Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Logan Mendonca (left) and Mackenzie Mendonca (right) spar on the mat during a training session at Mendonca Academy. The duo are top-ranked international karate athletes and train vigorously year round, as well as compete in other sports as students at McMinnville High School.

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 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 ...

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 ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Senior Dylan Ferrua pushes the ball up the court around an Ida B. Wells defender during Mac’s nonleague game on Friday, Dec. 19.

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 ...

Yamhill wrestling wins Bill Hagerty

Both Yamhill Carlton wrestling teams won the Bill Hagerty at Nestucca High School on Dec. 20. The boys scored 200 points, walking away with one champion and four runners-up and the girls team had 101 ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##McMinnville’s Ruby Riddle absorbs the contact to make room for a shot at the basket. Riddle scored 11 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter against Barlow.

Grizzlies bested by blistering Bruins

It is wise not to get in the way when two bears are dueling. The scene can get grisly. Blood might fly and skin may break, but neither side is bound to let up until their opponent is finished for good. On ...

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News-Register##Senior guard Haley Miersma gets the shot off over the outstretched arms of Grants Pass forward Eva Lindahl during Sunday’s matchup at the Capitol City Classic. Miersma scored eight of her 10 points in the second quarter to help Amity build a comfortable lead against the 6A opponent. She was named player of the game.

Amity takes second at Capitol City Classic

The Amity Warriors girls basketball team spent the weekend defeating 6A programs Sprague and Grants Pass at the Capitol City Classic basketball tournament before being taken down by South Salem, the No.5 ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Linfield senior guard Amelia Solt dribbles around pressure during the ‘Cats game against the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Friday, Dec. 3. Solt won NWC Player of the Week for Dec. 8-14 for her performances in victories versus Simpson and Corban.

Wildcat Roundup: Mens and womens basketball have weekend success, Smolt named NWC POTW; volleyball awarded for academic achievements

Womens Basketball Linfield’s womens basketball team (6-2, 1-0) picked up two victories over the weekend in non-conference play against NAIA Simpson (Calif.) and No. 22 NAIA Corban. The ’Cats ...

Depweg breaks own record in season opener

McMinnville High School varsity swimmers began the season with impressive results over Newberg in a dual meet at the McMinnville Aquatic Center on Thursday, Dec. 11. The Grizzlies completed a total team ...

OSAA finalizes 2026-30 reclassification and districts for high school athletics

Beginning the fall of 2026, the 3A West Valley League will return to the high school sports scene after being absent since the 2018-19 scholastic athletics season. The Oregon School Activities Association ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Grizzlies’ senior guard Dylan Ferrua (center) races for a loose ball against McDaniel’s Trae Crawford (left) and Emmet Letson (right) during Mac’s 71-67 overtime win over McDaniel on Friday, Dec. 12 inside of the McMinnville High School gymnasium. Ferrua netted 31 points in the game and kept his shooting stroke alive versus the Scots on Dec. 16.

Mac Boys Basketball: Grizzlies fight through foul trouble to oust David Douglas 54-46 at home

McMinnville’s boys variety basketball team (3-2) found itself in a familiar scenario on Tuesday inside their home gym. The Grizzlies’ opponent, the 6A Mt. Hood Conference David Douglas Scots ...

Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzlies lose lead to hot-shooting Cardinals, fall 50-44

McMinnville’s girls varsity basketball team (0-4) showed promise on Tuesday at Lincoln (2-1), but ultimately fell 50-44. “There are moments when we look really good and move the ball crisply…we ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Tigers’ sophomore guard Chase Wald (No. 12) floats to the hoop as Amity junior guard Ethan Owings (No. 22) reaches out to block Wald’s layup attempt during the intercounty matchup in the Tiger Dome on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

3A/2A Boys Basketball: Tigers stave off Warriors

Yamhill Carlton’s boys varsity basketball team (3-3) fended off a lethal team from the field on Tuesday night in the Tiger Dome. The Tigers were victorious, holding out for a 57-54 victory ...

3A/2A Girls Basketball: Tigers defeat Bulldogs; Pirates keep sailing

Willamina 27 Yamhill Carlton 35 The Tigers (6-1) were on top of a low-scoring affair in the West Valley, defeating the Bulldogs (1-6, 0-1) 35-27 on Wednesday night. Williamina’s recent struggles ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Junior forward Hadley Hughes barrels toward the basket during the Pirates 53-45 victory over De La Salle North Catholic on Thursday, Dec. 11. Hughes put up 24 points in the contest, and went on to score another 31 points in Dayton’s next two games at the Dayton Tournament from Dec. 11-13. Hughes was giving her best effort just days after the passing of her father.

3A/2A Girls Basketball: Dayton, Hughes wins for family after father's passing

Dayton’s varsity girls (4-1) played for more than basketball over the weekend. On Wednesday, Dec. 10, news of the death of Michael Hughes, a vice principal and special education director at Willamina ...

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