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Rusty Rae/News-Register##Tigers’ sophomore guard Chase Wald (No. 12) jumps for joy after securing a victory at the Tiger Dome in double overtime on Friday, Dec. 5. Willamina tried to rebound and put back a purposeful missed free throw to tie at the end but was unsuccessful.

Double dose of drama: Tigers victorious in two overtime tug-of-war with Bulldogs

Attention and intensity never wavered inside the Tiger Dome on Friday. No lead was safe, and if the human body was capable of staving off exhaustion, the Yamhill Carlton (1-0) and Willamina (0-2) varsity ...

Wrestling: Mac, Dayton boys grapplers see top 10 finishes to start season

The season for grapplers is upon Yamhill County, with many wrestlers taking some of their first turns on the mat at the Perry Burlison Invitational at Cascade High School on Saturday, Dec. 6. McMinnville ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Freshman guard Carter Haarsma looks upcourt as the Warriors get in position on offense. Haarsma was the team s leading scorer with 39 points during the Warrior Classic.

3A Boys Basketball: Amity finds identity in first Warrior Classic

Amity’s varsity boys basketball team fell to 0-2 to start the season but finished their home tournament with plenty to be excited about following a tightly contested 61-58 loss to last season’s ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Amity senior guard Alyssa McMullen raises up from under the basket during the Warriors’ 44-34 victory over Creswell on the second day of the first Warrior Classic on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Amity High School Gymnasium. McMullen notched her 1000th career point in the game prior and led against Creswell with 13 points.

3A/2A Girls Basketball: Warriors defend title with clean sweep at home tournament; Bulldogs, Pirates, Tigers begin season with victories

There was nothing to prove for Amity’s varsity girls basketball team (2-0) when they took the floor on Friday and Saturday; nonetheless, two victories to start the first season inside their new gymnasium ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##Mac junior guard Taylor Terry drives to the hoop for a lay in during a preseason practice session in the Mac High School gymnasium. Terry is part of a new look back court that is making adjustments in the first week of play.

Mac Basketball: Season's beginnings bring lessons learned

The McMinnville boys varsity squad (1-1) played to two different tones in the first week of play. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the Grizzlies won their opener on the road at Roseburg (0-2) 56-48. A difficult ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Murilo Martins, left, and Dakota Armour, right, pose for a photograph in front of the McMinnville high school and club swimming record board inside of the McMinnville Aquatic Center. The duo are working as dual head coaches, focusing their time on building the best environment for their athletes.

New Mac swim coaches Martins, Armour aim to uphold winning traditions

After 27 years, the McMinnville High School swim team will have different leadership, as Jason Hafner passes the reins of the team’s scholastic aquatic athletes to tenured assistants Dakota Armour ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##Seniors Alyssa McMullen, left, and Adie Nisly, center, get set on defense against Banks guard Nylah Vanthom, right, during the 24-25 3A State Championship game at Marshfield High School on March 8, 2025. Amity enters the season relaxed and does not feel pressured to defend its title.

3A/2A Girls Basketball Preview: Amity named preseason 3A No. 1 in OSAA coaches poll

The 3A/2A girls basketball landscape has shifted, but Amity still reigns above all, following an undefeated season last winter and a State Championship as the cherry on top. Many will seek to dethrone ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Freshman guard Cameron Baker drives past Terry on a layup attempt, showing how the team will look to attack the basket during the 2025-26 season. Baker is one of four freshmen, including Olivia Olsen, Maci Hendricks and Grace Carlson, suiting up for varsity. It marks the first time since 22-23 that Mac will have freshmen on the varsity roster. The last two were Brooklynn Summers and Ruby Riddle, who both now look forward to teaching the next generation as seniors.

Mac Girls Basketball Preview: Grizzlies excited for new-look offense with Riddle, Summers controlling team’s paint

Since the 2017-18 season, the McMinnville girls varsity basketball team has had a winning record in all but one (2021-22), but even then, they found a way to make the playoffs after going 7-5 in league ...

Nathan Ecker is the Sports Editor for the News-Register.

Upon Further Review: The reporter's Linfield experience

It’s been a minute since I last put thoughts to a column, but my best thinking comes when I’ve had time to ruminate on the ideas that stick to my cranium like gum on the bottom of sneakers. Most ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Yamhill Carlton senior Deegan Tuning glues his eyes to a basketball held by Tigers Head Coach Marty McLaughlin during a lateral drill at a practice session on Monday, Nov. 24, inside the Tiger Dome. Tuning is hoping to lead a team that can mature as the season progresses.

3A/2A Boys Basketball: Future is now for rejuvenated rosters following exodus of senior talent

The 3A PacWest conference will look different for the 2025-26 boys basketball season. Local program Sheridan has moved down to the 2A Tri-River Conference, while Salem Academy (last season’s Tri-River ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Willamina sophomore Bridgette Manley makes an intense bounce pass to a teammate during Bulldogs’ practice at the Willamina High School gymnasium on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

Willamina basketball 'trusting the process' with new girls head coach Halle Wright

Willamina’s girls varsity basketball team will have a new look this season as a former 4A standout from Cascade High School takes over as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Halle Wright, a four-time ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##New Dayton head coach Bruce Moore watches as his players work on defensive and offensive strategy during a practice session at Dayton High School on Saturday, Nov. 22. Moore was ecstatic to return to coaching and has the intention of bringing winning basketball back to Dayton after a lull in success for the girls program.

Hoping for Moore than average: Longtime girls basketball coach wants to rekindle success for Dayton

Nearly two decades after leading the Amity Warriors’ girls basketball team to a record of 82-23 over four years, longtime head coach Bruce Moore is back in the driver’s seat, but this time ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Mac boys Head Coach Tucker Coil addresses the team near the end of practice on Nov. 21. He preached energy, aggressiveness and team work in practices leading up to McMinnville’s opening week of games as Coil wants there to be no surprises when they hit the floor for games.

Grizzlies look to rebuild defensive identity with largest senior class in decade

The McMinnville boys varsity basketball team’s biggest senior contingent since 2015 is expected to provide much-needed experience to the court for the upcoming season. Under second-year Head Coach ...

NWC All-Conference teams named for soccer

Linfield’s men’s and women’s soccer teams combined for eight all-conference awards as the women ended the season third in the Northwest Conference standings and the men placed eighth. The ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Luke McNabb scrambles away from pressure during the Wildcats Sept. 6, 2025 game against the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Maxwell Field.

Linfield takes most NWC football All-Conference first-team honors

Linfield’s football team extended it’s NCAA all-division leading record of winning seasons to 69 in 2025 while going 7-2 overall and 6-1 in Northwest Conference play. The team’s NWC run, ...

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