Courtesy of Kearns Family##Dayton junior Ethan Kearns was recently diagnosed with cancer and underwent emergency surgery. This photo is Ethan after his operation, given to the News-Register by Dayton head football coach Jacob Peterson, courtesy of the Kearns family.

Dayton football downs Siuslaw 34-14 in playoff action, but thoughts go to Ethan Kearns in battle with cancer

Dayton football was preparing for its first round clash with Siuslaw, a game the Pirates would win 34-14 on Nov. 3 to move into the playoffs against Yamhill Carlton, when disaster befell the team. The ...

Valley Panthers takes eighth at Girls High School Rugby 7s Championships

BY CHRISTINE BADER For the News-Register To end the fall rugby sevens season, the Valley Panthers went to Meridian, Idaho, the weekend of Oct. 28 for the Inaugural Girls High School Rugby 7s Championship. ...

Willamina volleyball meets playoff goal

While Willamina made the state playoffs for the third straight year, it went into the opening round contest against No. 2 seed Portland Christian the sizable underdog. The Bulldogs bore an 11-13 record ...

Tanner Russ/News-Register file photo##Amity senior Brennan Hake finished the district race in second place overall, cutting 43 seconds off of his personal best to qualify for the state meet at Lane Community College in Eugene on Saturday, Nov. 4.

Amity senior Brennan Hake returns to 3A state cross country meet vying for school record and top-10 finish

Brennan Hake is headed back to the state cross country meet at Lane Community College in Eugene this Saturday, Nov. 4 at 11:10 a.m., and he does so with a head full of steam. The Amity senior, and one ...

Tanner Russ/News-Register##Amity senior Ayla Harris was the team s second goal scorer against OES in the second round of the state playoffs.

Amity girls soccer downs OES, advances to quarters

For the second straight year, Amity finds itself in the state quarterfinals. The Warriors defeated Oregon Episcopal (OES) 2-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Amity High School. Amity improves to 15-1-1 on the ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Dayton senior Jonathan Islas eyes a free kick from a Westside Christian player. The Pirates lost 4-0 in the second round of the 2023 playoffs.

Pirates outgunned by Westside, 4-0

For Dayton boys soccer head coach Jony Miramontes, all that he asked of his team all season was that they leave it all on the field. It’s a coaching cliché, but in the wake of the team’s ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Yamhill Carlton senior Maddy Tuning scored the Tigers’ lone goal of the state playoffs against Banks on Oct. 31.

YC girls fall in heartbreaker to Banks

It was heartbreak for the Yamhill Carlton girls soccer team on Halloween, as the Tigers made the trip up to Newberg to face Banks in the second round of the state playoffs. Ultimately, the Tigers fell ...

Tanner Russ/News-Register##Delphian senior Sage Daniells battles with a pair of Catlin Gabel defenders in the Dragons’ playoff defeat.

Delphian boys soccer falls to Catlin Gabel 6-1

To get to the second-round playoff matchup between Delphian and Catlin Gabel, it’s important to understand the growth the team underwent the previous four games. Delphian suffered its worst loss ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Linfield running back Connor McNabb rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown in the team’s 42-27 win over Pacific on Saturday, Oct. 28.

Near perfect for three quarters, Wildcats fell Boxers 42-27

For three quarters Linfield University’s football team (7-0, 5-0) played like the ninth-ranked squad in the nation.  In the fourth quarter of the 42-27 Linfield victory the ‘Cats sputtered ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register file photo##McMinnville’s Yemi Rue (left) and Charlotte Terry (right) made the cut to compete at the 6A state championships at Lane Community COllege in Eugene on Nov. 4.

Mac, Amity, YC send harriers to state in Eugene

It was a busy Thursday for the cross country runners of Yamhill County, with McMinnville competing in the Pacific Conference Championships, and the Amity, Yamhill Carlton, Sheridan and Willamina harriers ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Dayton’s Johnathan Mendez scored a hat trick in the Pirates’ first round 5-2 win over Siuslaw/Mapleton.

Dayton, Delphian boys soccer advance; Willamina, Dayton volleyball defeated

This a quick hitter of the sports action that I simply ran out of time and energy to get to doing a full blown article on. Let’s get down to brass tacks: here are the results of Dayton and Delphian ...

Tanner Russ/News-Register##McMinnville senior Ithzaly Rosales (6), junior Kami Ravia (8) and senior Hallie Woods (14) line up to defend a Central Catholic free kick in the first round of the playoffs.

Mac girls dropped by Central Catholic 7-0

It was a cold and dark evening at Delta Park on Saturday, Oct. 28, when McMinnville girls soccer clashed with Central Catholic in the first round of the 6A playoffs. The result was not kind for the Grizzlies, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Dayton’s Pedro Cisneros (2) hauls in the touchdown pass in triple coverage.

Dayton downs Amity 44-6 for league title outright, will face Siuslaw in first round of the 3A playoffs

In 2021 Dayton football secured the league title with a 14-6 win over Amity, finishing the regular season 8-1. It was the second year with Dayton head coach Jacob Peterson at the helm, in the midst of ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Willamina junior running back Jacob Hadley stiff arms a Gervais defender.

FOOTBALL: Grizzlies stop skid, down Jags

McMinnville football struggled the last five games of the 2023 season. After defeating Ridgeview 41-25 on Sept. 15, the Grizzlies lost consecutive games against Lake Oswego, Newberg, Sherwood, Glencoe ...

Tanner Russ/News-Register##McMinnville players comfort one another after the loss to Cleveland. The Warriors scored the go-ahead goal with two seconds remaining in the game.

McMinnville boys soccer falls to Cleveland in last-second stunner

There are no easy ways to suffer a defeat in the playoffs, but there are few ways more painful than a goal at the death. Such was the fate of the McMinnville boys soccer team who, for 79 minutes and 58 ...

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