Wrestling is for girls
As I’ve written before, I’m one of the luckiest guys in the county. I get paid to see the impact of athletics on the county’s students. Friday, I had the assignment of covering ...
Girls 3A standouts rise to the top at McMinnville
Dayton’s Aliyah Sauceda proved it’s not about school size, but heart, as the 3A wrestler defeated 6A metro opponents to claim the 170-pound championship at McMinnville’s Mac Storage wrestling ...
Grizzlies, Bulldogs steamroll through boys invite at Mac
The McMinnville High School gymnasium was drenched in blood, sweat and tears on Saturday, Jan. 3, while some of the region’s top boys grapplers collided at the McMinnville Your Space Storage ...
3A Boys Basketball: Warriors outpace Pirates in Crusader Classic final
Turnidge Gymnasium was lively on Saturday as Salem Academy High School hosted the Crusader Classic and an unplanned Yamhill County rivalry matchup. Each hoping to begin 2026 with an unblemished ...
3A Girls Basketball: Warriors fall to Vikings in potential playoff preview
A battle of top dogs commenced Saturday inside Turnidge Gymnasium at Salem Academy High School. The scene introduced No. 2 Amity (7-2, 1-0) to another tough task in what has been a gauntlet of an early ...
Gurash steps up, but Lincoln’s Novy-Hildesley too much as Mac falls 71-57
McMinnville’s varsity boys (4-5) traded buckets with No. 18-ranked Lincoln (5-3) on Friday, but the Grizzlies were outmatched, allowing too many open looks at the rim in a 71-57 loss to the Cardinals ...
Middle schooler Tanner Rauch battles for first while Grizzlies tackle western might in Reno
Tanner Rauch, an eighth grader at Patton Middle School, was the lone McMinnville representative to place at the 2025 Sierra Nevada Classic in Reno, Nevada, from Dec. 29-30. Rauch competed as part of the ...
Seven individuals earn 3A football All-State honors
An undefeated regular season and Special District 2 league year ended in heartbreak for the 2025 Dayton Pirates varsity football team, but their dominance did not go unnoticed, as six individuals earned ...
Amity soccer runs away with All-State honors
Following a prosperous 17-1-1 season and the first state championship in program history, the Amity girls soccer team was awarded with a plethora of 3A/2A/1A All-State awards. Senior Eliza Nisly was a ...
3A Basketball: Tigers, Bulldogs end year with tournament victories
Yamhill Carlton Girls BasketballYamhill Carlton’s girls’ varsity team (8-2) split their first two games at the Valley Catholic Holiday Tournament in Beaverton. On Sunday, Dec. 28, the Tigers ...
Mac Basketball: Boys erase 14-point deficit, but fall short to Beavers; girls get first win at POA Holiday Classic
McMinnville’s boys varsity basketball team (4-4) continued to teeter, going back and forth in the win and loss columns, but was nearly provided a dose of late holiday magic in a 52-50 loss against ...
Grizzlies overpowered in first Pac conference dual meet
On Wednesday, Dec. 17, McMinnville High School’s wrestling troupe took a trip to Newberg, where the boys and girls combined to go 6-14 in their bouts against the Tigers. Each side saw three ...
Best in class: Mendonca Academy karate siblings make history in Venice
In an unprecedented achievement for American karate, siblings Logan Mendonca (16) and Mackenzie Mendonca (14) have each risen to No. 1 in the world in their respective divisions in the World Karate ...
Grizzlies drop first Pac conference dual meet
On Wednesday, Dec. 17, McMinnville High School’s wrestling troupe took a trip to Newberg, where the boys and girls combined to go 6-14 in their bouts against the Tigers. Each side saw three individual ...
Pressure upends Grizzlies in loss to Guardians
McMinnville’s boys varsity basketball team (4-3) was given a lesson in late-game execution on Friday, Dec. 19, in their own gymnasium, falling 65-59. The Grizzlies opened their non-league match against ...
