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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Keliiheleua: Grizzly grad of '99 had to relearn how to walk before taking off
Through nagging injuries and multiple surgeries, Maile (Smith) Keliiheleua never lost sight of the family members and coaches who helped her achieve every athletic feat she dreamed of. While attending ...
Wildcat Roundup: Men’s golf earns second at finals; baseball rebounds; softball approaches tournament time
Golf Tigard alumni and Linfield junior Douglas Bailey repeated as the Northwest Conference’s medalist in the final NWC event of the season, firing rounds of 68 and 69 (-5) and winning in a playoff, ...
BC Harley reintroduces street-legal bike racing to Woodburn
Harley-Davidson racing is making a comeback at the Woodburn Dragstrip. Since about 2019, the racing strip at Woodburn has had few events for Harley-Davidson, but that was not always the case. More than ...
3A Softball: Pirats playing with intention
The No. 1-ranked Pirates (13-2, 7-0) aim to do three things when they take the field — avoid defensive errors, refrain from walking opposing batters and record double-digit hits. “When we ...
Mac Golf: Triple birdies at Rock Creek
With half the season remaining, McMinnville’s varsity golfers made a trip to Rock Creek Country Club in northwest Portland, where slick conditions made play more difficult for the Grizzly girls and ...
Mac Tennis: Grizzlies battle rain in trio of conference victories
Century, Newberg and Liberty were the foes of McMinnville’s varsity tennis teams last week as the programs tiptoed around inclement weather to put a bow on a trio of match days. For boys and girls ...
Pirate girls claim team title at PacWest League Meet
Among a slew of Class 3A-6A athletes, a trio of Amity Warriors earned top placements on Saturday, April 18, at the Jon Oliver Invitational and Panther Stadium at Central High School. Seniors Trenton Ruston ...
Mac/Newberg Baseball: Tigers take first series over Grizzlies since 2012
The last time the Newberg baseball team beat McMinnville twice in a row, current Tigers head coach Andrew Reichencach was a junior. Newberg secured a 2-1 series victory on Friday, downing Mac 8-3 ...
Mac Softball: Carton throws first career complete-game shutout in win over Century
With the offense sputtering, the No. 14-ranked Grizzlies (7-6, 1-0) relied on defensive heroics to provide the spark they needed to pull out their first Pacific Conference win of the season, 4-0 against ...
3A Baseball: Pirates route Warriors
Two days after believing his team had more to prove, the No. 25-ranked Pirates (8-5, 3-3) put on an offensive show to the pleasure of Dayton Head Coach Reed Rainey. Scoring 16 runs in the top of the second ...
3A Softball: YC splits trip east
The No. 7-ranked Yamhill Carlton Tigers (10-3, 4-1) took a trip into the Mountain Time Zone on Saturday, facing off with No. 2 Vale (12-0, 6-0) and No. 28 Nyssa (5-7, 3-3) on each of their home fields. YC’s ...
Mac Golf: Grizzlies reach halfway point
McMinnville’s varsity boys golf team continued to climb past Pacific Conference foes with a total team score of 315 to finish third behind Newberg (302, 2nd) and Sherwood (294, 1st) at Chehalem Glenn ...
3A Baseball: Dayton handles Amity, look to improve in hopes of a playoff run
It can be difficult to flip an off-speed pitch into the strike zone when you can’t feel your fingers, so Dayton senior Carter Webster relied on his heater on a cold, rainy Wednesday. “When ...
3A Softball: Bulldogs, Tigers on winning trail
April 13 Yamhill Carlton 6 Stayton 4 The No. 4-ranked Tigers (8-2, 3-1) travelled to the home of Class 4A No. 11 Stayton (4-5) on Monday and never looked back after taking a 2-0 lead before the home ...
Mac Baseball: Grizzlies tag Tigers with first loss of season, split first two of three-game series
April 13 McMinnville 7 Newberg 5 The first of three games between No. 6-ranked McMinnville (7-4, 1-1) and No. 5 Newberg (11-1, 4-1) began as a pitchers’ duel at George Fox University’s Morse ...
Toliver's Toss: A throw for the ages
Byron Toliver was not one for the spotlight. But on the biggest stage, he had his brightest day. The teenage farmhand was not much of a track and field athlete growing up. Toliver was a hard-nosed center ...
Mac alumna wins second career CUSA Player of the Week for Liberty
Brynn McManus — a senior at NCAA DI Liberty University and 2022 graduate of McMinnville High School — has had a hot bat for the Flames as of late, earning her second career Conference USA Softball ...
Haddeland: Master of the mound
Everything Chris Haddeland does is with pinpoint precision. The 2011 graduate of McMinnville High School was an ace on a staff with two other Grizzly standouts in Zev Egli and 2025 MHS Hall of ...
Gallery: Gravel, Pavement and the Beauty of Yamhill County
The Sasquatch Duro is an annual gravel-and-road bicycle race hosted by Mudslinger Events. In its second year in Yamhill County, it takes participants on one of two courses: a 45-mile loop or a 67-mile ...
Sights and scenes from the 2026 Vic Downs Invitational
The 2026 iteration of McMinnville’s annual Vic Downs Invitational was minutes away from completion before thunderstorms and heavy rain cleared Wortman Stadium. However, many Yamhill County track ...
