It was a home victory for the Dragons boys cross country team on Thursday, Sept. 28. The Delphian School hosted the Conquer the Hill cross country invitational with high school teams competing from Delphian, ...

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Pirates, Tigers using basketball offseason to reinforce leadership skills, toughness on the court

County rivalries take on a different form in the summer. The mood is more playful, but the competition is just as heated. Such was the case last week when Dayton High School hosted the boys’ basketball ...

 
Fueling the future: Warriors measuring success by 'getting better every day' of summer basketball league

The ability to play freely was one of the major contributors to success for Amity’s girls’ basketball championships over the last two seasons. A few years of defeat while falling short also ...

 
Miersma, Lomeli represent Warriors in All-Star showcase

A throng of elite class 2A, 3A and 4A basketball players assembled at the Warrior gymnasium and Amity High School on June 12-13. For two days, seniors who took the winter by storm donned their school’s ...

 
Upon Further Review: Regret, reminiscence and goals to be glorified

The world’s game has taken over North America. Every four years, nationalism and patriotism — depending on your point of view — take over sporting news for the better in most ways. The ...

Three locals named to All-State teams

A trio of Yamhill County athletes earned Oregon School Activities Association All-State recognition, as selections were announced this week by the organization for boys and girls tennis and boys volleyball. Among ...

 
Local girls flag rugby league ends first season with for players and parents to enjoy game

On Sunday, June 6, the Mid-Willamette League of girls rugby met at Joe Dancer Park in McMinnville to finish its inaugural season. Six fields were in use as young ruggers laughed and smiled while playing ...

 
Grizzlies taking summer ball as opportunity to embrace new roles

Though the calendar hasn’t yet marked it, summer is in full swing for the Mac-Willamette Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Varsity baseball team. The Grizzlies’ offseason squad has been ...

 
Amity's Dyer, McMullen named 3A Coaches of the Year

On Saturday, May 30, Amity High School head coaches Jed McMullen (girls basketball) and Andy Dyer (girls soccer) each received recognition as Class 3A Coaches of the Year for their respective sports ...

 
Photo Gallery: All for one, one for all

Between the high school and collegiate level, five softball teams from Yamhill County made a run through their respective playoff tournaments. Though none were able to capture a title, many set records ...

 
3A Softball: Yamhill Carlton's Bradfield named Special District 3 Pitcher of the Year

On top of their first league title since 2022 and a trip to the 3A State semifinals, Yamhill Carlton’s softball team owned a fair share of their Special District 3 all-league awards. Headlining ...

 
3A Baseball: Five Tigers, Pirate trio head all-league awards

As the 3A baseball season ended, 12 ball players from Yamhill County represented their respective squads as all-league honorees in Special District 3. A pair of Tigers from Yamhill Carlton came away with ...

 
Upon Further Review: The game with a heart beat

Since moving to McMinnville in May of 2025, I have been gobsmacked by the sport that is fastpitch softball. The reasoning’s in the name, end of story. All joking aside, fastpitch offers everything ...

 
Dayton's Chinchilla meets the moment, sets school hurdles record on way to 3A state podium

When Dayton’s Erick Chinchilla was thrown into the 300-meter hurdles with no prior experience as a freshman, it seemed unfathomable that he’d become one of the best Pirates to ever do it. Often ...

 
Willamina wrestler Risseeuw named All-American before final scholastic season

Landon Risseeuw, a Willamina High School heavyweight wrestler entering his senior season, has joined the annals of Bulldog history as the fifth wrestling All-American in school history. Risseeuw traveled ...

 
Mac Baseball: Bears name eight to all-league teams

McMinnville’s varsity baseball team saw eight players receive all-league nods in the Pacific Conference for their play during the 2026 spring season. Many of the Grizzlies’ eight seniors were ...

 
Mac Softball: 'Resilient' Grizzlies earn nine all-league awards

The ups and downs of a softball season affected McMinnville’s varsity softball squad more than most this season, but Head Coach Josh Terry said it was their resilience that kept them afloat. “There ...

 
Johnston, Riddle graduate from McMinnville as role models of track and field program

Few have set a precedent for success with an implement in their hands like McMinnville’s Brooklyn Johnston and Ruby Riddle. The pair of 6A State Championship placing track and field throwers completed ...

 
3A Softball: Dayton unable to make noise against Vale’s Navarrete in semifinals

The dominant force that is Vale freshman Sophia Navarrete and the No. 1-seeded softball team in Class 3A had thrown 13 shutouts prior to Tuesday’s semifinal against No. 4-seeded Dayton. With a double ...

 
3A Softball: South Umpqua’s Morales shuts down high-powered YC offense as title berth remains elusive

Yamhill Carlton’s high-octane offense and best season in relation to record since 2022 ended Tuesday afternoon. Visiting No. 2-seeded South Umpqua (27-2, 15-0) in Myrtle Creek, the No. 3-seeded ...

McMinnvile basketball and golf camp registration open for June

Grizzly basketball camps The McMinnville Girls Basketball program will hold its annual girls basketball camp from Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, at the high school. The camp is open to all ...