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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3A/2A/1A Soccer: Eliza Nisly joins rare company, scores 100th career goal in Warriors' 8-0 caging of Tigers

A soft autumn breeze, beaming rays of sunshine and a jubilant community surrounded the soccer pitch at Amity High School on Tuesday when Warrior senior Eliza Nisly scored her 100th (and 101st) career goal. Four ...

'El Toro' slated for 5th pro bout at Salem Armory

Jose “El Toro” Garcia, McMinnville’s youngest professional boxer at 19-years-old, is set to take on 35-year-old Mixed Martial Arts veteran Luis “Sicario 23” Iniguez on Saturday, ...

Cross Creek Golf Course 27th Annual Turkey Shoot Tourney

Cross Creek Golf Course in Dallas has opened applications for the 27th Annual Turkey Shoot Golf Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 9th. The format is a two-person scramble, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. All ...

Wildcat Roundup: Men's golf ends Fall with strong showing; women's soccer makes conference push

Linfield’s men’s and women’s golf teams ended the fall season on Monday, placing third and seventh, respectively, out of nine teams at the Northwest Conference Classic at Oswego Lake ...

3A/2A Volleyball: Dayton makes final push for PacWest dominance

The end of the volleyball season is near and many are fighting for seeding as regular-season play comes to a fiery end. The No. 5-ranked Dayton Pirates varsity squad (14-3, 13-0) has played unblemished ...

Mac volleyball continues to improve dynamics despite losing skid

The Grizzlies varsity volleyball team (4-13, 3-6) is marching into the last week of the season determined to finish on a high note. Ranked No. 39 in 6A, they have not won a game since Sept. 22, but are ...

 
3A/2A Football: Pirates continue winning ways with Homecoming plundering; Warriors look for answers after last-minute loss

Classic cars and royalty circled the field at Dayton High School Thursday night, and the rain could not dampen the Homecoming fun had by Pirates of the past and present. On soaking turf, the Pirates varsity ...

 
Injury-riddled Grizzlies fall to Newberg

Street clothes were nearly as abundant as jerseys on the sideline at a wet Wortman Stadium Thursday night, as a hobbled McMinnville varsity football team (1-5, 0-2) took on county and Pacific Conference ...

 
Linfield beats Pacific, 26-6, behind strong defensive showing

Linfield University’s football team (3-1, 2-0) remains a mystery. Wildcat coaches are working feverishly to solve this season’s puzzle. It does not take a Holmes and Watson to determine the ...

Panthers go 2-1, head into finals seeded 4th

The Valley Panthers continue to improve as the fall rugby sevens season wrapped up league play, going 2-1 at Portland’s Northgate Park on Saturday. The Panthers started their day by beating Summit’s ...

Steady progress shown in lead-up to 2nd Annual Grant Robison Invite

Local cross country teams filtered to one of two races on Friday. McMinnville participated in the 5th Annual Rose City Championship Invite at Rose City Golf Course, while runners from Amity, Dayton and ...

 
Grizzlies get rowdy in comeback win over Glencoe, draw with Newberg

Energy was the name of the game, and the Grizzlies brought it on Monday. Disappointment was all that categorized two consecutive losses for the McMinnville girls varsity soccer team (6-2-2, 1-0-1), the ...

3A/2A/1A soccer: Amity alone atop league with 2-0 victory

A battle of 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 undefeateds commenced Tuesday in Salem as the No. 3-ranked Amity’s girls soccer team (9-1, 5-0) traveled to take on No. 13 Blanchet Catholic (7-2-1, ...

McMinnville Basketball Association holding annual tryouts, clinics

The McMinnville Basketball Association will hold its annual youth basketball tryouts for girls in grades 4-8 Oct. 12-13, and for boys in grades 4-8 on Oct. 19-20. All information, registration and payment ...

 
Mac boys soccer hushes Newberg after uncharacteristic shutout to Glencoe

The first week of league play featured two opposing results, but many lessons for the McMinnville boys varsity soccer team (6-2-2, 1-1). Ranked No. 5 in 6A, the Grizzlies began the week at Glencoe where ...

 
Delegate Assembly votes in boys volleyball as sanctioned activity to begin Spring '26

The Delegate Assembly of the Oregon School Activities Association voted in boys volleyball as an OSAA-sanctioned activity at the assembly’s Monday, Oct. 6, meeting. Boys volleyball will begin its ...

 
3A football: Tigers fleece Bulldogs for first win of season

Yamhill Carlton varsity football picked up from where they left off in 2019, defeating Williamina 49-20 in the two schools’ first meeting in five years. YC won the last meeting 48-8 at YCHS. The ...

 
Grizzly football no match for high-flying Falcons

The McMinnville varsity football dropped to 1-4 Friday after falling to the No. 15-ranked Liberty Falcons, 52-26, in their first crack at league play. Unlike the Grizzlies first three losses in non-league ...

 
Valley Panthers encouraged by rugby 7s play in Bend

The Valley Panthers continued their fall rugby 7s season in Bend on Saturday. The Panthers narrowly beat Salem, 22-20, were tied with the Portland Grackles 12-12 at halftime but gave up two tries in the ...

 
'Cats gain traction in 35-15 comeback victory over George Fox

If you dropped into the Stoffer Family Stadium Saturday afternoon as the first quarter of the Linfield (2-1,1-0) versus George Fox University (0-4, 0-1) football game, you might have thought you’d ...