Dayton soccer teams make Final Four
DAYTON – It’s a great time to be a Dayton soccer fan. Supporters of both programs were treated to a pair of thrilling state quarterfinal contests last Saturday. The number-four Pirate ...
Valley Panthers earn state championship in Fall 7s
Mike Fair was preparing for the upcoming McMinnville school year in August when he was asked to lead the local Valley Panthers Rugby Club. When the team’s organizers asked him to manage the club, ...
Dayton edged 7-6 by Santiam Christian in first round
DAYTON – Dayton head coach Jacob Peterson’s postgame message to his players following last Friday’s first-round playoff exit was clear: the football program will only go up from ...
Linfield cruises to 77-7 conference win over Willamette
SALEM – Linfield’s number-seven ranked football program continued its late-season dominance of Division III Northwest Conference opponents during last Saturday’s road trip to Willamette ...
State cross country: Mac’s Spencer finishes 20th; ‘Dogs place sixth in 3A boys’ race
EUGENE – The final cross country meet of the season for schools like McMinnville, Willamina and Yamhill-Carlton concluded last Saturday at Lane Community College. Competing in the OSAA State Championships, ...
Football roundup: Amity, Y-C lose in opening round of state
South Umpqua 35, Yamhill-Carlton 6 MYRTLE CREEK – Number-14 Yamhill-Carlton battled third-seed South Umpqua to a 7-0 margin at halftime of last Friday’s first-round state playoff, but the ...
Friday night football: Dayton loses 7-6 to Santiam Christian in opening round of playoffs; Amity, Y-C also fall
DAYTON - The Pirates' suffered a narrow 7-6 loss to Santiam Christian Friday night in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs. Dayton earned the postseason's sixth seed after winning its first ...
Dayton boys advance in state playoffs, win 7-1 over Rogue Valley
DAYTON – Senior goalkeeper Marcos Ceja watched with growing excitement as his Dayton boys soccer teammates ignited a furious offensive attack during Wednesday’s state playoff match ...
Cardinal comeback: Pirate girls erase one-goal deficit against Brookings-Harbor, reach state quarters
DAYTON – They may not have played their ultimate brand of soccer, but the Dayton girls did enough to overcome visiting Brookings-Harbor during Tuesday night’s Class 3A/2A/1A first round ...
Mac girls collect all-conference honors
The McMinnville girls soccer team, which just finished its season with a Class 6A first-round playoff loss to Summit, earned numerous all-Pacific Conference honors, as voted by league head coaches. The ...
District cross country: Willamina boys earn 2nd place
LEBANON – Michael Fox and Jose Cruz finished third and fourth during last Thursday’s 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 Championships, leading the Willamina boys team to a second-place result. At ...
Linfield hires Dayton alum to revive wrestling program
Linfield press release Chad Hanke has been hired to lead the relaunch of collegiate wrestling at Linfield University. Director of Athletics Dr. Garry Killgore announced the hiring of Hanke as new men's ...
Pirates triumph over rival Amity
AMITY – As Dayton’s head football coach, Jacob Peterson often compared his Pirates to their longtime rivals in Amity. When he took over the vaunted cardinal-and-black program in 2020, ...
Resilient Bulldogs advance in volleyball state playoffs, defeat Harrisburg
WILLAMINA – Willamina’s state quarterfinal bound volleyball players are becoming increasingly accustomed to winning matches in exciting, comeback fashion. All season, the Bulldogs have ...
Mac boys claim 2nd at cross country districts
The McMinnville boys cross country is heading to state! With a second-place finish during last Thursday’s Class 6A Pacific Conference Championships, the Grizzlies tallied 55 points to claim runners-up ...
