Mac Softball: North Medford woes a lesson in ferocity for young Grizzlies

March 23 McMinnville 6 Grants Pass 7 For the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies (3-3), the North Medford Spring Break Tournament was a mixed bag of results as they went 1-3 overall and saw both good and bad, according ...

Mac Baseball: Bears taking positives from blistering hot trip to Arizona

March 23 McMinnville 9 Bear Creek (CO) 1 Two four-run innings and a masterful all-around performance from senior Tyler Brummitt led the Grizzlies last Monday as they toppled Colorado 5A Bear Creek ...

3A Baseball: Tigers find momentum with first two victories

March 24 Dayton 4 Kennedy 15 While a slew of the No. 15-ranked Pirates (3-2) games were canceled due to weather last week, they were able to get in seven innings versus 2A/1A No. 4 Kennedy (6-0) at ...

3A Softball: Pirates, Tigers find success at spring break tournaments

March 23 Amity 5 Marshfield 9 The No. 36-ranked Warriors (1-5) began a spring break trip to the North Medford Tournament with a matchup against 4A No. 13 Marshfield. The Pirates proved tough, out-hitting ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##The Wildcats crowd home plate at Roy Helser Field to greet Kennel, who shakes hands with a grinning Bryn Card, following his walk-off homer. They carried the momentum into a game two victory in what was a doubleheader game day.

Linfield Baseball: ’Cats take three of four from Texas travelers

One week after a trio of unfavorable, yet commendable losses to the No. 1 team in all of Division III, Denison University, Linfield’s Wildcats (15-8, 7-2) returned to Roy Helser Field with something ...

Emily Bonsant/News-Register##Yamhill Carlton senior Jason Kelley loads up a serve during a Tigers’ boys volleyball practice with coaches Tom and Jennifer Harris watching closely for any fundamental inconsistencies. With so many players new to the sport, mastering the basics are most important for the Tigers.

The boys are back: Tigers look to be county leaders serving up new season of boys volleyball

This spring marks the first season for boys volleyball as a sanctioned high school activity in Oregon, and Yamhill Carlton’s Tigers are back in action for a second year. “We have a lot of ...

Photo courtesy of Moth Martinez-Faccio##Panthers load up for a scrum against the Beaverton Barbarians during a 15s match at Western Oregon University on Saturday, March 17. The game was played between college matches, where former Panthers, now playing for WOU, competed for national qualifiers.

Local high school, collegiate rugby stars show stripes at national tournament

The Valley Panthers girls rugby club played their first full-length 15s match against the Beaverton Barbarians at Western Oregon University on Saturday, March 7. The two high school squads battled it ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Mabel Findley lines up a put on the first green at Michelbook. Findley had the second best day of any golfer, shooting an 82 (+10) to lead the Grizzlies.

Grizzly golfers open season with team victory, boys show promise in stacked field

It took 27 years, but when the McMinnville varsity girls' golf team arrived at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort in Creswell for the state championships, it was well deserved. The Grizzlies won their fourth ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##Zoe Brewer faces Linfield’s Jessica Cottings at 105 pounds during a duel meet between SWOCC and the Wildcats at Ted Wilson Gymnasium on Jan. 30.

Willamina's Brewer named college All-American

Zoe Brewer, a Willamina high alumna, has claimed Collegiate All-American status taking third at 103-pounds for Southwestern Oregon Community College at the NJCAA National Championships at Council ...

Amity senior hosting youth mock track meet and fundraiser

A track and field clinic and mock meet for kids from first to eighth grade is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, at the Amity High School track. Amity High School senior Jaxson Howard is organizing the event ...

Middle school state placers Tanner Rauch, Tucker Wilson create hope for future

The growth of wrestling in Yamhill County is undeniable. Some schools, like Willamina and Newberg, have continued to dominate at the high school level, while many in McMinnville discover passions for the ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Delphian’s Oli Beauregard (left) and McMinnville’s Brian Lewis (center) spring over the final obstacle in the boys 110-meter hurdles during the Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open at Wortman Stadium on Thursday, March 19. Beauregard, a 2A gold medalist in 2025, won with a time of 15.15, while Lewis placed third at 15.45. Both hope to improve in the margins in bids to return to the state podium in 2026.

County athletes refine techniques at annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open

McMinnville’s Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open marked the beginning of the high school track and field in 2026. Among 15 competing schools from Class 1A through 6A, five Yamhill County squads ...

Upon Further Review: A different breed of athlete

Behind the facade of stoicism put on by those engaged in the most extreme of high school combat sports, layers of identity wrap like a blanket around the bodies who fearlessly crash into oncoming traffic. Some ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Amity senior Trenton Ruston (left), Mac senior Kason Elkins (center) and Delphian junior Oli Beauregard (right) reach for the finish line in heat one of the boys 100-meter sprint. Elkins looks to be one of the Grizzlies top short-distance runners, placing first in the event with a time of 11.28. Beauregard, a gold medal winner in 2025, finished second (11.28) and Rustin placed sixth (11.73).

Gallery: Hundreds of track and field athletes descend on Wortman Stadium for annual Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open

Yamhill County’s Amity, Delphian, McMinnville, Willamina and Yamhill Carlton all sent participants to the Jim Barks Grizzly Bear Open at Wortman Stadium on Thursday, March 19. As the first meet of ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##From left to right: Gabby Chupp, Bella Lopez, Charly Upmeyer and Lou Auvil share ritual pre-inning high fives during Dayton’s 5-2 victory over 4A Cascade on Friday, March 20, at Jim Connelly Field. Along with Rachel Baumholtz at first base, the Pirates infield was lock down behind Upmeyer in the win.

3A Softball: Dayton's Upmeyer a tough nut to crack in shutdown performances

The No. 2-ranked Dayton Pirates are not afraid of a tough test, and in their first week of games, the squad went to battle with a trio of juggernauts across the Class 3A and 4A landscape. Their week ended ...

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