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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Mac Basketball: Summers becomes fourth straight Grizzlies POY

McMinnville’s girls basketball season was full of growth, but one constant as the team clawed through league play to earn itself a playoff berth was Brooklynn Summers. The 6-foot-1 senior forward ...

 
3A Baseball Preview: Tigers hopeful playoff experience will make for stronger club in '26

As much as those in Tigers’ black and orange would like to forget how their 2025 season ended, it served as a prudent lesson for a Yamhill Carlton baseball team that hopes to return to the playoffs ...

 
3A Softball Preview: Pirates looking to repeat, Tigers exuding confidence

Following a loss in the title game to Scio last season, Dayton Head Coach Frank Baumholtz and the Pirates feel they have all the pieces for a return to Jane Sanders Stadium and another chance at glory. But ...

 
Linfield Softball: ’Cats outscore Willamette 22-1, sweep four-game set at home

Linfield’s softball team scored 22 runs and allowed just one in a two-day, four-game sweep of the Willamette Bearcats at Del Smith Stadium on Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15. Day one of ...

 
State Champs: Amity athletes reach end of an era, send three-time champion seniors out on highest note

Less than 24 hours after winning the program’s second championship, the Amity girls’ basketball team arrived home, greeted by blaring sirens from the Amity Fire Department and crowds of proud ...

 
Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzlies hold heads high after playoff elimination

McMinnville’s girls basketball team ended its season in a constant fight on Wednesday, March 4, when they travelled to face the No. 12 Sheldon Irish in round one of the 6A Girls Basketball State ...

BC Harley ushering in VTwin classes at Woodburn

McMinnville’s Baker Creek Harley Racing team is opening pathways for Harley lovers of all walks of life to join in the fun that is motorcycle drag racing. On Saturday, April 18, BC Harley, Timber ...

Youth mock track meet and fundraiser hosted by Amity senior athlete

A track and field clinic and mock meet for kids from first to eighth grade is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, at the Amity High School track. Amity High School senior Jaxson Howard is organizing the event ...

Valley United offers offseason basketball camps for grades 2-12

Valley United offers offseason basketball camps for grades 2-12 Valley United, an athletic club aiming to unite student-athletes in the Willamette Valley through the sport of basketball, has begun spring ...

 
Wildcat Roundup: Vaughn reaches career win No. 900; baseball continues domination; Vrell sets best in throws

Softball With a 6-4 victory over Northwest Conference rival George Fox University on Sunday, March 9, at Morse Athletic Field, Wildcats’ Head Coach Jackson Vaughn reached a historic milestone, compiling ...

 
Mac Softball Preview: Grizzlies plan to control chaos

The Grizzlies’ varsity softball team is entering the season with aggressive intentions as a rough and tumble group. “We want to continue to build on our offensive pace,” Head Coach Josh ...

Mac Baseball Preview: Grizzlies incorporating lessons learned from trip to 2025 semifinals

McMinnville’s baseball team took a No. 7 ranking and share of the Pacific Conference as far as they could in 2025, until they were met with No. 11 Sunset and eventual San Diego Padres first-round ...

 
Upon Further Review: A stroll down Warrior Way

Winning a championship is one of the hardest achievements in sports. Winning a second is even more so. But winning a third undeniably proves that a team is the best at what they do. When I arrived in ...

3A Girls Basketball All-League Awards: Adie Nisly named PacWest POTY

The No. 2-seeded Amity Warriors were crowned 3A State Champions at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay on Saturday against No. 1 Vale, and with them they carried six PacWest All-Conference ...

3A Boys Basketball All-League Awards: Nine named to conference teams

Amity’s boys basketball walked away from the season with the most PacWest honors of any local squad after finishing one game shy of a state playoff berth. Leading the Warriors was freshman Carter ...

 
3A Wrestling: Dayton's Sauceda repeats history

Pirate senior Aliyah Sauceda (170) made history again, claiming third at the 4A/3A/2A/1A OSAA Girls State Championship on Saturday, Feb. 28, to become Dayton’s first two-time state placer. The 170-pound ...

2A/1A Boys Wrestling: Sheridan's Sayer shy of placing at state tournament

Sheridan Spartans senior Triston Sayer (285) and sophomore Peylinn Chidress (110) competed in the 2A/1A state wrestling championship at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 27-28. Triston Sayer (285) entered ...

 
Amity earns second straight 3A girls basketball state title with 47-44 victory over Vale

The moment Amity’s girls’ basketball team clinched a postseason berth, there was nothing else that mattered more than being the last ones standing on the mountain top in Coos Bay. When the ...

 
Valley Panthers kick off spring season

Gearing up for spring rugby, Yamhill County’s Valley Panthers traveled to Portland’s Delta Park on Feb. 28, to participate in a pre-season friendly round robin. Panthers Ev Hane, Nayeli Acuna ...

 
Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzlies end year in Eugene one shot short of sweet 16

As the No. 21-seed in the 6A Girls Basketball State Championship tournament, McMinnville’s varsity girls basketball team battled with No. 12 Sheldon (20-5, 8-4) on the road in Eugene. The two sides ...