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 boys soccer: Dayton leaning on senior duo to lead young team
The OSAA-ranked No. 6 team in all of 3A/2A/1A boys soccer a year ago returned to the pitch this season younger than in season’s past. Dayton, led by Jony Miramontes in his 11th year at the helm, ...
Aggressive Mac girls soccer team ready to rebound
After losing 13 seniors from the 2024 squad, the McMinnville girls’ varsity soccer team is excited to build connections with an influx of new players. Head coach Karly Mingus will be without first-team ...
High energy main focus for Grizzlies volleyball entering season
The yells of enthused players echoed through the McMinnville High School athletic facilities and gymnasium this week as the first week of volleyball practice got underway. Dozens of girls ran to and fro ...
2A/3A volleyball preview: New coaches and playoff hungry programs
Thursday, Aug. 28, marked the beginning of the 2A/3A volleyball season, with teams from across the county receiving their first game action in jamborees around the state. Three teams from Yamhill ...
Photo Gallery: MCTA celebrates five years with first parent-child tournament
The McMinnville Community Tennis Association hosted the first parent-child tournament on Wednesday, Aug. 20. It brought over 100 community members together and celebrated the end of the summer instruction ...
Mac boys soccer preview: Grizzlies hungry for another shot at state title
Once in a blue moon, magic is bottled and the stars align for one of the athletic programs at McMinnville High School. The school cherishes a history of outstanding student-athletes; but for team sports, ...
Tigers volleyball camp builds athletic foundations
The positive energy was palpable inside of the Tiger Dome at Yamhill Carlton High School on Aug. 22. It bounced off the walls and jumped through the door of the gymnasium in the form of dozens of young ...
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, ...
