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: Gravel, Pavement and the Beauty of Yamhill County
The Sasquatch Duro is an annual gravel-and-road bicycle race hosted by Mudslinger Events. In its second year in Yamhill County, it takes participants on one of two courses: a 45-mile loop or a 67-mile ...
Sights and scenes from the 2026 Vic Downs Invitational
The 2026 iteration of McMinnville’s annual Vic Downs Invitational was minutes away from completion before thunderstorms and heavy rain cleared Wortman Stadium. However, many Yamhill County track ...
Mac Softball: Grizzlies tire Lakers with patient at-bats, expert gloves
Not all has been sunshine and rainbows for the No. 14-ranked Grizzlies varsity softball team (6-6), but they did everything right in the first inning of their outing against No. 15 Lake Oswego (9-2) on ...
Mac Tennis: Girls ready for next steps following first victory over Sherwood in five years
When McMinnville’s varsity girls tennis team meets at the beginning of each season, there is one goal above the rest that gets reiterated; defeat Sherwood. The last time the Grizzlies (6-1) beat ...
Mac Baseball: Grizzlies fall too far behind Lions despite spectacular defensive plays
McMinnville and West Linn have a history that extends far beyond their matinee meeting that occurred Thursday at Patton Middle School. Grizzlies Head Coach Todd Peterson was just a teen with baseball ...
Mac Golf: Findley stays atop conference, boys lower team scores
Meriwether National Golf Club, along the Tualatin River in Hillsboro, was the venue on April 6-7 as the Grizzlies’ golf teams took on Pacific Conference foes. Mac’s boys approached the par-72 ...
Wildcat Roundup: Softball, Baseball lead NWC; golf seeks DIII championship berth
Softball Catball has been at an all-time high, currently holding onto a 20-game win streak with its last loss coming on March 8 at George Fox. Linfield (26-2, 14-2) was ranked third in the most recent ...
3A Softball: Dayton defends home field, executes early to beat YC 4-2 in first meeting of season
Two PacWest softball powerhouses squared off on Monday at Jim Connelly Field in Dayton, as the No. 3-ranked Pirates (9-2, 3-0) and No. 4-ranked Yamhill Carlton Tigers (6-2, 2-1) met for the first ...
Payne: Making MHS hall of fame ‘was always a goal of mine’
If there was an athletic challenge at McMinnville High School, Spencer Payne was one of the first ones in line. The Class of 2013 alumnus was a standout in everything he did, whether it be on the gridiron, ...
Grizz, Pirates, ’Dawgs take on Oregon Relays
More than 200 schools from the West Coast met at Hayward Field in Eugene on April 3-4 for the Oregon Relays. Among the fray were three Yamhill County participants in 6A McMinnville, 3A Willamina ...
Valley Panthers take advantage of friendly weather, hold scrimmage while state rugby club numbers fluctuate
On Saturday, April 4, the Valley Panthers Rugby Club had to improvise because the Canby club didn’t have enough girls to compete and cancelled the match. “They’ve never really ...
3A Baseball: Tigers trounce Bulldogs twice, look to continue healthy habits during league play
Both squads had hoped for more competitive matchups when the No. 21-ranked Yamhill Carlton varsity baseball team (6-5, 2-0) faced No. 41 Willamina/Sheridan (0-8, 0-2) for a two-game home-and-home set, ...
Mac's Lewis breaks 64-year-old hurdles record
McMinnville senior Brian Lewis set a new school record in the boys’ 110-meter hurdles on Wednesday, April 8, completing the event with a first-place finish of 14.85. The Grizzlies’ previous ...
Mac Baseball: Brummitt a walking base-hit in win over Nelson
April 3 McMinnville 11 Nelson 7 The Grizzlies (5-2) jumped to No. 2 in Class 6A on Friday with their victory over No. 30 Nelson of the Mt. Hood Conference. Following a walk-off win over No. 17 Lakeridge ...
Mac Softball: Bears back on track with win over Pacers
March 31 McMinnville 0 Sunset 11 The now-No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (4-5) would like to forget their end to March as they were shut out 11-0 for the second consecutive game, this time to No. 3-ranked Sunset ...
3A Baseball: Pirates, Tigers start April on right foot
March 31 Dayton 6 Seaside 5 It seemed hope was lost for the No. 20-ranked Pirates (5-2) when they hosted 4A No. 27 Seaside (3-4) and were down 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh. Freshman Owen Clark ...
3A Softball: County squads combine for 148/54 run differential in weeks games
March 30 Dayton 17 Kennedy 0 The No. 4-ranked Pirates (8-2, 2-0) streaked to victory over 2A/1A No. 8 Kennedy (2-2, 1-0), rattling off 14 hits and two seven-run frames to secure the road win. Seven ...
Warriors catching flag football itch, dominate first two games
The Amity home crowd flocked to the stands under the Thursday Night lights on April 2 for the Warrior’s newest sport — flag football. Senior quarterback Haley Miersma threw four touchdowns ...
Tigers' flag football more confident in third season
Girls flag football is quickly becoming a favorite of young local athletes. The sport is not yet a sanctioned sport in the Oregon School Activities Association, but with 61 participating Oregon schools ...
Mac Tennis: Grizzlies tune up for foray into league play
The Grizzlies’ boys varsity tennis team (1-3) graduated 10 seniors from its 2025 squad, paving a path for 10 more freshmen through junior class athletes to fill spots this season. For Head Coach ...
