Rusty Rae/News-Register##Merary Ulloa-Uribe breaks free from multiple Newberg defenders and takes it for a try, one of her two tries on the day.

Panthers and Rams finish regular season, prepare for playoffs

The Valley Panthers ended their regular season with a decisive win over Newberg on Saturday, beating the Tigers 59-22 to head into the postseason 6-1. Newberg fell to 1-1-5. It was a team effort for the ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Just two weeks after breaking Willamina’s 3,000-meter record, Cruz was at it again, breaking the school’s 1,500-meter record and tying the 48-year-old 800-meter mark.

Willamina's Cruz sets another school record

Willamina’s Jose Cruz broke one school record and tied another during a meet at Yamhill-Carlton on Thursday. Two weeks after demolishing the school record in the 3,000-meter run, Cruz set a new ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Kaitlyn Knapp is thrown out at home trying to score in the fourth inning during the Scio vs. Y-C matchup on Monday.

Y-C tops Scio in 1-2 matchup

In a battle of the top-two ranked teams in the state, it was Yamhill-Carlton who came away victorious against Scio, handing the Loggers their first loss of the season with a 5-4 win. The Tigers took advantage ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Five Tigers recorded multiple hits in the win over Taft, including Kaden Sutton, who drilled two doubles and scored twice in the 15-6 Y-C victory.

Y-C baseball takes control of league

Another offensive outburst propelled the Yamhill-Carlton Tigers past the Taft Tigers 15-6 on Wednesday, giving Y-C sole possession of first place atop the league standings. “Control your own destiny ...

Mac tennis ends regular season on a high note

Both the McMinnville boy’s and girl’s tennis teams wrapped up their regular season this week with wins over Forest Grove and Newberg. With the two victories, the boys wrapped up a perfect ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Amity’s Alyssa McMullen (left) cheers on Mya Haarsma after passing her the baton to finish out the 4-by-100 relay race, which ended up being a school record.

Amity runners set new school records

Amity sophomore sprinter Mya Haarsma broke the school record in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash events last Thursday at a four-team meet hosted by Dayton. Haarsma ran times of 12.79 in the 100-meter ...

Kristen Kennedy Mac HOF

The McMinnville High School Hall of Fame is set to induct three new members in its first ceremony since 2017. Danny Langsdorf, Jason Hafner, and Kristen (Lilly) Kennedy will be inducted on Saturday, May ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Amity teammates arrive at Juliette’s House, bearing stuffed animals that will provide comfort to children at the abuse prevention center.

Amity volleyball squad assembles team of stuffies for Julie

There was kindness as well as competition in the “Teddy Bear Picnic”-themed tournament recently hosted by the recent Amity 14U Volleyball Club. The local players welcomed competitors with ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##The ‘Cats pile on top of Cydney Hess after she drives in the tournament-clinching run, celebrating a Northwest Conference tournament championship.

Linfield captures NWC title

Despite a loss to George Fox on Saturday, the Linfield Wildcats rebounded with three straight wins, including two against George Fox on Sunday, to claim their 11th Northwest Conference Tournament softball ...

'Cats named conference coach, player, pitcher of the year

It was a cut-and-paste job for voters of the Northwest Conference’s year-end softball awards. For the second straight year, Linfield head coach Jackson Vaughan was named Coach of the Year, outfielder ...

Swim stalwart Jason Hafner joins Mac High Hall of Fame

The McMinnville High School Hall of Fame is set to induct three new members in its first ceremony since 2017. Danny Langsdorf, Jason Hafner, and Kristen (Lilly) Kennedy will be inducted on Saturday, May ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##McMinnville first base player Mya Stigall grimaces as an errant throw to first base richochets off her glove, one of several errors in the Grizzlies contest against Glencoe Tuesday on their home field, a 9-7 loss.

This week in softball

One look atop the 6A, 3A and 2A OSAA polls shows multiple Yamhill Valley softball squads near the top. Despite a 9-7 loss where the Grizzlies committed five errors against Glencoe on Tuesday, McMinnville ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##With runners on the corners, Mitchell Taylor broke from first base and danced around a Newberg run-down, until the runner on third base scored padding the Grizzlies lead late in the game Monday at Patton field.

Grizzlies extend win streak

After a rocky start to the baseball season, the McMinnville Grizzlies have found their footing, rattling off eight straight wins to improve to 11-6-1 and jump to second in the Pacific Conference. This ...

Photo by Robert Hilson##Tiger second baseman Kaden Sutton (left) celebrates with shortstop Riley Malis (right) after Malis tagged out a Seaside runner attempting to steal second early in the game at Seaside on April 24. This play got Yamhill Carlton out of the inning against an aggressive Seaside offense.

Big wins aid Yamhill-Carlton's climb up state 3A rankings

By DYLAN WILHELM Of the News-Register The Yamhill-Carlton Tigers bounced back from a loss in Seaside with two dominant victories over Sheridan on Friday, taking both games of the doubleheader by a combined ...

Panthers bounce back, Rams fall

The Valley Panthers traveled to Vancouver, Washington, for their week-six matchup against the Chinook Lady Pack, eager to avenge a loss to the East County Grackles last week, one that snapped a 14-game ...