Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Senior Jackson Pfeifer finds a hole through the middle of the field as the Wildcats practice at Maxwell Field on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Pfeifer aided the offense on the ground and in the flats in 2025, rushing for 193 yards and tallying 187 receiving yards.

Linfield Football: ‘Cats enter ‘26 season with more confidence after incremental improvements in 2025

Although a 7-2 record was nothing to turn their nose up at, the 2025 season for Linfield University football included reality checks. The Wildcats missed the NCAA Division III playoffs for ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Amity senior Simon Dick drops back, looking for an open receiver during the Warriors’ annual Blue and White Night scrimmage on Friday, Aug. 21. Dick is likely to lead the Amity offense this fall, giving his team a calm presence in the huddle as they look to change their attitudes from last season.

3A Football: Amity, Dayton, Yamhill Carlton enter fall with varying goals while becoming part of reformatted district

The ever-changing classification landscape across Oregon high school football has led to Yamhill County teams jumping in and out of contention with one another other over the years. Yamhill Carlton High ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Risseeuw breaks down a huddle at the end of practice after providing some words of motivation. Trusting in each other, not getting beat by themselves and keeping their heads held high no matter what were points of discussion as the Bulldogs began the season.

2A Football: Willamina aims to get back on track with committed group of upperclassmen

Willamina High School sits on an island in the hills of the West Valley that Head Coach Dan Oswald takes the utmost pride in helping flourish. Oswald enters his sixth consecutive year leading the Bulldogs ...

Schedules: What's on the docket in Yamhill County

With the 2026-27 scholastic year fast approaching, it is time to look at what athletic events will be the talk of the town this fall. With the Oregon School Activities Association reformatting districts ...

Sheridan eliminates sports fees

On Wednesday, Aug. 19, the Sheridan School Board voted to eliminate all sports fees for students who wish to participate in athletics offered through Sheridan School District. The board’s decision ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Linfield’s primary Wildcat logo, created by Angelus Pacific Company’s Head Artist Arthur “Art” Evans, is the new prominent image sitting at Maxwell Field’s 50-yard line. Evans worked for Angelus Pacific from 1932-1977, where a large majority of college athletic programs enlisted their services, thus marking the prominence of the sailor hat mascot emblem.

Maxwell Field gets makeover with new turf ahead of football season

Maxwell Field has a new look this fall for the first time since 2014 with the installation of new artificial field turf. FieldTurf was responsible for the replacement, as they were with the change from ...

Sports Memory Lane: August 8, 2026

10 Years Ago • Former McMinnville High School QB Gage Gubrud lit up the scoreboard and the stat sheet Saturday during an inter-squad scrimmage of the Eastern Washington University football team at ...

County Class 3A schools see most overall success in team sports over previous year

Based on overall win-loss records for team sports, Dayton High School saw the most success of any scholastic athletic program over the 2025-26 season with a combined win percentage of 66.77%. Four Pirate ...

Mac soccer standout near top of national competition

Edwin “Isai” Cuevas-George, a senior at McMinnville High School and two-time Class 6A Pacific Conference Player of the Year in varsity boys soccer, is in the running to be named the Youth Athlete ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##Josephine McPhillips and Keira Christopherson lead a pack of Grizzlies during the 2025 Pacific Conference Championships at Joe Dancer Park. The girls squad returns six of their top seven runners from their second-place finishing team at districts, all of whom look to make wide strides in order to reach the Class 6A state meet for a second straight year.

Mac Cross Country: Grizzlies aiming for back-to-back state appearances

In Matt Dressel’s third year as the head coach of McMinnville High School’s cross-country teams, the program has continued to grow. Dressel expects to have more than 70 kids running this fall, ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register## Senior lineman Elias Keleher and Daniel Dillworth go at each other in a goalline blocking drill. Keleher was an all-league linebacker and punter for Grizzlies last season, and Dillworth hopes to work with his teammate to create an impenetrable front line and unstoppable defensive attack.

Mac Football: Brothers finding balance

McMinnville High School football did not see the success it wished in 2025. A 1-8 record left the Grizzlies looking for answers by the season’s end, but they’ve seemed to have found some this ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register## Maddie Miguez high fives a teammate for making a play in practice. Miguez wants to be a leader this season and is beginning by helping bring along underclassmen with words of encouragement. Coaches believe her steadiness will help the Pirates stay composed on the floor.

3A Volleyball: Pirates learning to play for each other

Dayton High School’s varsity volleyball team found a surge of passion at the end of their 2025 season that they hope carries into another successful fall. After going undefeated (16-0) in league ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Linfield Baseball Head Coach Jordan Harlow speaks with players on the Red team during scrimmages at the Linfield Baseball Camp on Saturday, Aug. 15. Around 30 campers were split into two teams on day two of the weekend camp, giving players an opportunity to show their skills and receive feedback from college coaches.

Linfield baseball camp a chance to make lasting impressions

While the Linfield University campus began bustling with life and jets cruised the skies above McMinnville, Roy Helser Field became a temporary home for the future of college baseball. The Wildcats’ ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##Madeleine Hendricks, a 2026 graduate of McMinnville High School, plays close to the net in a staggered doubles position with teammate Caroline Rickards in a spring match versus Newberg at Cowls Courts. The duo lost just one regular season match together, helping the Grizzlies tie for the second most team victories (15) by any Oregon high school this past season.

How Mac's Hendricks helped lead a historic Grizzly girls' tennis season

McMinnville’s varsity girls tennis team had one of its most successful seasons this past spring. Six individuals made advanced to the OSAA 6A State Championships, the most in program history. The ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register## Cloaked by twilight, Carolina Crusher driven by Paul Craighead of Roanoke, Virginia, makes its final leap over semiflattened vehicles to claim victory over the day’s final monster truck freestyle event.

Photo Gallery: Monsters in Mac!

Roars permeated McMinnville’s north side on Saturday, Aug. 8, as the Monster Truck Nitro Tour descended on the Cascade Arena at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Event organizers offered afternoon ...

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