AP: Griggs returns to baseball roots as new Mariners executive

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports SEATTLE — Baseball was an integral part of Catie Griggs’ life growing up just not when it came to her career. Now it will dominate her professional life as she takes ...

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The Dayton Minor National JBO team poses victorious with their state tournament bracket after winning the Oregon championship.

State champs! Dayton JBO team captures 1st title in program history

LEBANON – Twelve youth baseball players made Dayton history during last weekend’s Junior Baseball Organization 2021 Minor National State Championship in Lebanon. The young Pirates captured ...

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McMinnville head girls tennis coach Angelica Boehme (center) gives mid-match instructions to Ainslie Ridgway (left) and Mariah Arnold during the 2021 regular season. Boehme recently decided to resign her position after 11 years with the program.

After 11 years, Boehme steps away from Mac tennis program

After 11 seasons and six conference titles, Angelica Boehme has stepped down as head coach of the McMinnville girls tennis team. Boehme divulged her decision to the Grizzlies’ tennis program ...

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The McMinnville Minor American JBO baseball team placed second in state during last weekend’s Oregon tournament in Dallas. Back row from left to right - David Cunningham (head coach), Sean Rauch (assistant coach), Nathan Johnson #35, Crew Summers #3, Gus Martinis #11, Jordan Batey (assistant coach), Brett Rudolph (assistant coach); Front row from left to right - Liam Batey #10, Tanner Rauch #16, Blake Cunningham #24, Thiago Rangel #2, Caleb Wofford #42, Jonah Duryee #15, Bryson Rex #8 and Alex Rudolf #13; Not pictured: Jackson Lovas #00.

Mac Minor Americans place 2nd in state

DALLAS – After a year of athletic uncertainty, the third and fourth graders who teamed up to form the McMinnville Minor American junior baseball team were thrilled to compete in sports again. The ...

Hedrick moves on from Willamina football

WILLAMINA – Shane Hedrick has stepped down as Willamina High School’s varsity football coach, athletic director Jerry Buczynski announced Wednesday. Hedrick was hired in the summer of 2019, ...

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Charles Quinton blasts through the Willamina mud bog in 3.52 seconds to take the super modified class. He was only the fifth driver to complete the entire course. He also won the super modified class in the mud drag event.

Monsters of the mud: Total Destruction Racing Team claims top marks at Willamina Mud Drags

WILLAMINA – For the first time in four years, the Total Destruction Racing Team claimed the top team award at the Willamina Mud Drags, which was held last Saturday. Total Destruction snagged a first-place ...

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Bryan Blank gets ready in the on-deck circle during Wednesday’s Hyder Dental baseball game against Lakeridge. The Grizzlies won the summer league matchup, 9-4.

Brighter days: Grizzlies making a push for state tournament

Riding a four-game winning streak, the Hyder Dental Grizzlies are making a late-season push for the summer league state tournament. Currently stuck in fifth place in the NWPBA standings, Hyder ...

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The Corvallis Lady Knights pose with their 12U Oregon State Championship, which the team won 12-11 over Bat Company last Sunday.

Lady Knights capture Oregon Championship

SALEM – Several local youth softball players helped lead the Corvallis Lady Knights 12U team to a 12A Oregon State Championship last Sunday at Salem’s Wallace Marine Park. The Lady Knights, ...

Sports briefs

Amity football players to compete in Shrine Game Amity’s Josh Wart and Keenan Graham have been chosen to play for the West in the 69th Annual East-West Shrine All Star Football Game slated for August ...

Senior golf scores

Bayou Golf Course, McMinnville, Friday, July 9 KP No. 7: Vern Brockman KP No. 1: Deen Reeder LP No. 9: Deen Reeder LP No. 5: Deen Reeder LD No.8: Bob Graham LD No. 8: Lynn Foster Low Gross No. 1: ...

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Yamhill-Carlton rodeo star Olivia Davison poses with her horse, Lil’ Rey, earlier in the season. Davison and Lil’ Rey recently qualified for Nationals in the sport of cutting, which involves
separating cows from the herd. The two will compete with Team Oregon July 18-24 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Galloping to Nationals

EAGLE POINT – A year ago, Olivia Davison simply felt content showing her horses, competing in 4H events and helping the Yamhill-Carlton chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA). Davison ...

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Parker Guinn, Hyder Dental’s starting pitcher during Tuesday’s 11-0 win over Forest Grove, was nearly perfect in his recent start. He didn’t allow a hit in five shutout innings and limited the Vikings to four baserunners, while striking out seven.

Fundamentally sound: Hyder Dental routs Forest Grove, 11-0

Summer baseball often boils down to teaching veterans and newcomers the art of fundamentals. There simply isn’t a better time for high school baseball programs to improve than during an offseason ...

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Willamina forward
Kaleb Floyd launches a
jumper during a league game
against Rainier. Floyd was
recently named the Coastal
Range League Player of the
Year for leading the Bulldogs
to the 2021 league title. He
paced the team in scoring
and rebounding for the
second straight season.

Kaleb Floyd caps Bulldog basketball career with CRL Player of the Year

WILLAMINA – Senior forward Kaleb Floyd capped his Willamina High School boys basketball career by winning the Class 3A Coastal Range League’s (CRL) Player of the Year award for the 2021 season. Floyd ...

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The annual Les Schwab Bowl All-Star Football Game, showcasing elite football
talent from across Oregon and southwest Washington, was played last Saturday at
Linfield University’s Maxwell Field. Prior to the game, members of both the North
and South rosters met on the field to shake hands. Newberg’s Owen Hawley (5, in white) greets West Albany’s DeMarcus Houston (6, in blue). Players and fans were also witness to Linfield’s state-of-the-art stadium video board, which was in action for the first time.

Football's Elite Showcase

Linfield University hosted thee annual Les Schwab All-Star Football Game last Saturday. The South roster won the matchup, 31-8, to take a 35-34 edge in the all-time series.

Sports briefs

Mac wrestling hosts kids camp The McMinnville wrestling program and Mac Mat Club is hosting a youth wrestling camp from June 28 to August 6. The event is open to interested participants who are entering ...

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