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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3A Softball: Dayton unable to make noise against Vale’s Navarrete in semifinals
The dominant force that is Vale freshman Sophia Navarrete and the No. 1-seeded softball team in Class 3A had thrown 13 shutouts prior to Tuesday’s semifinal against No. 4-seeded Dayton. With a double ...
3A Softball: South Umpqua’s Morales shuts down high-powered YC offense as title berth remains elusive
Yamhill Carlton’s high-octane offense and best season in relation to record since 2022 ended Tuesday afternoon. Visiting No. 2-seeded South Umpqua (27-2, 15-0) in Myrtle Creek, the No. 3-seeded ...
McMinnvile basketball and golf camp registration open for June
Grizzly basketball camps The McMinnville Girls Basketball program will hold its annual girls basketball camp from Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, at the high school. The camp is open to all ...
Linfield Softball: Catball meets its match in 7-6 season-ending loss to Simpson
Linfield Wildcat softball’s fourth straight season with more than 40 victories concluded on Saturday, May 30, as they were unable to fully overcome a three-run deficit against Simpson College at ...
Delphian duo helps Dragons secure first team trophy in track and field program history at 2A State Championships
Track teams at the Delphian School in Sheridan had a vision come to life late Friday, May 29, inside the hallowed ground that is Hayward Field. In recent years, the Dragons girls’ track and field ...
Gallery: Between takes in Track Town
Among the mad dashes and timed trials at the OSAA State Track and Field Championships are moments that mean the most to every competitor. Before the starter gun fires and the clock starts to tick, deep ...
Gallery: The Nines, Rising from ashes
In May 2025, a fire destroyed a maintenance shop at The Nines, leaving behind a pile of charred wood and twisted metal where a building used to stand. For a nine-hole course in McMinnville already working ...
3A/2A Track and Field Championships: Hughes repeats as champion, Delphian girls command field
Over two days of competition in the 2A and 3A fields at the OSAA Track and Field State Championships, no one represented Yamhill County on the podium more than the Dayton Pirates and Delphian Dragons. Through ...
6A Track and Field: Grizzlies place six at state, Riddle leads way in throws
Many from McMinnville found themselves in the middle of stacked classes at Hayward Field in Eugene for the 6A State Track and Field Championships, but no Grizzly finished higher on the podium than senior ...
Mac Softball: Bears' bats go silent in quarterfinal loss to conference rival Glencoe
There’s an ending for everything. McMinnville High School’s 14th-ranked Grizzly softball squad’s (15-13) season ended Friday with a 5-0 OSAA quarterfinal loss to sixth-ranked Glencoe ...
Dayton softball to play No. 1-ranked Vale for right back into championship
The No. 4-seeded Dayton Pirates plundered the No. 5 Banks Braves on Friday, May 29, with a 4-1 victory to advance to the semifinals of the 3A State Championship tournament for the second straight season. ...
Tigers earn fifth straight trip to semifinals with victory over defending champion Scio
Yamhill Carlton’s fifth consecutive trip to the 3A Softball State semifinals was earned in dominating fashion on Friday. The No. 3-seeded Tigers (26-3, 15-1) entered riding the high of a walk-off ...
McMinnville track and field qualifies 14 athletes for 18 state championship events
Sometimes, all it takes is a little push for an athlete to get the best out of themselves. Many McMinnville Grizzly track and field athletes lived that out on Friday as they competed in the final rounds ...
Mac Tennis: Hendricks, Rickards win 6A state consolation bracket
McMinnville’s No. 1 varsity doubles duo of Madeline Hendricks and Caroline Rickards weren’t going to let one loss get in the way of their success. Hendricks, a senior, and Rickards, a junior, ...
3A Softball: Bulldogs drop to Vale after sopping Memorial Day victory
A co-opted season of Willamina/Sheridan softball under the Bulldogs banner ended on Wednesday against the No. 1-ranked team in Class 3A. Forced to travel across the state and into another time zone, the ...
Mac Baseball: Grizzlies hold heads high after season ending loss to West Linn
There were few territories more hostile than where the No. 19-seeded McMinnville found themselves on Wednesday for the second round of the 6A Baseball State Championship tournament. After upsetting No. ...
Mac Softball: Grizzlies exact their revenge, topple No. 3 Forest Grove to advance to quarters
McMinnville head softball coach Josh Terry has been waiting all season for the young talent of his squad to mature into a formidable team stronger than its individual parts. McMinnville (15-12), the 14th-ranked ...
3A Softball: Pirates, Tigers advance to quarterfinals
Bradfield calls game, walks it off for YC The No. 3-seeded Yamhill Carlton Tigers met a formidable foe in No. 14 Valley Catholic on Wednesday during the second round of the 3A Softball State Championship ...
Linfield Softball: Wildcats reach 10th NCAA Championship
For the fourth consecutive year, Linfield’s softball program is heading to the NCAA Championship Finals. The Wildcats advanced past the Super Regionals for the 10th time in program history and onto ...
3A/2A Track and Field: Slew of records set in prep for state meet
Dragons dominate Special District 2 After posting several state-winning marks in 2025, the most dominant performance from any track and field team last week came from the Delphian School in Sheridan ...
