In the final exhibition match of the 2021 season, the Linfield men’s soccer program recorded a gritty 2-1 victory over the visiting Bushnell beacons Tuesday evening at the Linfield Soccer ...
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Linfield men conclude exhibition season with win over Beacons
In the final exhibition match of the 2021 season, the Linfield men’s soccer program recorded a gritty 2-1 victory over the visiting Bushnell beacons Tuesday evening at the Linfield Soccer ...
Wildcat women defeat Bushnell, 4-0, lose to Pacific
Facing a pair of non-conference foes at home this week, the Linfield women’s soccer squad split the two contests. The Wildcats routed the Bushnell Beacons 4-0 Tuesday afternoon, but fell ...
Football coaches prepare for season after receiving clearance from state
Yamhill County’s high school football players have trained for months with no clear picture of the Oregon School Athletics Association’s (OSAA) plan for a condensed season in the spring. ...
Hiking permits to be required for Oregon’s central Cascades
AP Sports PORTLAND – A new permitting system for hikers and backpackers in Oregon’s central Cascade Mountains will be implemented this year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports it comes after ...
Mac golfer sinks first albatross at Bandon's Sheep Ranch
What did McMinnville golfer Willi Sheller do after carding a rare albatross – or three strokes under par on one hole – January 27 on the 18th hole of Bandon Dunes Sheep Ranch Golf Course? He ...
Running for fun and fitness
Student-athletes from Willamina High School have been training with long distance running during the absence of sports in the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured in front of their school bus are Trinity Simon, ...
Governor announces outdoor contact sports can resume
By SARA CLINE Associated Press PORTLAND - Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that some outdoor contact sports, including high school football, can resume this week. In addition, the Oregon Health Authority ...
Tales of an outlaw: The fall of Rhett 'Tommy' Phillips
Sometimes the road less traveled was simply the wrong road. Members of the 1971 football program realized their own pathways to success, becoming doctors, lawyers, pastors, teachers and coaches. McMinnville ...
A band of brothers
You are there fifty years ago: Richard M. Nixon is president; the Vietnam War turbulently and slowly moving towards it end; Ironically, Joy to the World by Three Dog Night is the number-one song; ...
Sports are back! Linfield soccer squads open season with wins
Linfield’s soccer players waited a long time for victories like they achieved last weekend in exhibitions against Multnomah and Corban universities. Playing their first matches in over a ...
Joe Crabtree, who coached Mac to 2006 soccer title, dies at 77
In his first year as head coach of the McMinnville boys’ soccer team, Joe Crabtree led the Grizzlies to an incredible Class 6A state championship in 2006. Crabtree’s involvement with ...
Linfield soccer returns to action
Linfield athletes feel more than ready to begin competition again. Following nearly a year of postponed and canceled contests, Wildcat soccer players finally return to the pitch this weekend in ...
Blazers guard CJ McCollum has fracture in left foot
By Anne M. Peterson AP Sports Writer PORTLAND — In the midst of one of his best seasons, Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has suffered a hairline fracture in his left foot. McCollum will wear a ...
Linfield teams begin practicing, aim for February competitions
While COVID-19 restrictions continue to limit the landscape of college athletics, Linfield University’s sports teams return to practice with the hope of beginning competition next month. After ...
Mac alum Gubrud signs pro football contract, joins CFL’s BC Lions
Gage Gubrud’s professional football career has begun. The former McMinnville player signed a contract with the BC Lions Football Club of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The six-foot, two-inch ...
James Harden traded to Nets in blockbuster deal
By BRIAN MAHONEY and KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writers James Harden is heading to Brooklyn, joining old teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to give the Nets a potent trio featuring some of the NBA’s ...
Yamhill County's Greatest Games: Barnett’s calm guidance led tightknit Tigers to ‘92 title
Larry Barnett’s legacy in Yamhill County was born from a calm wisdom which played a tremendous role in Yamhill-Carlton’s 1992 boys’ basketball state championship. In his 17th ...
Culture is key to Linfield football success
There’s a quote on the desk belonging to Linfield head football coach Joseph Smith. It was given to him by his mother. It stares at him every day, a relentless reminder of the importance ...
2020 Sports in Review
Local sports hampered by pandemic, Governor’s orders Coronavirus concerns and subsequent decisions by Oregon lawmakers and health officials directly affected Yamhill County athletics in 2020. Linfield ...
Yamhill County's Greatest Games: Bulldog brotherhood captures 2009 state baseball title
In 2009, a brotherhood of Bulldogs orchestrated one of the most unexpected state baseball championships in Oregon’s history. According to head coach Cliff Toney, it’s categorized as ...
