Upping her game: Molly Beyer improves approach, shoots season-low 94
Molly Beyer uses mental fortitude to advance her golfing talents to the next level in 2021. The McMinnville junior is the only Grizzly girl competing in varsity tournaments this season, and her ...
The sky’s the limit: Sam Beyer prepared to unleash golfing potential
“I think Sam is just scratching the surface.” So McMinnville head golf coach Jeremy Vernon said when discussing the potential of his number-one boys’ golfer Sam Beyer. The junior athlete ...
Wildcats fall short of conference championship, lose 8-2 to Bruins
Entering their final Northwest Conference softball series of the season, the Linfield Wildcats needed a minimum of three wins in four games to clinch the league title against Yamhill County rival George ...
Find my way: Horsing around at Discovery Meadows
It’s been almost a year since I shot hoops at Discovery Meadows Park in west McMinnville. My interest in a variety of sports occasionally means certain pursuits, like basketball, are set aside. But ...
Grizzly tennis defeats Forest Grove, sweeps St. Helens
ST. HELENS – The McMinnville boys’ tennis team won all three of its matches earlier this week, beating Forest Grove 9-0 and sweeping St. Helens in a doubleheader, 8-0, 8-0. The trio of wins ...
Softball roundup: Amity triumphs over Pirates; Mac edges Sherwood; Y-C blows out Cavs, 10-0
Amity 7, Dayton 6 AMITY – For the first time since 2013, the Amity softball team defeated rival Dayton. Tuesday’s PacWest Conference matchup ended with a 7-6 Warriors’ win when senior ...
Baseball recap: League-leading Tigers win 5th straight; Dayton rocks Warriors, 20-10; Mac splits vs Century
Yamhill-Carlton 14, Blanchet Catholic 0 SALEM – Yamhill-Carlton’s league-leading baseball team notched another huge win during Tuesday’s 14-0 blowout of Blanchet Catholic. The Tigers ...
Hallee Hughes breaks ‘Dogs’ javelin record
TIGARD – Hallee Hughes set Willamina’s all-time school record in the girls’ javelin during last Friday’s BMW Portland Ultimate Field Invitational at Tigard High School. The Bulldog ...
Senior bowling scores
Walnut City Lanes Mixed League Senior Citizens League APR 27 TEAM High game scratch: The No Names, 672. High series scratch: ...
Champions of communication
Mariah Arnold and Ainslie Ridgway command a unique weapon on the tennis court: communication. McMinnville’s number-one doubles team uses a constant stream of verbal adjustments and shouts ...
McIrvin steps down as Grizzly football coach
After six seasons, Ryan McIrvin has resigned his head coaching position with the McMinnville football program. McIrvin announced his decision last Wednesday during a meeting with Grizzly players. When ...
Mac softball suffers 1st league losses to rival Newberg
An offensive battle erupted during Saturday’s titanic showdown between the Class 6A Pacific Conference’s two unbeaten softball teams – McMinnville and Newberg. Two of the best ...
Y-C track nets top marks at Scappoose
SCAPPOOSE – Yamhill-Carlton’s track and field team battled St. Helens and Scappoose during last Wednesday’s non-conference meet. The Tigers captured five individual titles and 19 top-three ...
Mac tennis defeats Sherwood
SHERWOOD – McMinnville boys’ tennis recorded an impressive 8-1 Pacific Conference victory over Sherwood last Thursday. The Grizzlies swept the five doubles matches, led by a grueling 6-0, ...
A prolific pace: Henderson overwhelms Liberty in swift shutout
HILLSBORO – McMinnville’s Casey Henderson makes an excellent ambassador for the sport of baseball. As the length of games (at least two hours for most high school competitions) increases ...
