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It’s probably only a hint of what you consider football weather, but I’m eager to experience Friday night in Gresham when McMinnville visits Barlow to open the season. At the scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff, it won’t quite be down into the low 60s, the forecast baseline for the day, but I’m certain it will be much cooler than in Baton Rouge, where I spent the past 11 football seasons.It’s probably only a hint of what you consider football weather, but I’m eager to experience Friday night in Gresham when McMinnville visits Barlow to open the season. At the scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff, it won’t quite be down into the low 60s, the forecast baseline for the day, but I’m certain it will be much cooler than in Baton Rouge, where I spent the past 11 football seasons.
The Yamhill-Carlton volleyball team may have turned from being league front-runners to underdogs, but as far as the Tigers are concerned, those are just labels. “People just aren’t expecting us to rebuild this quickly, and I’m excited after just one week,” said Y-C coach Julie McGraw, starting her 11th year heading the program. “It’s a new group of faces, and they’re hungry. ... Our team was so used to winning the last couple years.”
For both of McMinnville High School’s soccer teams, it’s time to get down and dirty as season openers against Forest Grove loom. Pulling double duty as head coach for both the boys and girls this season, Chuck Bechtol said he wants to make sure every one of his players is doing “the dirty work.”
Multiple factors were likely the cause of illnesses that struck members of the McMinnville High School football team last month, the Oregon Health Authority announced today after releasing a preliminary report.
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Despite its highly publicized health woes, the McMinnville football team hit the field for its first week of practice. The Grizzlies showed coach Jeff Kearin some encouraging signs.
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The Perrydale High School volleyball team has high hopes for the 2010 season, following a successful campaign last fall that had the Pirates finishing third in their district.
“They see no reason why we should not be league champions.”