3A/2A Football: Pirates loot Warriors for undefeated regular season; begin prep for playoffs
Since 2014, it has become a tradition that Amity and Dayton face each other in the last game of the league football calendar. This year continued another tradition as rain soaked the field in Dayton after ...
Linfield extends The Streak to 69 with 47th straight win over Brett Elliott-led Lewis and Clark
When excellence is expected and pressure is a privilege, there can be much that weighs on the shoulders of those who suit up in Linfield’s opulent purple and red. The ’Cats football ...
Dominate and advance: Isai's fifth hat trick of season leads Grizzlies to first-round tournament victory
Olé! With the footwork of a Broadway tap dancer, quickness of a wildcat and connectivity of two Lego bricks, the No. 4 seed McMinnville boys varsity soccer team defeated No. 27 Sunset on ...
Dayton volleyball returns to state quarterfinals after drowning Eagles for third time
On Saturday, Nov. 1, the No. 5-seed Dayton Pirates (20-4, 16-0) sunk No. 12 Santiam Christian (14-10, 12-4) for the third time this season to advance to Coos Bay for the 3A State Championship Tournament ...
Playoff soccer quick hits for McMinnville, Amity, Dayton, Delphian
The McMinnville Grizzlies girls varsity soccer team played to a record of 7-2-5, 2-0-4 during the regular season this year, earning a bid into the playoffs where they faced No. 9 Sheldon on the ...
Charting the unknown; Smith, Elliot face off for first time from opposite sidelines
Linfield football (4-2, 3-1) can extend The Streak with a win Saturday against Lewis & Clark (5-2, 2-2), pushing the historic run to a 69th season with a winning record. However, in the Wildcats’ ...
Hat trick and treat
For the second consecutive season, the McMinnville boys varsity soccer team (10-2-2, 5-1) are 6A Pacific Conference champions. The Grizzlies secured their title Monday night in Hillsboro with a 7-0 win ...
3A/2A Volleyball: All-League honors and playoff brackets
Saturday, Oct. 25 was a good day to be a Pirate, as the No. 5-Dayton volleyball team (19-4, 16-0) exercised previous woes from a league title game loss in 2024, defeating No. 19 Salem Academy in ...
Hard work pays off for Grizzlies, earning playoff berth after senior night draw
Though no one found the net on a brisk Monday night at Wortman Stadium, the McMinnville girls varsity soccer team (7-2-5, 2-0-4) earned a spot in the 6A State Championship tournament as the No. 24 seed. The ...
3A/2A/1A Soccer & League awards: Dayton boys repeat, Amity girls four-peat with victories in respective league title games
Dayton’s No. 5-ranked boys varsity soccer team (13-0-1, 7-0-1) earned its second consecutive Special District 2 league title in dramatic fashion on Saturday, Oct. 25. The Pirates played a ...
Linfield executes in second half to beat PLU 31-15 on wet day in Washington
For most of the first half of its contest with Pacific Lutheran University (4-3, 3-1), Linfield University’s (4-2, 3-1) patchwork quilt offensive line — with inconsistent play — gave ...
Mac football suffers heartbreak in 21-17 loss to Century
The 2025 season has been a tough one for McMinnville varsity football (1-7, 0-4). Friday’s game against the No. 33 Century Jaguars was one of the hardest pills to swallow in a year filled with injury ...
3A/2A Football: Dayton secures its second league title in three years; Amity feeling good after comeback victory
On a short week, their second of the season, the No. 3-ranked Dayton Pirates (8-0, 6-0) secured their second Special District 2 league title in three seasons with a 58-12 victory over No. 36 Blanchet Catholic. “It’s ...
Grizzlies keep playoff hopes alive with 1-1 draw at Sherwood
The No. 23-ranked McMinnville girls soccer team (7-2-4, 2-0-3) fell out of contention for a league title Thursday but showed determination and grit throughout an evenly contested match with No. 21 Sherwood ...
Two Grizzlies net hat tricks in final league match at Wortman
Give a Grizzly a goal, and he is going to want more. Give him two, and he will want a third. Show him a teammate scoring at will, and they will all attack the net like a feeding frenzy. There are plenty ...