Rusty Rae/News-Register##Autumn Hayes (left) and Randy Hayes (right) pose for a photo while standing inside of Amity’s refurbished hammer ring. They are holding the USATF Coach of the Year award that was given to them for their outstanding work with track and field athletes in the community. Many local coaches and parents commended the couple for their selflessness as they provide a safe environment for students to become strong athletes and human beings.

Going above and beyond: Randy and Autumn Hayes awarded USATF Coach of the Year honors for excellence in Amity

Standing among one of his greatest achievements, Randy Hayes delightfully showed off an upgraded hammer ring at Amity High School as the sun set on an abbreviated autumn evening. The grounds that house ...

NWC All-Conference teams named for soccer

Linfield’s men’s and women’s soccer teams combined for eight all-conference awards as the women ended the season third in the Northwest Conference standings and the men placed eighth. The ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Luke McNabb scrambles away from pressure during the Wildcats Sept. 6, 2025 game against the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Maxwell Field.

Linfield takes most NWC football All-Conference first-team honors

Linfield’s football team extended it’s NCAA all-division leading record of winning seasons to 69 in 2025 while going 7-2 overall and 6-1 in Northwest Conference play. The team’s NWC run, ...

Wildcat Roundup: Swimming wraps fall with 11 career-bests; men’s wrestling makes history; women’s basketball the bigger team in Texas

Linfield men’s and women’s swimming wrapped up the Fall season on Sunday, Nov. 23, competing in the La Verne Winter Invitational at East Los Angeles College. The three-day event saw 11 Wildcats ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##From left to right: Kathleen Robinson, Josephine McPhillips, Keira Christopherson and Emily Pacheco Segovia run close together during the opening laps of the girls 5,000-meter 6A Pacific Conference Championship race at Joe Dancer Park on Oct. 30. All competed at the NXR Championships in Spokane.

Grizzlies compete at 2025 NXR Regional Championships

Boys and girls from McMinnville High School’s cross country program made the trek to Spokane last weekend to compete at the Nike Cross Country Northwest Regional Championships held at the Spokane ...

Photo courtesy of Mark Blair##Jose “El Toro” Garcia lands a punch to Luis Iniguez’s abdomen during their duel at the Salem Armory on Nov. 1. Garcia won the match via unanimous decision. It was the first time he had won a fight without a knockout, but still made Iniguez wobbly with a strike to the chin in the fifth round.

Jose "El Toro" Garcia improves to 5-0 with a unanimous decision in Salem

McMinnville native and super middleweight boxer Jose “El Toro” Garcia dueled Luis Iniguez in a five-round bout on Saturday, Nov. 1. Garcia entered with an unblemished record to start his young ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##Edwin “Isai” Cuevas-George makes Sunset defenders look silly en route to a goal during the Grizzlies’ 4-0 victory in the first round of the 6A State Championship tournament. Isai scored three goals in the contest, marking his fifth and final hat trick of the 2025 season.

Mac Soccer: Grizzlies combine for 19 All-League honors, Adam Howard and Isai Cuevas-George repeat with respective Coach and Player of the Year honors

Wortman Stadium was raucous this season for Grizzly soccer. Both of McMinnville’s varsity squads made the playoffs and impressed on the pitch, catching the attention of opposing players and coaches ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Stephan Macias escapes a tackle during Dayton’s first-round playoff game against Douglas on Friday, Nov. 7 at Dayton High School. Macias ran for 51 yards and a touchdown, while securing 14 defensive tackles in what ended up as his final high school football game.

3A/2A Football: District champion Dayton leads list of All-League recipients

The No. 4-ranked Dayton Pirates were unstoppable in the regular season this fall, going 9-0 overall and 7-0 in league play, before falling to No. 13 Douglas in the first round of the 3A State Championship ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##From left to right: Dayton High Schooler Kaylinray Pelletier and McMinnville students Ev Hane and Jericka Hoke prepare to scrum down against Summit during the Valley Panthers home tournament at Wortman Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27. Pelletier and Hane represented the Panthers in Idaho for the 7s Championship.

Valley Panthers learn lessons at rugby 7s tournament in Idaho; former players hit the turf for WOU and Gonzaga

As rugby continues gaining traction in Oregon and across the United States, local coach Christine Bader is hard at work to ensure no momentum is lost during the brief winter hiatus. Picking up where the ...

Wildcat Roundup: Women's basketball starts with dominant win; swimming, wrestling battle in weekend dual meets

Linfield’s women’s basketball team (1-0) started its season on Saturday, Nov. 15, with an 81-63 victory over the NAIA Northwest University Eagles at Ted Wilson Gymnasium. Junior guard Allie ...

Opinion: Linfield snubbed by selection committee

If I am Linfield head football coach Joseph Smith and the Wildcat football team, I would be angrier than Jonah was at God for the injustice the Division III selection committee did to the ’Cats. Left ...

No. 1 Cascade, No. 4 Scappoose face off in 4A football semifinal at Wortman Stadium

Wortman Stadium will be host to a battle of top-ranked 4A football squads on Saturday, Nov. 22. No. 1-seeded Cascade (11-0) will face off against No. 4-seeded Scappoose (10-1) at 2 p.m. at the usual home ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Adie Nisly (No. 10) receives high fives from her teammates lined up at midfield at Falcon Stadium in Hillsboro after scoring Amity’s third penalty kick in their championship shootout against Valley Catholic on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Team of destiny: Warriors praise Amity fandom after winning second championship of 2025

Not since the years 1999 and 2000 have two Amity High School athletic programs won state championships in the same calendar year. In the realm of varsity sports, the feat is not uncommon, but never unadmirable. When ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##The Warriors girls soccer team and coaches run to embrace Grace Ulloa after netting the final score of the penalty shootout against No. 1 Valley Catholic, securing the teams championship victory.

Amity girls soccer earns first State Championship title in penalty shootout over Valley Catholic

A result was earned, as much as it was deserved, by the 2025 Amity Warriors girls soccer team on Saturday at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. Since 2022, the team has been a force to be reckoned with ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Junior quarterback Luck McNabb (No. 7) scrambles to his right to find an open receiver during the Wildcats 65-19 victory over the Willamette Bearcats on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Maxwell Field. McNabb had a career high 440 passing yards in the contest, threw for five touchdowns and ran the ball for two scores.

Wildcats end year with 65-19 victory over Willamette

The Linfield Wildcat offense, which earlier in the season seemed like verses without rhythm, showed Willamette University they are full-fledged Walt Whitman epic elegy, pounding the Bearcats for a 65-19 ...

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