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Rusty Rae/News-Register##McMinnville’s Dakota Mitsche (center) and Genevieve Thomas (left) chase down Alex Bates in ecstasy of their 7-4 second-round playoff victory over 6A No. 3-ranked Forest Grove on Wednesday, May 27 in Forest Grove. The Grizzlies had lost to the Vikings twice in the regular season, but supported their pitchers with timely offense to force the playoff upset.

Gallery: All for one, One for all

Between the high school and collegiate level, five softball teams from Yamhill County made a run through their respective playoff tournaments. Though none were able to capture a title, many set records ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##Yamhill Carlton’s Taylor Bradfield attacks the zone during the Tigers’ first meeting with Dayton during the 2026 season on Monday, April 6. Bradfield responded from what was a 4-2 loss to shut out the Pirates in a 4-0 Tiger victory on Thursday, April 30.

3A Softball: Yamhill Carlton's Bradfield named Special District 3 Pitcher of the Year

On top of their first league title since 2022 and a trip to the 3A State semifinals, Yamhill Carlton’s softball team owned a fair share of their Special District 3 all-league awards. Headlining ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##Dayton’s Ryan Mullins loads up in the batters box during the Pirates’ 8-2 victory over Amity on Wednesday, April 15. The righty was Dayton’s top hitter in 2026 as one of three outgoing seniors.

3A Baseball: Five Tigers, Pirate trio head all-league awards

As the 3A baseball season ended, 12 ball players from Yamhill County represented their respective squads as all-league honorees in Special District 3. A pair of Tigers from Yamhill Carlton came away with ...

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Upon Further Review: The game with a heart beat

Since moving to McMinnville in May of 2025, I have been gobsmacked by the sport that is fastpitch softball. The reasoning’s in the name, end of story. All joking aside, fastpitch offers everything ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Chinchilla (center) stretches over the finish line in the boys’ 110-meter hurdles, beating out fellow PacWest Conference foes Deontae Washington (left) and Carson Smith (right) from Blanchet Catholic. Chinchilla’s time of 15.57 beat both runners by more than half a second.

Dayton's Chinchilla meets the moment, sets school hurdles record on way to 3A state podium

When Dayton’s Erick Chinchilla was thrown into the 300-meter hurdles with no prior experience as a freshman, it seemed unfathomable that he’d become one of the best Pirates to ever do it. Often ...

Photo courtesy of Willamina Wrestling##Incoming Willamina senior Landon Risseeuw poses for a photograph with the Eagle, a trophy handed out to an All-American every year at the Reno World Championships. Risseeuw earned the trophy by testing himself against a gauntlet of heavy weight wrestlers from all across the west coast. He hopes to add a 3A State Championship trophy to his mantle next.

Willamina wrestler Risseeuw named All-American before final scholastic season

Landon Risseeuw, a Willamina High School heavyweight wrestler entering his senior season, has joined the annals of Bulldog history as the fifth wrestling All-American in school history. Risseeuw traveled ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##AJ Morrison enjoys a bit of sunshine during McMinnville’s stormy 11-1 victory over Glencoe on Monday, May 18. He had the fourth most plate appearances (109) of any player in 2026.

Mac Baseball: Bears name eight to all-league teams

McMinnville’s varsity baseball team saw eight players receive all-league nods in the Pacific Conference for their play during the 2026 spring season. Many of the Grizzlies’ eight seniors were ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo## Juliet Pesina-Wade lets out a battle cry during McMinnville’s 7-4 road playoff victory against Forest Grove on Wednesday, May 27. The junior was the team’s most powerful bat in her first season back after moving across the country.

Mac Softball: 'Resilient' Grizzlies earn nine all-league awards

The ups and downs of a softball season affected McMinnville’s varsity softball squad more than most this season, but Head Coach Josh Terry said it was their resilience that kept them afloat. “There ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Brooklyn Johnston and Ruby Riddle share an embrace on the discus podium at the 6A Track and Field State Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene on Saturday, May 30. Their respective eighth and second place finishes in the event marked the final time either senior competed in a Grizzly uniform.

Johnston, Riddle graduate from McMinnville as role models of track and field program

Few have set a precedent for success with an implement in their hands like McMinnville’s Brooklyn Johnston and Ruby Riddle. The pair of 6A State Championship placing track and field throwers completed ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register file photo##Dayton juniors Sophie Sweeney and Charly Upmeyer talk strategy in the Pirates’ 4-2 win over YC on April 6. Both hope to return stronger in 2027.

3A Softball: Dayton unable to make noise against Vale’s Navarrete in semifinals

The dominant force that is Vale freshman Sophia Navarrete and the No. 1-seeded softball team in Class 3A had thrown 13 shutouts prior to Tuesday’s semifinal against No. 4-seeded Dayton. With a double ...

Photos courtesy of Gloria Coleman, The News-Review##Yamhill Carlton senior catcher Addison Tuning addresses her infield around the pitcher’s circle during the Tigers’ semifinal contest versus South Umpqua on Tuesday, June 2. Tuning was one of seven seniors playing their final game in Tiger black and orange. Of the group, Head Coach John Kuehnel praised his upperclassmen for their fight during the season to become the winningest YC team in five years.

3A Softball: South Umpqua’s Morales shuts down high-powered YC offense as title berth remains elusive

Yamhill Carlton’s high-octane offense and best season in relation to record since 2022 ended Tuesday afternoon. Visiting No. 2-seeded South Umpqua (27-2, 15-0) in Myrtle Creek, the No. 3-seeded ...

McMinnvile basketball and golf camp registration open for June

Grizzly basketball camps The McMinnville Girls Basketball program will hold its annual girls basketball camp from Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, at the high school. The camp is open to all ...

Photo courtesy of Kelly Bird, Linfield Athletics##The Wildcats crowd around home plate, jumping onto Cydney Hess as she stomps on the plate after her game tying home run in the seventh inning versus Simpson College on Saturday, May 30. Over her final three games as a Wildcat, Hess went 6-for-11 with three runs scored and seven RBIs.

Linfield Softball: Catball meets its match in 7-6 season-ending loss to Simpson

Linfield Wildcat softball’s fourth straight season with more than 40 victories concluded on Saturday, May 30, as they were unable to fully overcome a three-run deficit against Simpson College at ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Delphian senior Liv Curry and sophomore Lily Olivares envelop one another, sharing in the moment that each earned a podium placement after running in the final heat of the girls’ 300-meter hurdles during the second day of competition at the 2A State Track and Field Championships inside of Hayward Field in Eugene. It was the second-to-last time they ran side-by-side, later competing as the first and last leg of the 4x400-meter relay.

Delphian duo helps Dragons secure first team trophy in track and field program history at 2A State Championships

Track teams at the Delphian School in Sheridan had a vision come to life late Friday, May 29, inside the hallowed ground that is Hayward Field. In recent years, the Dragons girls’ track and field ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##Nearing midnight on Friday, May 29, athletes on the track at Hayward Field prepare a heat of the 4x400-relay event. With the crowd thinned, the only ones who remained were those with passions to share for their team, which makes these late hours in Eugene some of the most special for Class 1A, 2A and 3A athletes.

Gallery: Between takes in Track Town

Among the mad dashes and timed trials at the OSAA State Track and Field Championships are moments that mean the most to every competitor. Before the starter gun fires and the clock starts to tick, deep ...

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