Spartan boys win at Dayton PacWest Ice Breaker
Sheridan senior Jayden O’Reilly won three events, leading the Spartan boys track and field team to victory at 3A PacWest Icebreaker meet on Monday at Dayton. The Spartan boys won six events at the ...

YC’s Smith takes third at Regionals wrestling tournament
Yamhill-Carlton eighth grade wrestler Eliana “Elli” Smith (220) qualified for the middle school state championship tournament in her first year of wrestling and gained a love for the sport. Smith ...
Grizzlies’ run ends at Chiles Center after two games
After a tough 60-29 quarterfinal loss to Clackamas Wednesday afternoon, McMinnville senior Macie Arzner said she expected a different Grizzly team to show up Thursday morning for its consolation bracket ...
Family, community ties run deep for 2025 state championship Amity squad
Amity girls basketball final huddle of the season, wasn’t on the Marshfield High School court, the home of the 3A state basketball championship game. The huddle was in an intimate setting, downstairs ...
Amity players, coaches reflect on the title game victory over Banks, and their 30-0 season
Sixth time’s the charm, the Warriors claimed the 3A state championship for the first time in school history by two-points against the Banks Braves on Saturday in Coos Bay. Coach Jed McMullen said ...

Grizzlies book trip to Chiles Center
The Forest Grove Vikings’ game plan was clear from the opening tip of Friday night’s second-round girls playoff game in the McMinnville gymnasium: clog the paint, hound Macie Arzner with two ...

Undefeated Warriors win state championship
The 3A state championship game came down just one shot with 4.7 seconds on the clock and the undefeated Warriors made school history, nabbing the title.
19-win season sets new standard for YC girls basketball
The Yamhill-Carlton girls couldn’t generate enough offense to earn a trip to Coos Bay. The Tigers lost Feb. 28 on the road at Coquille in the second round of the playoffs, 48-26. But after the game, ...

Sometimes friendship circles start on the oval
The term “town and gown” — that happy link between community and academia – is a cultural concept that can take human form. I saw it up close, and somewhat serendipitously, at ...

Trammell takes fifth for Sheridan
Sheridan’s senior heavy-weight Joseph Trammell went into a tiebreaker against the No. 1 seed Kiason Smith of Warrenton in the semifinals of the 3A State Tournament at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum ...

Three Y-C juniors claims sixth at state
Yamhill-Carlton juniors Kalob Dallas (126), Tyler Pond (175) and Gavin Smith (285) finished in sixth at the 3A State Championship on Feb. 28 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. The ...

Sauceda takes third at state, makes Pirate girls history
Junior second-year wrestler Aliyah Sauceda (170, 38-4) has made Dayton High School history as the first girl to place at the state championship, held Feb. 28 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Last ...

Huston nabs runner-up, Bulldogs claim fifth at state
Senior Devin Huston (150) took second and the Willamina boys took fifth at the 3A State tournament on Feb. 28 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Last season, Huston finished third and has ...

Campos claims sixth for Grizzlies at 132
Nelson Campos (132, 35-17) nabbed the No. 6 seed for the 6A Wrestling State Championship and proved the seeding correct, claiming sixth on Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Campos ...

Willamina light-weight Brewer reclaims state championship
The Bulldog known as Zoe Brewer attacked the bracket, pinning three opponents in the first period in early rounds before facing a familiar foe. The 105-pound 4A/3A/2A/1A girls state championship match ...