Baseball recap: Late rally helps Grizzlies surge into 1st place; Y-C, Dayton up winning streaks
McMinnville 7, Sherwood 1 SHERWOOD – McMinnville scored all seven of its runs in the final two innings of Wednesday’s Class 6A Pacific Conference showdown at Sherwood and the Grizzlies stunned ...
Mac golf posts best scores of season at Meriwether NGC
HILLSBORO – McMinnville’s boys golf team recorded its best total score of the season to place fifth overall at Tuesday’s Pacific Conference tournament at Meriwether National Golf Club. ...
Mac softball beats Liberty, Century
HILLSBORO – The Grizzly softball team knocked off a pair of Class 6A Pacific Conference opponents this week, defeating Liberty 14-5 Monday and blowing out Century in Wednesday’s matchup, 26-0. Starting ...
TRIUMPHANT ‘CATS Linfield wins NWC tournament, clinches berth in playoffs
NEWBERG – After a disheartening result in the Division III Northwest Conference regular season finale last Monday, the Linfield Wildcats softball team rebounded with a phenomenal showing ...
Offensive showcase: Pirates win 5th straight, sweep Amity
AMITY – Kyle Troutman always looks for improvements in his baseball swing. Year-to-year, he tinkers with his batting stance, his grip and his mechanics. Entering the 2021 season, Troutman ...
Linfield baseball team remains patient despite rough 2021 campaign
When he was head coach of the University of Washington football team in the Huskies hey-day, the late Don James was once asked, “When is the best time to play freshmen?” James answered ...
Coach Patterson resigns Mac volleyball position
Ben Patterson’s head coaching career with the McMinnville volleyball program has ended. He resigned his position last week, according to athletic director Ryan McIrvin. Patterson will remain ...
Baseball roundup: Mac blasts Jesuit, 10-0; Y-C increases winning streak to seven games; Bulldogs fall to Warriors
McMinnville 10, Jesuit 0 PORTLAND – Ky Hoskinson’s five-inning one-hitter lifted the McMinnville baseball team to Saturday’s 10-0 road victory at Jesuit. The junior right-hander needed ...
Softball recap: Tigers sweep Cavaliers; Grizzlies split against Crimson Tide
Yamhill-Carlton 11, Blanchet Catholic 0; Yamhill-Carlton 15, Blanchet Catholic 0 SALEM – Yamhill-Carlton notched a pair of blowout wins over Blanchet Catholic last Friday to extend its winning streak ...
Mac boys tennis team beats Century, 7-1
HILLSBORO – With a brilliant 7-1 team performance at Century, the McMinnville boys’ tennis team concluded regular season play with a 7-4 overall record and 5-1 mark in the Pacific Conference ...
Senior bowling scores
Walnut City Lanes Mixed League Senior Citizens League MAY 04 TEAM High game scratch: The No Names, 718. High series scratch: The No Names, 1973. MEN High game scratch: Bill Mitchell, 225; Dick Munson, ...
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 ...


