Fires, broken bones and COVID-19: Local rodeo family finds a way
Life on the rodeo tour is always demanding. Families face rigorous schedules, physical wear and expensive travel and boarding – all daunting challenges of their favorite sport and pastime. The ...
Rich helps bring distance track program to Whitman
McMinnville High School alum Whitney Rich achieved an impressive volume of success during her running career at Whitman College. During her senior season, she earned both the Northwest Conference Runner ...
Mac Aquatic Center set to reopen
Local swimmers rejoice: The McMinnville Aquatic Center is reopening Monday, July 6. With a modified swim schedule, including lap swimming and water walking, swimmers will once again be able exercise at ...
MLB stars want Landis name off MVP plaques
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Something still bothers Barry Larkin about his Most Valuable Player award. The other name engraved on the trophy: Kenesaw Mountain Landis. “Why ...
Baseball’s minor leagues cancel 2020 seasons
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the head of their governing body said more than ...
Senior golf scores
Bayou Golf Course, McMinnville, Friday, June 26 KP No. 3: Gayle Miller KP No. 7: Les Miller LP No. 9: Lynn Foster LD No. 8: Bob Larson LD No. 8: Les Toth Low Gross No. 1: George Cabrera 43 LG No. ...
Megan Sandmann completes triathlon in Dayton
DAYTON – When tackling an obstacle as formidable as the Ironman Triathlon, athletes often arrive equipped with a hefty dose of motivation. As she trained for last Saturday’s personal ...
Baseball’s back: MLB sets 60-game schedule, opens July 23 or 24
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to move ahead amid ...
Heading to the South Side
With the 112th pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, the Chicago White Sox select . . . . . . Kade Mechals! After his tremendous journey led him through McMinnville High School and three ...
Oregonians urge governor to allow sports in Phase 2 reopening plans
The reopening of prep and youth sports continues gaining steam in Oregon. With Phase Two guidelines established for Yamhill County, local commissioners Casey Kulla and Mary Starrett agreed to send a letter ...
Senior Golf Club resumes play at Bayou
The McMinnville Senior Men’s Golf Club is inviting new members (55 or older) to join their ranks for the club season, which runs until October. The group aims to encourage active participation in ...
Mac High alum Kade Mechals drafted by White Sox
McMinnville High School alum Kade Mechals, who pitched for the Grizzlies in 2016, was selected Thursday night by the Chicago White Sox in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball draft. Picked 112th ...
2020 Baseball Athletes of the Year
The News-Register is honoring every senior track and field competitor from Amity, Dayton, McMinnville, Sheridan, Willamina and Yamhill-Carlton high schools as its Athletes of the Year. Here are the senior ...
Parker Moore’s legacy inspires current and past football players
Parker Moore’s spirit of leadership endures at Linfield College. The former football player was murdered during a late-night trip to 7-Eleven nearly six years ago, but his legacy at the McMinnville ...
Portland Trail Blazers founder, former GM Harry Glickman dies at 96
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Harry Glickman, founder of the Portland Trail Blazers and general manager of the franchise’s only NBA title-winning team in 1977, died Wednesday. He was 96. The team ...
