Paving the way: Duniway track program setting high school standard
In late May, the Duniway Middle School track team headed to Corvallis, where they competed in the Middle School Meet of Champions. A middle school equivalent of a state meet, several runners from Duniway ...
Oregon falls in Super Regionals
Despite a historic comeback to take game one, the Oregon Ducks lost games two and three of the Eugene Super Regional, ending their season one game shy of Omaha. Oral Roberts walked off with a comeback ...
Powell wins NAIA Gold Glove
McMinnville alum Madelyn Powell was one of the nine inaugural recipients of the 2023 NAIA Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, as chosen by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. A left fielder at the College ...
Five Grizzlies earn All-State honors
The McMinnville Grizzly softball team was well represented in the OSAA All-State Awards, as five Grizzlies earned state-wide recognition. After a record-setting season, Abby Carsley was named 6A Player ...
'Cats earn national honors
Several players and coaches on the Linfield softball team earned national recognition for their stellar seasons. Tayah Kelley, Katie Phillips, Claire Seats and Kaili Saathoff were named to the National ...
Running into trouble: Baserunning woes doom Bulldogs in semifinal loss
Willamina’s best season in over a decade came to an end in the 2A semifinals, as the Bulldogs lost 7-2 to Westen-McEwen on Tuesday. Coming off an upset of previously unbeaten No. 1 North Douglas, ...
Y-C falls to Burns in semis
Off the bat, it looked like it might go. Down a run in the bottom of the sixth, the Tigers needed it to. Cecelia Petraitis had already cleared the fence two innings earlier, driving in the Tigers only ...
As one: Linfield's historic softball season comes to a sudden end
It happened in the blink of an eye. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Tayah Kelley’s 1-0 pitch sailed over the head of catcher Ashley Sutton, and Trine’s Emma Lee dove beneath Kelley’s ...
Next Column Up: Short but sweet
After the Milwaukee Bucks’ season-ending loss in late April, Giannis Antetokounmpo stepped to the podium for his final postgame press conference of the season. The top-seeded Bucks, who ended the ...
Tigers, Bulldogs earn all-league honors
The Yamhill-Carlton Tigers and the Willamina Bulldogs were well represented in their respective all-league selections. Five Tigers were named to 3A’s SD2 first-team, including Linfield commit Lexiss ...
Y-C, WIllamina fall in state semifinals
The Yamhill-Carlton Tigers and Willamina Bulldogs fell in their state semifinal matchups. In the 2A semifinals, No. 4 Willamina fell 7-2 to No. 8 Weston-McEwen, the Cinderella of the 2A tournament that ...
Mac falls to Sherwood in quarterfinals
A five-run Sherwood sixth inning propelled the No. 5 Bowmen over the No. 4 McMinnville Grizzlies on Friday, ending the Grizzlies’ softball season in the quarterfinals. Mac struck first in the bottom ...
State track: Hughes wins two; Vrell, Brewer and Hedgecock among other standouts
Willamina senior Hallee Hughes capped her high school career with state titles in both the discus and javelin at the OSAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene. Her javelin throw of 139-04 was more ...
'Cats advance to DIII Championship
Led by Tayah Kelley’s dominant pitching, the ‘Cats only needed two runs to win the McMinnville Super Regional at Del Smith Stadium and advance to the Division III Softball Championship in Marshall, ...
Willamina advances to semis
The No. 4 Willamina Bulldogs advanced to the 2A softball semifinals with a 7-5 victory over No. 5 Blanchet Catholic in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Cavaliers threatened late, putting the tying runs ...
