Grizzly golfers open season with team victory, boys show promise in stacked field
It took 27 years, but when the McMinnville varsity girls' golf team arrived at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort in Creswell for the state championships, it was well deserved. The Grizzlies won their fourth ...
Willamina's Brewer named college All-American
Zoe Brewer, a Willamina high alumna, has claimed Collegiate All-American status taking third at 103-pounds for Southwestern Oregon Community College at the NJCAA National Championships at Council ...
Amity senior hosting youth mock track meet and fundraiser
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 ...
Middle school state placers Tanner Rauch, Tucker Wilson create hope for future
The growth of wrestling in Yamhill County is undeniable. Some schools, like Willamina and Newberg, have continued to dominate at the high school level, while many in McMinnville discover passions for the ...
County athletes refine techniques at annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open
McMinnville’s Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open marked the beginning of the high school track and field in 2026. Among 15 competing schools from Class 1A through 6A, five Yamhill County squads ...
Upon Further Review: A different breed of athlete
Behind the facade of stoicism put on by those engaged in the most extreme of high school combat sports, layers of identity wrap like a blanket around the bodies who fearlessly crash into oncoming traffic. Some ...
Gallery: Hundreds of track and field athletes descend on Wortman Stadium for annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open
Yamhill County’s Amity, Delphian, McMinnville, Willamina and Yamhill Carlton all sent participants to the Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open at Wortman Stadium on Thursday, March 19. As the first meet of ...
3A Softball: Dayton's Upmeyer a tough nut to crack in shutdown performances
The No. 2-ranked Dayton Pirates are not afraid of a tough test, and in their first week of games, the squad went to battle with a trio of juggernauts across the Class 3A and 4A landscape. Their week ended ...
3A Baseball: Warriors topple Bulldogs in early non-league action; Pirates perfect through three games
March 20 Yamhill Carlton 5 La Pine 7 Consistent offense from La Pine was the Tigers’ Achilles’ heel on Friday in what was the first of two games played at Vince Genna Stadium, the home of ...
Mac Softball: Carton homers, Glynn dazzles in shutout of Roseburg
In 2025, McMinnville’s varsity softball put a hurt on eventual No. 7 Roseburg, beating them 10-4 in a non-league contest at the Baker Street Fields. On Saturday, this time on Roseburg’s home ...
Mac Baseball: Bears battle heat, split first two of Arizona invitational
March 20 McMinnville 9 West Point 7 The Grizzlies (2-1) found themselves in the desert for the first of four games in the greater area of Phoenix, Arizona, over the weekend for the Coach Bob National ...
Linfield Baseball: ’Cats outmatched by No. 1 Denison in three-game set
Denison University of Granville, Ohio, had trouble finding teams that wanted to play them over their spring break. As a result, they wound up in Yamhill County, where George Fox University and Linfield ...
Mac Baseball: Brummitt blanks Lancers through four, Woodward proves wise beyond his years in 12-2 victory
For the second straight year, McMinnville’s varsity baseball team has opened its season in dominating fashion. In 2025, the Grizzlies downed 6A Mt. Hood Conference Reynolds 19-2 on the road, and ...
Wildcat Roundup: Baseball sweeps Pacific; tennis earns victories at Willamette; golf perfect in Salem
Baseball Leading into a three-game set with NCAA Division III No. 1, the Wildcats baseball club (12-4, 7-2) found its first Northwest Conference sweep as they took a trio of contests from Pacific University ...
Linfield's Jackson Vaughan recounts familial ties to university, town while reaching career milestone
In 25 seasons as Linfield’s head softball coach, Jackson Vaughan has done more winning than nearly anyone in the sport. On top of helping Linfield football qualify for the NCAA Division III playoffs ...
