Mac Girls Basketball: Grizzlies steal Blues' rhythm in first home victory
The Grizzlies’ record (3-6) is not indicative of their true potential. Head Coach Sean Coste has seen nearly everything in his time on the sidelines, but an 0-6 start to the season was a first in ...
Mac Boys Basketball: Grizzlies ride first-quarter wave to even season record in Aloha
A 29-5 first quarter propelled the No. 36-ranked Grizzlies (5-5) to their second-largest margin of victory this season as they toppled No. 49 Metro League foe Aloha (0-10), 69-45, on the road. Sophomore ...
Linfield has eight placers, Willamina alumni return at Mat Cat Open
Grapplers from all walks of life competed in the Mat Cat Open on Sunday, Jan. 4, inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium, with 35 teams taking the mat. The host Wildcats had eight combined placers across men’s ...
3A/2A Girls Basketball: Pirates feast from range in win over Bulldogs
The basket seemed five feet wide for the No. 21-ranked Dayton Pirates (9-3, 3-1) Wednesday night as they outshot No. 38 Willamina (1-8, 0-2) en route to a 53-26 victory. Dayton slowed their pace over ...
3A Boys Basketball: Pirates, Bulldogs crash to overtime ending in battle for first PacWest win
Two teams vying for life in the 3A PacWest Conference duked it out Wednesday night, needing to play an extra four minutes of basketball inside the Dayton High School gymnasium to crown a victor. After ...
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 ...
