Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Mac senior Cam Hyder bumps chests with teammate Aaron Rolfe (No. 5) after scoring the winning run on a passed ball in the Grizzlies 5-4 walk-off victory over Lakeridge on Tuesday, March 31, at Patton Middle School. Rolfe tied the game at 4-4 with a double two at-bats prior.

Mac Baseball: Rolfe latest hero in Grizzlies' 5-4 walk-off win over Pacers

McMinnville senior Aaron Rolfe was having a rough go at the dish heading into the No. 5-ranked Grizzlies’ (4-2) first home game on Tuesday at Patton Middle School. The senior had just two hits through ...

Ossie Bladine/News-Register##Amity senior Jaxson Howard recaps the day of events with participants and their parents of the Throw for a Cure track and field clinic and mock meet on Sunday, March 29, at Amity High School. Howard organized the event to raise money for Type 1 diabetes research. The Warrior athlete was diagnosed with the condition his sophomore year.

Overcoming, one throw at a time: Amity senior hosts mock track meet for area youth, raising diabetes awareness

Amity High School senior Jaxson Howard merged his love for throwing events and overcoming his diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes to inspire area youth and complete his senior project. “I took two things ...

Hallee Hughes is a redshirt junior at the University of Nevada, Reno

Hallee Hughes sets personal record in first meet back from injury

Hallee Hughes, a five-time state champion and school record holder from Willamina High School, set a new personal record in the javelin while competing for DI University of Nevada, Reno at the Cal Invitational ...

Madelyn Powell is a senior at the College of Idaho

Mac graduate Powell lighting up NAIA softball

McMinnville High School alum Madelyn Powell has been setting the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) world of softball on fire, earning NAIA Softball Player of the Week honors on March ...

Mac Tennis: Varsity squads split first matches before strong conference showings

McMinnville’s high school varsity tennis squads have been off and running, each finding its legs in the early season with matches against non-league opponents. On Tuesday, Pacific Conference play ...

Linfield womens basketball: ’Cats proud of team's efforts after heartbreaking end to season

Linfield’s women’s basketball team of 2025-26 reinvigorated a local fan base. The Wildcats’ season ended in heartbreak when less than a second of game time and a shot supposedly late ...

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 ...

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