Dayton overcomes lengthy bus ride to topple La Pine
The Dayton Pirates improved to 2-0 on Friday night with a resounding 40-6 victory against the La Pine Hawks. Before the game, there was concern about how the team would come out of the gate after their ...
Grizzlies come up short in ‘game of inches’
The McMinnville boys soccer players and coaches walked out of Wortman Stadium Wednesday night with their first loss of the season, but their heads high. Mac’s (2-1) non-league action against Lincoln ...
Bulldogs get best of Spartans in non-league volleyball action
Coming off an impressive league win against Amity on Tuesday, the Sheridan Spartans volleyball team looked to be in control early against neighboring town rival Willamina on Wednesday night. Sheridan ...
Hawaii visitors hold on for defeat of Grizzlies
Victorious Hawaiian visitors’ “8-0-8” chant and McMinnville football coach’s post-game words were like echoes Friday night at Wortman Stadium. “Eight more to go,” said ...
‘More than a football game’
The first game on the Grizzlies’ football schedule was pure learning experience. Part game, part cultural exchange, this was the first-ever visit by a Hawaiian high school team to McMinnville. Visitors ...
Dayton powers through Y-C
It’s no secret Dayton’s Pirate football team has its eyes on a deep run in the state football playoffs. Their talent was on full display Friday against Yamhill-Carlton, as was their ability ...
Young Bulldogs team earns win in season opener
Willamina football’s youth movement kicked the 2022 season with a road win against Clatskanie, 34-28. Sophomore running back Jacob Hadley had a big night, despite missing a quarter with a cramping ...
‘Cats will their way to victory in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — In a game where will was as important as skill, Linfield University was a foot better than underdog Huntingdon College. On a fourth and nine from the Linfield 39-yard line, ...
Team Olivia takes third in Hood To Coast
Dundee native Olivia Pugsley completed the Hood To Coast Race Aug. 27 with a uniquely-named team. Twelve Olivias — all women with the same first name — placed third in the women’s open ...
Finding My Way: It’s all off the record now
My time at the News-Register has ended. For the past six years, it’s been my pleasure to cover the high school and college athletics in the Yamhill Valley. Since August 2018, I led the N-R’s ...
Freshman kicks off season with hat trick in 5-0 win
The McMinnville boys soccer team enters the season with plenty of experience on the roster, with 13 seniors and six juniors. But it was freshman forward Jose Farias with the biggest impact in the Grizzly’s ...
Mac girls battle to end in tough opener
In terms of first tests, the McMinnville girls soccer team’s home-opener Monday couldn’t have been more difficult than facing state runner-up Beaverton. And yet, the Grizzlies and first-year ...
Grizzlies serve up first win for new coach
While the first win is usually the hardest, McMinnville’s new volleyball coach Taylor Petersen didn’t miss a beat during this week’s home opener against the Southridge Skyhawks. Petersen, ...
Linfield football departs for cross-country road trip
Linfield head football coach Joseph Smith has a secret. As his squad boarded busses early Thursday morning for the long trip to Montgomery, Alabama, and Huntingdon College, Smith and the Wildcat coaching ...
Revelations from the jamboree
Every fall, football teams kick off their live-action competitions with an exhibition jamboree prior to the start of the regular season. The non-counting series of matchups against two to four ...
