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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Warriors speed by Tigers in first ever meeting of Yamhill County-rival flag footballers
Amity senior quarterback Haley Miersma threw three touchdowns and rushed in three of her own in a 53-0 victory over the Yamhill Carlton Tigers on Friday, April 24. It was the first meeting between county ...
County competitors set new state-best marks at Nike Relays
Jesuit High School hosted more than 150 schools on Friday, April 25, for the annual Nike Twilight Relays. Track and field athletes from across Oregon competed in one of the most intense regular-season ...
Mac Softball: Grizzlies dismantle Falcons after tough meetings with Tide, Vikings
The first full week of Pacific Conference play began with a rude awakening for the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (8-8, 2-2). After rain forced a scheduled Tuesday matchup with Forest Grove to Thursday, the ...
Mac Baseball: Bears let leads slip away, drop series to Jaguars
April 20 McMinnville 3 Century 6 The No. 9-ranked McMinnville Grizzlies (8-7, 2-4) opened their series with No. 19 Century (10-6, 5-4) on Monday, April 20, with strong outings from both side’s ...
3A Softball: Tigers complete season sweep of Eagles before week of tough trials
A threat in the pitcher’s circle like Vale freshman Sophia Navarrete was just what the No. 6-ranked Yamhill Carlton Tigers (13-3, 7-1) needed to see with playoff hopes in mind. “This is state ...
Keliiheleua: Grizzly grad of '99 had to relearn how to walk before taking off
Through nagging injuries and multiple surgeries, Maile (Smith) Keliiheleua never lost sight of the family members and coaches who helped her achieve every athletic feat she dreamed of. While attending ...
Wildcat Roundup: Men’s golf earns second at finals; baseball rebounds; softball approaches tournament time
Golf Tigard alumni and Linfield junior Douglas Bailey repeated as the Northwest Conference’s medalist in the final NWC event of the season, firing rounds of 68 and 69 (-5) and winning in a playoff, ...
BC Harley reintroduces street-legal bike racing to Woodburn
Harley-Davidson racing is making a comeback at the Woodburn Dragstrip. Since about 2019, the racing strip at Woodburn has had few events for Harley-Davidson, but that was not always the case. More than ...
3A Softball: Pirates playing with intention
The No. 1-ranked Pirates (13-2, 7-0) aim to do three things when they take the field — avoid defensive errors, refrain from walking opposing batters and record double-digit hits. “When we ...
Mac Golf: Triple birdies at Rock Creek
With half the season remaining, McMinnville’s varsity golfers made a trip to Rock Creek Country Club in northwest Portland, where slick conditions made play more difficult for the Grizzly girls and ...
Mac Tennis: Grizzlies battle rain in trio of conference victories
Century, Newberg and Liberty were the foes of McMinnville’s varsity tennis teams last week as the programs tiptoed around inclement weather to put a bow on a trio of match days. For boys and girls ...
Pirate girls claim team title at PacWest League Meet
Among a slew of Class 3A-6A athletes, a trio of Amity Warriors earned top placements on Saturday, April 18, at the Jon Oliver Invitational and Panther Stadium at Central High School. Seniors Trenton Ruston ...
Mac/Newberg Baseball: Tigers take first series over Grizzlies since 2012
The last time the Newberg baseball team beat McMinnville twice in a row, current Tigers head coach Andrew Reichencach was a junior. Newberg secured a 2-1 series victory on Friday, downing Mac 8-3 ...
Mac Softball: Carton throws first career complete-game shutout in win over Century
With the offense sputtering, the No. 14-ranked Grizzlies (7-6, 1-0) relied on defensive heroics to provide the spark they needed to pull out their first Pacific Conference win of the season, 4-0 against ...
3A Baseball: Pirates route Warriors
Two days after believing his team had more to prove, the No. 25-ranked Pirates (8-5, 3-3) put on an offensive show to the pleasure of Dayton Head Coach Reed Rainey. Scoring 16 runs in the top of the second ...
3A Softball: YC splits trip east
The No. 7-ranked Yamhill Carlton Tigers (10-3, 4-1) took a trip into the Mountain Time Zone on Saturday, facing off with No. 2 Vale (12-0, 6-0) and No. 28 Nyssa (5-7, 3-3) on each of their home fields. YC’s ...
Mac Golf: Grizzlies reach halfway point
McMinnville’s varsity boys golf team continued to climb past Pacific Conference foes with a total team score of 315 to finish third behind Newberg (302, 2nd) and Sherwood (294, 1st) at Chehalem Glenn ...
3A Baseball: Dayton handles Amity, look to improve in hopes of a playoff run
It can be difficult to flip an off-speed pitch into the strike zone when you can’t feel your fingers, so Dayton senior Carter Webster relied on his heater on a cold, rainy Wednesday. “When ...
3A Softball: Bulldogs, Tigers on winning trail
April 13 Yamhill Carlton 6 Stayton 4 The No. 4-ranked Tigers (8-2, 3-1) travelled to the home of Class 4A No. 11 Stayton (4-5) on Monday and never looked back after taking a 2-0 lead before the home ...
Mac Baseball: Grizzlies tag Tigers with first loss of season, split first two of three-game series
April 13 McMinnville 7 Newberg 5 The first of three games between No. 6-ranked McMinnville (7-4, 1-1) and No. 5 Newberg (11-1, 4-1) began as a pitchers’ duel at George Fox University’s Morse ...
