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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SOFTBALL: Mac softball downs West Salem, Canby

McMinnville’s hot start to the season continues. The Grizzlies played a pair of games earlier in the week, home games against West Salem and Canby on March 18 and 19, respectively, and won ...

Mac girls tennis sweeps first league match against Century

The Grizzly girls tennis team traveled up to Century High School on March 19 to face the Jaguars, and returned with a 9-0 sweep and their first league win of the season. “It was a fantastic ...

McMinnville boys tennis gets first win

The McMinnville boys tennis team got its first win of the season at the expense of the Century Jaguars. On March 19, the Grizzlies hosted visiting Century and won the dual 6-3 with the Grizzlies’ ...

 
Willamina softball, Caitlyn Manley get first win over Dayton

Caitlyn Manley’s journey from Willamina softball player to Willamina head softball coach is complete. Under the former Bulldog softballer, Willamina won its first game of the season, a stern ...

 
BASEBALL: Mac falls 8-0 to defending champ West Linn

The Grizzlies non-league schedule has had no easy matchups, and the most recent was no different. McMinnville hosted back-to-back defending state champions West Linn on March 19 and were soundly ...

 
Athlete of the Year: Cohen Haller is overlooked no more

Willamina senior point guard Cohen Haller summed up his team’s mentality this past season neatly and succinctly. “We felt like we were overlooked but not underdogs,” Haller said. That ...

 
‘Spark moments’: Coach and author inspires YC soccer kids

“Keep your eyes up, score big in the game of life and help make our world a better place, one person at a time,” wrote soccer coach and motivator TJ Kostecky as he signed copies of his new ...

 
Softball roundup: Mac softball thumps Sprague 14-5

According to McMinnville softball coach Josh Terry, the Grizzlies probably won’t be breaking any scoring records in the 2024 season. But that doesn’t mean the offense won’t still ...

 
Baseball roundup: McMinnville rebounds with win over Beavers

After falling to Southridge in the season opener 4-1 on March 13, McMinnville baseball looked to another Metro League opponent for their first win. The Grizzlies were successful, downing Beaverton ...

Mac boys tennis swept by Wilsonville

The Grizzlies’ boys tennis team continues its search for the first team win. McMinnville traveled to Wilsonville on Thursday, March 14 and were swept by the Wildcats 9-0. While the weather ...

 
Valley Panthers girls rugby falls on opening weekend

On Saturday, March 16, the Valley Panthers girls rugby team competed in its first game of the season. The Panthers competed against the Chinook Lady Pack at Laurin Middle School in Vancouver, Washington, ...

T&F Roundup: Several Yamhill County tracksters in early top 10

At the Molalla Invitational on Saturday, March 16 several Amity and Sheridan track and field athletes dominated their events and showcased themselves as early front runners for 3A gold. Chief among ...

Softball roundup: McMinnville cruises to 6-0 win over Central Catholic

The Grizzlies softball season started much the same as it did in 2023: with a six-plus run win over Central Catholic. Last season McMinnville won 9-2 in the season opener; in 2024, the Grizzlies ...

Mac boys tennis comes up short against Sprague

The McMinnville boys tennis team traveled to Sprague over the course of March 12-13 and came up short in the first dual of the season, losing to the Olympians 6-3. Wins in singles came from juniors ...

 
Dayton baseball blown out in doubleheader

Dayton’s season opening doubleheader against Elmira on Tuesday, March 12 is one the Pirates will want to flush. The Pirates (0-2) lost 18-1 and 12-0 in subsequent games against the visiting ...

 
Despite strong showing by Mix, Mac baseball falls 4-1 in season opener

Mac baseball came up short in the season and home opener against Southridge 4-1, but there were some bright spots in the defeat. The two ball clubs clashed Wednesday, March 13 at the Patton Middle ...

Athlete of the Year: With only four years under his belt, Hill reached 3A state title match

In four years, Yamhill Carlton wrestler Cayden Hill went from neophyte wrestler to state runner-up. His only regret is that he didn’t start sooner. Hill stepped onto a wrestling mat was ...

Linfield softball perfect through four games

The Wildcats’ softball team has had as many cancelled games as it has games played, but it has still yet to taste defeat. Linfield (4-0) had its first two games of the season against No. 13 Case ...

 
Linfield baseball goes 2-2 in first four league games

Eleven games into their baseball season, the Linfield University Wildcats find themselves at 5-6 overall. After a single game against Pacific on March 2 and a trio of contests against Whitman on ...

Dayton, Sheridan softball among opening day action

Softball season is here. The spring season kicks off Monday, March 11 with a slew of jamborees and non-league competitions, including opening day contests for Dayton and Sheridan. Dayton will ...