Emily Bonsant/News-Register##McMinnville girls rugby player Ofelia Patterson (center) carries the ball against her teammates and parents on June 6, at Joe Dancer Park as part of the closing of the Mid-Willamette Valley girls flag rugby season. (right) Sam Gamble and Vayda Ringen watch as Patterson rushes past the defense.

Local girls flag rugby league ends first season with for players and parents to enjoy game

On Sunday, June 6, the Mid-Willamette League of girls rugby met at Joe Dancer Park in McMinnville to finish its inaugural season. Six fields were in use as young ruggers laughed and smiled while playing ...

Nathan Ecker/News-Register##From left to right: Wyatt Wallace, Caleb Gray, Liam Batey and Hayes Wrigley heed the wisdom of Head Coach Todd Peterson during a pitching change in the Grizzlies’ summer ball contest versus the Baseballism Wet Sox on Wednesday, July 20. Every out during the club season for these players comes with a lesson learned. While players like Gray and Wrigley look to lead, other youngsters like Wallace and Batey seek to improve with each game. Batey impressed against the Wet Sox with an over the back nab of a pop fly while at second base.

Grizzlies taking summer ball as opportunity to embrace new roles

Though the calendar hasn’t yet marked it, summer is in full swing for the Mac-Willamette Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Varsity baseball team. The Grizzlies’ offseason squad has been ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Jed McMullen throws up arms equipped with scissors and the net from Amity’s championship victory over No. 1 Vale at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay on March 7. The celebration marked McMullen’s second-straight 3A State title.

Amity's Dyer, McMullen named 3A Coaches of the Year

On Saturday, May 30, Amity High School head coaches Jed McMullen (girls basketball) and Andy Dyer (girls soccer) each received recognition as Class 3A Coaches of the Year for their respective sports ...

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 ...

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