Nathan Ecker/The News-Register##H-Bomb Fitness owner Kyle Matson encourages his Moving Tigers athletes to stack their hands in the middle of a group circle following a 45 minute training session at the Yamhill Carlton Soccer Club turf fields in Carlton. Matson (owner of H-Bomb Fitness in Carlton) has begun running bi-weekly athletic camps for kids in first through fifth grade with the purpose of fostering opportunities of physical growth for youth who are hesitant to begin sports. Conversations with parents about their child’s lack of interest in physical activity after the Covid-19 pandemic spurred Matson into action. It was not the only reason, but enough anecdotal evidence from the community inspired Matson to help kids find their way back into athletics.

Photo Gallery: Tigers on the move

H-Bomb Fitness owner has begun running bi-weekly athletic camps for kids in first through fifth grade with the purpose of fostering opportunities of physical growth for youth who are hesitant to begin ...

Photo Courtesy of NorCal Grizzlies Rugby##Playing for the Oregon Redhawks, Valley Panther Brhea Burley (3) lifts teammate Isabel Fernandez from Bend s Summit team, with assistance from Renegades  Olivia Milliron. Waverly Phillips of the Panthers look on during the all-star match against the California Grizzlies. 

Valley Panthers represent Oregon at all-star game in Montana

Four members of the McMinnville-based Valley Panthers Girls Rugby club were selected to the Oregon RedHawks U19 Girls state all-star team that traveled to the Great Northwest Challenge in Montana. On ...

Amity High School to host athletic camps

Amity High School is hosting a plethora of athletic camps in early August for students entering first through 12th grades. Preceding the camps, a sports registration and free physical night will be held ...

Amity’s new gymnasium expected to ‘wow’ community

The Amity School District will host a ribbon cutting ceremony unveiling the new middle school and high school gymnasiums and the main entrance of the new middle school at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 30. The ...

Miles with Mikalynn walk and run Saturday

A run in memory of Mikalynn Morris is scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, July 26 at Joe Dancer Park in McMinnville. On Oct. 9, the 15-year-old McMinnville High School sophomore died by suicide. In her honor, ...

Huston wins debut MMA match at Rumble at the Roseland

Devin Huston, a Class of 2025 Willamina graduate, won his mixed martial arts fighting debut on July 12, at the Rumble at the Roseland in Portland, an amateur contest presented by Full Contact Fighting ...

Mackenzie Roberts hurls a pitch toward home plate during Mac’s 5-0 home victory over Westview in the first round of the OSAA 6A softball championship state tournament on Monday, May 26. Roberts pitched three 1/3 innings in relief, surrendering one hit and a walk while striking out five and shutting down a Westview rally with a strikeout of her first faced batter. She was instrumental in leading the Grizzlies, pitching the most of anyone during her senior season.
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Through the eyes of a pitcher: Mackenzie Roberts heads to Swarthmore following exemplary high school career

At the center of all attention, 43 feet away from home plate with a ball in hand and extreme confidence. From her position in the middle of the pitcher’s circle, McMinnville’s Mackenzie Roberts ...

Mac-Willamette Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine players exchange high-fives with opponents from Grant Generals Baseball 18U after Mac’s 10-0 victory at Jim Wright Stadium on Roy Helser Field during the Mac Premier Tournament on July 12. Mac went 3-1 and was crowned tournament champions over Bridge City Baseball. Their prize was $400 worth of high school legal baseballs.
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Mac baseball shows growth during wood bat tournament victories

Pop, crack, woosh — Linfield University’s Roy Helser Field and Patton Middle School’s varsity field were home to a weekend chalk full of baseball as McMinnville hosted the Mac Premier ...

Grappling for gold, Everett Feucht wins Jiu-Jistu nationals

On June 28, Everett Feucht, a 13-year-old rising jiu-jitsu star from McMinnville, delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation American National Kids Championship ...

A proper introduction

You have seen my name, read my words, scanned my section and maybe even met me in person — but all without a proper introduction from the one manning the sports desk for Yamhill County’s historic ...

Zoe Brewer poses for a photo after a wrestling practice session at the WHS wrestling room. Rusty Rae/News-Register

Brewer, Sauceda represent Oregon at National Duals

Zoe Brewer, a Willamina Class of 2025 grad, showed her mettle representing Team Oregon at the Junior Women’s National Duals June 19-21 at the Grand Park Events Center Westfield, Indiana. Competing ...

Yamhill Carlton shoots way to top 40 in clay target nationals

Yamhill Carlton’s championship trap shooting team earned a top 50 finish in the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship that took place in Mason, Michigan, from July 9 to 13. The ...

Devin Huston, with boxing gloves matching his eccentric ever-changing hair style, poses for a photo inside of the WHS wrestling room after a wrestling practice. 
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Huston primed for amateur debut with Dog Pound MMA at Rumble at the Roseland in Portland

Willamina 2025 grad Devin Huston will have his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut on July 12, at the Rumble at the Roseland, in Portland. The fight is presented by the Full Contact Fighting Federation. Wrestling ...

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Taylor Carnahan fires a pitch home during Mac’s Independent League game versus Tualatin on Monday, July 7, at Patton Middle School. Carnahan has impressed his coaches recently with a new delivery that has made opposing batters swing blindly at the plate. 
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Mac-WVOSM beats Southridge, Tualatin, falls to Clackamas

The Willamette Valley is beaming with new growth during the summer season. Sunlight beats down, ripening everything that plants roots in the state’s rich soil, and similarly, teams like McMinnville’s ...

Yamhill athletes qualify for USATF national championships

The USATF Region 13 Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships were off and running over Independence Day weekend in Spokane, Washington, with multiple athletes from Yamhill County competing ...