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, ...
Sports
15th annual Mac HOF golf tourney 'smoothest in history'
Ross Peterson — a former Grizzly and Wildcat, and current humorous storyteller — prayed for clear skies on Saturday, Aug. 16, and received a day even better; one that brought generations of ...
2A/3A football preview: Tigers, Pirates aiming for new heights
Fall sports practices began Monday, Aug. 18, and with it came a flood of excitement as experienced leaders and newcomers alike received their first taste of the gridiron this season. The Yamhill ...
Mac football preview: Tomlin eager to test new senior talent
The McMinnville varsity football squad will have a new look this season after graduating team leaders in nearly every statistical category on the field. Starting quarterback Kane Sullivan, wide receiver ...
Schedules: New beginnings for Yamhill County athletics
The start of school is right around the corner, and with it comes new beginnings for scholastic athletes. Practices began for all sports on Aug. 18, with many jumping straight into games during the final ...
Overcoming injury, YC flag football star Kershaw looks to aid future Tigers as coach
Recent graduate Delaney Kershaw was Yamhill Carlton’s flag football defensive captain in the 2025 spring season and will return to coach the next generation of Tiger defense. Kershaw was a force ...
Return to form: Mason Smark finishes second in class at first kart race since '23
Sun rays burned through dense clouds as familiar humming overtook the Yamhill County Fairgrounds on Aug. 16 and 17. Bees flew between the dried-out flower sprouts and Queen Anne’s Lace growing along ...
Photo Gallery: Linfield football starts fall camp
The Wildcats hit the turf at Maxwell Field for the first day of fall camp on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Mac's Caleb Gray returns from international baseball tournament with silver medal
As the summer raged on in the Pacific Northwest, McMinnville-born and -raised Caleb Gray received the opportunity of a lifetime, playing international baseball in the Dominican Republic from July 30 to ...
Upon Further Review: Grand times at the ol' county fair
Neon lights, cowboy hats, impressive displays of livestock and smells that both delighted and disgusted. The Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo that graced McMinnville from July 30 to Aug. 2 was a concoction ...
Barnett steps up as AD at Willamina; aims to increase participation
Derek Barnett has big shoes to fill as the new athletic director at Willamina Middle School and High School, following the retirement of longtime AD Jerry Buczynski. Buczynski was at WSD for 42 years ...
YC flag football standout Emma Rodriguez commits to Midland University as Tigers grow program
Emma Rodriguez, a 2025 graduate at Yamhill Carlton High School and longtime football player, has committed to Midland University, in Nebraska, to play flag football for the Warriors. Midland is a member ...
MCTA hosts third-annual sibling tournament
What started as an influx of local siblings attending programs put on by the McMinnville Community Tennis Association has turned into three consecutive years of sibling tournaments held by the nonprofit ...
Jose 'El Toro' Garcia remains undefeated by TKO following bout in Salem
Jose “El Toro” Garcia, a professional boxer and 19-year-old native of McMinnville, improved to 4-0 in his young career with a knockout victory over Kevin Davila of Spanaway, Washington on Saturday, ...
Dribbling through traffic: Macie Arzner prepped for next steps with Pitt basketball
When Macie Arzner — a 2025 graduate of McMinnville High School — was forced to reconcile with reality as an injured freshman and sophomore, she had little insight into how it would change her ...
Upon Further Review: Stop Sign Gap
This rendition of the typical sports column will be a vibrant parallel, yet familiar style, to the written work that appears in the current and future pages of the News-Register “B” section. “Upon ...
MHS sports registration open through August 14
Fall sports registration for McMinnville High School athletics is now open. Fall sports include volleyball, football, cross country and soccer. The deadline for registering is Thursday, August 14. A current ...
Upcoming golf tournaments
MHS Hall of Fame golf tournament returns to Michelbook The 15th annual McMinnville High School Hall of Fame Golf Tournament kicks off Saturday, August 16, at Michelbook Country Club, 1301 Michelbook Lane, ...
Yamhill County Rodeo results
McMinnville’s annual rodeo took place at the Yamhill County Fair on July 31-August 1 with competitors from northwest Oregon, central Oregon, eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho. A few from Arizona, ...
Carnage and chaos for the whole family
After three nights of rodeo events that showcased the most courageous cowboys and cowgirls from around the Pacific Northwest, the Cascade Arena was transformed into a track for more than 20 vehicles, all ...
Mac Swim Club breaks records, sees three finalists at state championship
Three members of the McMinnville Swim Club finished in the top eight of their respective events at the 11 and over Oregon Swimming State Championships at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham from July ...
