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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Valley Panthers shutout by Grackles in Round 4 action (brie

The Valley Panthers rugby team hosted the East County Grackles on April 13 at Duniway Middle School, losing 31-0 in the effort. While the score line on paper might not appear great, contextually ...

Schedules: Mac baseball clashes with last place Newberg

The Grizzlies wrapped up last week’s series against the Liberty Falcons and turn their eyes towards rival Newberg. This week’s series against the Tigers offers the Grizzlies a chance ...

 
Softball: Dayton downs Amity to remain second in league

Dayton put its last league loss, a 3-2 defeat to Scio on April 8, even farther in the rearview with a 10-run win over Amity on April 19. The Pirates won 14-4 in six innings, downing the Warriors ...

 
Baseball: McMinnville moves into league's top spot

With a 5-4 road win over Liberty on Friday, April 19, the Grizzlies move into the top spot in the Pacific Conference. The Falcons took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but McMinnville ...

 
Linfield: Men's track takes fourth, women's takes fifth

Linfield’s track and field teams joined the rest of the Northwest Conference athletes at George Fox University in Newberg on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21 to determine who was the ...

Track: McMinnville, Sheridan, Willamina compete at Oregon Relays

McMinnville, Sheridan and Willamina made the trip down to Hayward Field in Eugene on April 19 and April 20 for the Oregon Relays presented by AthleticNET. Mac was the only of the three to register ...

Mac boys tennis downs Century, Forest Grove

On April 16, the McMinnville boys tennis team defeated Century 7-2 in Hillsboro. The Grizzlies swept the doubles competition, winning in straight sets each time; in the singles matches, McMinnville ...

Fair Catch Foundation comes to Yamhill Carlton

An alternate means of financial assistance for students wishing to participate in sports has come to Yamhill Carlton. The Fair Catch Foundation, a non-profit that raises money for students who ...

Linfield baseball routs George Fox 11-2

The Wildcats continued their recent trend of churning out victories with an 11-2 road win over George Fox University on April 17. With the win, Linfield moves to 16-15 overall and 9-8 in Northwest ...

Baseball: McMinnville comes from behind for walk-off win

In the second game of the series between McMinnville and Liberty on April 17, neither team found offensive success early, but ultimately it was the Grizzlies who won at Patton Middle School. Down ...

Mac's Ryan McIrvin named 6A AD of the Year

McMinnville’s Ryan McIrvin was named 6A Athletic Director of the Year by the Oregon Athletic Director Association on Monday, April 15. The award was voted on by the other athletic directors ...

Softball: McMinnville blasts Liberty in 27-run win

McMinnville stayed undefeated in league play with a 27-3 drubbing of Liberty on Wednesday, April 17. The Grizzlies move to 7-1 at home and 2-0 in Pacific Conference play, while the Falcons fall ...

McMinnville girls tennis sweeps Glencoe

McMinnville girls tennis didn’t let a rain delay dampen their fighting spirit on Thursday, April 4. The Grizzlies defeated Glencoe 9-0 to earn another Pacific Conference victory. Top to ...

Schedules: McMinnville softball enters league play against Forest Grove

McMinnville (9-4) wrapped up its non-league schedule and will jump into the Pacific Conference calendar in a road game against Forest Grove (8-5) on Tuesday, April 16 at 5 p.m. Both teams are looking ...

 
Softball: Yamhill Carlton overcomes errors to down 4A St. Helens

It wasn’t pretty, but the Tigers got one of their biggest wins of the year on Thursday, April 11, defeating visiting 4A St. Helens 8-7. A pair of home runs from junior third baseman Cecelia ...

Baseball: Mac falls to Century 4-1, wins series

The Grizzlies rebounded from the first two losses of league play with a 4-2 win over Sherwood on April. McMinnville carried that momentum into the series against Century, winning the first two ...

Track and Field Notebook: McMinnville comes in second at Vic

McMinnville High School hosted 10 schools from Oregon, and Camas, Washington, for the Vic Downs Mac Invite on Friday, April 12. Among them were hosts McMinnville, and fellow Yamhill County schools ...

Mac boys tennis falls to Tigers, bounces back against Tigard

On April 11 McMinnville boys tennis came up short against Newberg 5-4, a surprising result given the Grizzlies’ play against Pacific Conference opponents. The defeat marked Mac’s first ...

Schedules: After week of softball league play, 3A YC, 2A/1A Willamina atop leagues

After the first week of league play, a pair of Yamhill County softball teams leapt to the top of their districts. At 3A, Yamhill Carlton (5-3) shutout Santiam Christian and Sheridan in its first ...

 
Baseball: Yamhill Carlton hindered by errors, off to slow start

Yamhill Carlton baseball boss Jake McGraw was clear after the Tigers’ 11-1 defeat to league foe Taft on Friday, April 5. The team is not performing up to its own expectations, especially ...