Huston wins debut MMA match at Rumble at the Roseland

Devin Huston, a Class of 2025 Willamina graduate, won his mixed martial arts fighting debut on July 12, at the Rumble at the Roseland in Portland, an amateur contest presented by Full Contact Fighting ...

Mackenzie Roberts hurls a pitch toward home plate during Mac’s 5-0 home victory over Westview in the first round of the OSAA 6A softball championship state tournament on Monday, May 26. Roberts pitched three 1/3 innings in relief, surrendering one hit and a walk while striking out five and shutting down a Westview rally with a strikeout of her first faced batter. She was instrumental in leading the Grizzlies, pitching the most of anyone during her senior season.
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Through the eyes of a pitcher: Mackenzie Roberts heads to Swarthmore following exemplary high school career

At the center of all attention, 43 feet away from home plate with a ball in hand and extreme confidence. From her position in the middle of the pitcher’s circle, McMinnville’s Mackenzie Roberts ...

Mac-Willamette Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine players exchange high-fives with opponents from Grant Generals Baseball 18U after Mac’s 10-0 victory at Jim Wright Stadium on Roy Helser Field during the Mac Premier Tournament on July 12. Mac went 3-1 and was crowned tournament champions over Bridge City Baseball. Their prize was $400 worth of high school legal baseballs.
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Mac baseball shows growth during wood bat tournament victories

Pop, crack, woosh — Linfield University’s Roy Helser Field and Patton Middle School’s varsity field were home to a weekend chalk full of baseball as McMinnville hosted the Mac Premier ...

Grappling for gold, Everett Feucht wins Jiu-Jistu nationals

On June 28, Everett Feucht, a 13-year-old rising jiu-jitsu star from McMinnville, delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation American National Kids Championship ...

A proper introduction

You have seen my name, read my words, scanned my section and maybe even met me in person — but all without a proper introduction from the one manning the sports desk for Yamhill County’s historic ...

Zoe Brewer poses for a photo after a wrestling practice session at the WHS wrestling room. Rusty Rae/News-Register

Brewer, Sauceda represent Oregon at National Duals

Zoe Brewer, a Willamina Class of 2025 grad, showed her mettle representing Team Oregon at the Junior Women’s National Duals June 19-21 at the Grand Park Events Center Westfield, Indiana. Competing ...

Yamhill Carlton shoots way to top 40 in clay target nationals

Yamhill Carlton’s championship trap shooting team earned a top 50 finish in the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship that took place in Mason, Michigan, from July 9 to 13. The ...

Devin Huston, with boxing gloves matching his eccentric ever-changing hair style, poses for a photo inside of the WHS wrestling room after a wrestling practice. 
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Huston primed for amateur debut with Dog Pound MMA at Rumble at the Roseland in Portland

Willamina 2025 grad Devin Huston will have his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut on July 12, at the Rumble at the Roseland, in Portland. The fight is presented by the Full Contact Fighting Federation. Wrestling ...

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Taylor Carnahan fires a pitch home during Mac’s Independent League game versus Tualatin on Monday, July 7, at Patton Middle School. Carnahan has impressed his coaches recently with a new delivery that has made opposing batters swing blindly at the plate. 
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Mac-WVOSM beats Southridge, Tualatin, falls to Clackamas

The Willamette Valley is beaming with new growth during the summer season. Sunlight beats down, ripening everything that plants roots in the state’s rich soil, and similarly, teams like McMinnville’s ...

Yamhill athletes qualify for USATF national championships

The USATF Region 13 Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships were off and running over Independence Day weekend in Spokane, Washington, with multiple athletes from Yamhill County competing ...

Nicolas Mode (left) screams and brings down the meaty arm of Bryan Fry (right) during the open/pro 243+ division arm wrestling competition. Mode went undefeated in his rounds, beating most of his opponents in a split second. “Arm wrestling is a passion for me,” Mode said. “It’s like a brotherhood. We all get along. We all love it. We’re all here for the same purpose, to have fun.”
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Willamina celebrates 75-plus years of July 4th festivities

The Fourth of July in Willamina lived up to the hype this year as family-friendly shows, a parade and firework show made for a full day from Main Street to the West Valley Community Campus to Willamina ...

YC, Amity at Oregon Trap Shooting Championships

Yamhill Carlton and Amity competed in the Oregon Trap Shooting State Tournament on June 21 and 22 as members of the Oregon State High School Clay Target League. Teams are split into varsity, junior varsity ...

A rusted 1933 Plymouth “Pandemic”, driven by Lonnie Ledbetter, sends piles of natural elements into the air during the Willamina Mud Drags on June 28. Ledbetter (member of Total Destruction Racing Team) placed second in the super modified class and first in the modified class. Every winning driver received a trophy and sponsored prize money. All proceeds of the Mud Drags went directly to funding Willamina Fourth of July festivities.
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'25 Willamina Mud Drag results

Sixty-four trucks competed in the main racing events during the Willamina Mud Drags on Saturday, June 28. A dozen returned to race in four different Powder Puff Classes. Six side by Sides also raced in ...

Mac, Amity track clubs at USATF

From June 26 through 29, hundreds of athletes competed in the USA Track and Field Oregon Association Junior Olympics at Mt. Hood Community College. McMinnville Track and Amity Track Club sent middle- ...

Sabey walk-off wins game for Mac-WVOSM

McMinnville’s varsity summer baseball team played a tight game on Tuesday against Southridge. They fell behind early, immediately responded with patience, then allowed their opponent to tie the game, ...

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