity tennis teams had a blazing hot week, spearheaded by the Grizzly girls completing a season sweep of Sherwood just weeks after defeating the Bowmen for the first time in five ...
Mac Softball: Kreft, Pesina-Wade, Stephens go deep in 18-3 smothering of Newberg
A parade of home runs helped the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (9-9, 3-3) topple No. 30-ranked Yamhill County rival Newberg (9-11, 1-5) on Friday as Mac got back on track with an 18-3 road victory. There were ...
Mac Baseball: Woodward stays hot but Bears drop to Vikings
The high point of the McMinnville varsity baseball team’s three-game Pacific Conference set versus No. 25 Forest Grove (10-9, 6-6) was on Wednesday. It was the only game of the series that the No. ...
3A Softball: YC's Bradfield strikes out 13, clobbers home run in 4-0 victory over Dayton
As the upperclassmen gracing the softball diamond for Yamhill Carlton and Dayton have gotten older, the competition has stiffened and the margins have tightened. Such was the case on Thursday, where the ...
Gallery: Linfield Lacrosse celebrates Senior Day, Crist breaks three program records
On Sunday, April 26, the Linfield University lacrosse team held senior day before its final game of the season. The pre-game celebrations honored Linfield’s six seniors: Savannah Irwin (6), Gabby ...
DeLoe III, Hughes break respective school hammer records
On a warm, clear day at Amity High School on May 2, two local throwers set personal and school records in an event that only Amity can offer to local athletes. Taking to the Warriors’ Olympic-quality ...
Linfield softball: Embracing the toughest challenges on way to first time on road at conference tournament in five years
Though the Wildcats finished their regular season 34-6, they know there are improvements to be found the next time they hit the field. That moment will be Friday afternoon, when No. 10 nationally-ranked ...
Mac's McIrvin honored with national merit award
McMinnville High School Athletic and Activities Director Ryan McIrvin has earned the 2026 National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association’s (NIAAA) Award of Merit for Oregon. Organizers ...
Mac Softball: Stellar defense not enough to stifle Bowmen
With offense at a premium in recent games versus top-ranked Pacific Conference talent, the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (8-9, 2-3) knew they could not give the opposition extra help. McMinnville’s softball ...
Yamhill Carlton's Kuehnel reaches 500th career victory, cherishes community
It takes consistency to win as much as John Kuehnel has. Yamhill Carlton’s head softball coach has been the heart and soul of the program since 1997. Kuehnel spent what time he had coaching youth ...
Tiger boys volleyball improves league standing, learning lessons in discipline
The Yamhill Carlton boys volleyball team was in a pickle on April 23, with only six players eligible to play. The match against league opponent Valor Christian was pushed back 30 minutes, allowing senior ...
Mac Golf: Boys fall behind at Pumpkin Ridge, girls fighting for conference crown
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains was the most recent site for Class 6A Pacific Conference action on April 27-28, with McMinnville junior Mabel Findley most notably securing her lowest score of the ...
MHS soccer of ’06: When the stars aligned
McMinnville’s head soccer coach in 2006 was no ordinary Joe. Joseph Crabtree was not an Oregon native. He moved to Yamhill County in 1990, working as the warden at the federal prison in Sheridan, ...
