
Willamina splits against Salem Academy, Colton
Willamina volleyball has playoff expectations, according to head coach Heather Hughes. The program has made the state playoffs in each OSAA-recognized postseason since 2019 and it is not expected to miss ...

Despite skid, Mac showed no quit versus Vikings
McMinnville suffered four consecutive defeats heading into the Tuesday, Sept. 26 contest against Pacific Conference foe Forest Grove. The most recent of those four losses was to Liberty on Wednesday, Sept. ...

Chitty shines at Drive, Chip and Putt
McMinnville’s Alexander Chitty competed in the Drive, Chip and Putt regional qualifiers up at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Washington. Chitty was a part of the Boys 10-11 Division ...

Amity girls soccer downs Riverdale: Adie Nisly’s hat trick and 6-2 win helps put YC loss in rearview
After coming up short against Yamhill-Carlton 2-0 on Thursday, Sept. 21, Amity faced another high-level opponent in Riverdale on Tuesday, Sept. 26 and walked away with a big win. The Warriors downed the ...

Linfield primes engines for home opener
Oh, that midwest bias! Like a wart on one’s chin, it is difficult to excise, but Linfield University’s football team and all west coast teams for that matter have to live with it — at ...

Cross-conference cross country: MHS’s Blank finishes top-10 in Pacific Conference, Three Rivers League meet
In a meeting of Pacific Conference and Three Rivers League harriers, the teams of each conference competed against one another at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City on Wednesday, Sept. 27. McMinnville’s ...
Kids’ basketball camps offered
Linfield University’s women’s and men’s basketball programs will offer camps for children on days when public schools are not in session. Camps teach rules, playing skills, confidence ...
Willamina volleyball downs Culver 3-2
In Willamina volleyball’s homecoming game, the Bulldogs defeated Culver 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 15-10) on Thursday, Sept. 21. The win puts Willamina at 5-5 overall, 3-3 in the Tri-River ...
Willamina, Yamhill-Carlton, Delphian, Sheridan harriers competed at Champs Invite
Willamina, Delphian, Yamhill-Carlton and Sheridan cross-country racers competed at the Champs Invite at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon on Friday, Sept. 22. The highest team score of the competing Yamhill ...

FOOTBALL: Mac falls to Lake Oswego 35-7
The McMinnville Grizzlies came up well short in their biggest test of the season so far Thursday night at Lake Oswego, falling 35-7. McMinnville’s normally explosive offense was stymied by Lake ...

Willamina football wins Battle of the Bulldogs
Willamina’s homecoming game against Culver on Thursday, Sept. 21 had shades of last year’s clash. In 2022, the Battle of the Bulldogs came down to a single point as Willamina won 54-53. This ...
Grizzlies batter Tigard for 4-1 win
Through its first six games, the Grizzlies boys soccer team suffered just one defeat, a 4-2 loss to Lincoln on Sept. 7. However, McMinnville found itself with three draws: a pair of 3-3 ties against Woodburn ...
Amity’s Brennan Hake takes second at Jewell Jaunt
Amity’s cross country runners headed out to Jewell School for the Jewell Jaunt, a meet featuring varsity, junior varsity and middle school harriers. High school athletes competed in a 5,000-meter ...

Dayton boys dominates Pleasant Hill Billies 2-0
It says something about a team’s expectations that a shutout victory isn’t enough. That’s the case for the Dayton boys soccer team, who defeated the visiting Pleasant Hill Billies 2-0 ...

Mac bounces back
Heading into the week, McMinnville suffered a pair of shutout losses at the hands of Lincoln and Tigard and were looking to rebound against the Metro League’s Southridge on Monday, Sept. 18 and 5A ...