Nathan Ecker/News-Register##McMinnville senior midfielder Edwin “Isai” Cuevas George, flanked by junior Luke Corrigan (left) and freshman Thiago Rangel (right), unleashes his signature celebration toward the grandstand at Wortman Stadium following his second goal against Silverton on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Isai scored Mac’s first three goals in the season opening 5-2 victory.

Mac Boys Soccer: Grizzly duo notch multi-goal performances to stifle Foxes, 5-2, in season opener

McMinnville junior Jonathan Espinoza Flores was laser-focused on Tuesday in the lead-up to the Grizzlies’ season opener against 5A Silverton. Kickoff couldn’t come soon enough for the quick ...

Mac Girls Soccer: Baker scores twice, team tallies four goals in final 20 minutes to stun South Medford

McMinnville’s varsity girls opened their season to the tune of a 4-0 victory over South Medford on Monday afternoon after a five-hour bus ride and 90-degree heat threatened to steal their energy. Both ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Senior middle blocker Emily Hutchison and teammates emphatically approach senior Molly Tharp for a point won.

Mac Volleyball: Grizzlies taken for rough ride in first game

The McMinnville gymnasium was buzzing with the life of a new volleyball season on Tuesday as the Grizzlies opened their schedule with a matchup against the 6A Roosevelt Roughriders of the Portland Interscholastic ...

Linfield Football: Wildcats look to break hex against UW-Oshkosh in season opener

Two years ago, Head Coach Joseph Smith led the Wildcats into Oshkosh, Wisconsin, fresh off a 2023 campaign that left Linfield just shy of a playoff berth. The game was a rock fight, the lead changed hands ...

Sports Memory Lane: Sept. 4, 2026

10 Years Ago • The inaugural Brennon Mossholder era of Yamhill Carlton’s football program began explosively last Friday. His team downed the visiting Tillamook Cheesemakers 17-14. The Tigers’ ...

3A/2A Volleyball: Bulldogs, Spartans off to hopeful starts

The West Valley was brimming with varsity volleyball action this week as Willamina and Sheridan got a head start on the season. Sheridan already possessed a 3-3 record and a No. 22 ranking in Class 2A ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Senior Gianella Contreras-Rodriguez and sophomore Bella Cox speed down the final stretch of the girls’ varsity 5,000-meter race. The duo placed two seconds apart, with Cox in 17th and Contreras-Rodriguez in 18th, to mark the Grizzlies’ fifth and sixth finishers. Cox, a Marshfield High School transfer who was the Pirates quickest finisher at the 2025 4A Sky-Em League Championship, was running her first 5K as a Grizzly.

Cross Country: Bears set the bar at Pacific Conference Preview

Joe Dancer Park was slick Wednesday afternoon, but a little bit of rain didn’t stop the Pacific Conference Preview from roaring through the foliage in McMinnville. Even with track spikes, runners ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Junior quarterback Gabriel Mahn escapes the pocket as defensive lineman from Sandy bear down from the sides. Mahn appears to have won the Grizzlies starting QB position and made several precision passes at the jamboree, including a touchdown caught on the helmet by senior Rhyder Darnell.

Photo Gallery: Grizzlies back in business

McMinnville football received its first taste of action on Friday, Aug. 28, when they traded drives with Sandy and West Salem at the Newberg Jamboree. The Grizzlies offense was able to put together a few ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##McMinnville sophomore Lyndlee Hawley and the Grizzlies celebrate a point won against Newberg at the Newberg Jamboree on Thursday, Aug. 27. Playing with focus and energy are keys that Mac players believe will make them a formidable foe this season.

Mac Volleyball: Grizzlies believe they have the 'cohesiveness, drive and grit' to make major strides

Usually boisterous, the Grizzlies varsity volleyball team showed rare timidness when they took the court for their jamboree contests in Newberg last Thursday. A handful of players returned from the varsity ...

Emily Bonsant/News-Register##At Willamina Volleyball practice varsity players Elizabeth Neese, Keylee Manley and Emma Brunner at the front line and Grace Terbush, further back, prepare for the set by Assistant Coach Madison Diehl. Alongside the coaches are Nahliya Santos and Briar Clemmer.

3A/2A Volleyball: County teams expect growth while thriving under pressure

The 3A volleyball landscape has changed this season, and for Yamhill County squads, it means more chances to test their mettle against one another. The West Valley League makes a triumphant return this ...

Cross Country: Mac, YC harriers open season with 3,000-meter records at Ash Creek Preserve

The high school cross-country season sprang to life on Friday at the Ash Creek Preserve in Monmouth as Central High School hosted The Opener. Forty-nine programs were represented, including two from Yamhill ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##YC freshman Abigail Wheeler closes out on senior captain Arlette Vilorio during a “keep away” drill at Tigers’ practice on Monday, Aug. 24.

3A/2A/1A Girls Soccer: Seniors at Amity, Dayton, YC forming strong bonds with incoming freshman to get best out of everyone

Amity broke the mold by winning the 3A/2A/1A girls soccer championship in 2025. They were the first public school to claim the title in 15 years of combined play between the three divisions, proving it ...

Photo courtesy of Kris Beall##POW Pro Wrestler Jaiden the Unbelievable outmaneuvers (left)  Hot Shot  Spencer Scott in the air and initiates a variation of The Cutter move before the pair slam on the mat. The two wrestlers squared off at the  No Easy Way Out  POW Pro Wrestling event in Eugene on June 20 and will face off again with their tag teams at the  Battle for Lafayette , Sunday, Aug. 30, at Commons Park in Lafayette.

The Battle for Lafayette, pro wrestling makes Yamhill County debut

On Sunday, Aug. 30, POW! Pro Wrestling will make its Yamhill County debut with “The Battle for Lafayette” at Commons Park, 133 Adams St. The park will be transformed with a ring placed in ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##McMinnville’s junior varsity and varsity players play a home-and-home scrimmage against each other under clear skies and a waxing gibbous moon at Wortman Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 22. All was in the name of good fun as players switched between teams. Even coaches took the pitch as the Grizzlies kicked off their season with inspired performances.

Mac Girls Soccer: Sky's the limit, Grizzlies hope to build on program success

Ties are an intrinsic part of the game of soccer, and situationally it can be easier to play for the draw than to risk defeat by being overaggressive. At the end of the high school season in Oregon, ties ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Junior Jonathan Espinoza Flores and senior Edwin Cuevas George mob sophomore Eduardo Vazquez after having scored the Grizzlies first goal of the season, a 20-yard looper from the right of the net during Mac’s jamboree contests at Wortman Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 27.

Mac Boys Soccer: Dominating play in attacking half, gritty defense is continued key to winning at high level

A new season began for the McMinnville boys varsity soccer team Thursday morning when they took the field at Wortman Stadium for a trio of jamboree contests. Cool temperatures and familiar surroundings ...

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