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/2A Football: Pirates continue winning ways with Homecoming plundering; Warriors look for answers after last-minute loss
Classic cars and royalty circled the field at Dayton High School Thursday night, and the rain could not dampen the Homecoming fun had by Pirates of the past and present. On soaking turf, the Pirates varsity ...
Injury-riddled Grizzlies fall to Newberg
Street clothes were nearly as abundant as jerseys on the sideline at a wet Wortman Stadium Thursday night, as a hobbled McMinnville varsity football team (1-5, 0-2) took on county and Pacific Conference ...
Linfield beats Pacific, 26-6, behind strong defensive showing
Linfield University’s football team (3-1, 2-0) remains a mystery. Wildcat coaches are working feverishly to solve this season’s puzzle. It does not take a Holmes and Watson to determine the ...
Panthers go 2-1, head into finals seeded 4th
The Valley Panthers continue to improve as the fall rugby sevens season wrapped up league play, going 2-1 at Portland’s Northgate Park on Saturday. The Panthers started their day by beating Summit’s ...
Steady progress shown in lead-up to 2nd Annual Grant Robison Invite
Local cross country teams filtered to one of two races on Friday. McMinnville participated in the 5th Annual Rose City Championship Invite at Rose City Golf Course, while runners from Amity, Dayton and ...
Grizzlies get rowdy in comeback win over Glencoe, draw with Newberg
Energy was the name of the game, and the Grizzlies brought it on Monday. Disappointment was all that categorized two consecutive losses for the McMinnville girls varsity soccer team (6-2-2, 1-0-1), the ...
3A/2A/1A soccer: Amity alone atop league with 2-0 victory
A battle of 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 undefeateds commenced Tuesday in Salem as the No. 3-ranked Amity’s girls soccer team (9-1, 5-0) traveled to take on No. 13 Blanchet Catholic (7-2-1, ...
McMinnville Basketball Association holding annual tryouts, clinics
The McMinnville Basketball Association will hold its annual youth basketball tryouts for girls in grades 4-8 Oct. 12-13, and for boys in grades 4-8 on Oct. 19-20. All information, registration and payment ...
Mac boys soccer hushes Newberg after uncharacteristic shutout to Glencoe
The first week of league play featured two opposing results, but many lessons for the McMinnville boys varsity soccer team (6-2-2, 1-1). Ranked No. 5 in 6A, the Grizzlies began the week at Glencoe where ...
Delegate Assembly votes in boys volleyball as sanctioned activity to begin Spring '26
The Delegate Assembly of the Oregon School Activities Association voted in boys volleyball as an OSAA-sanctioned activity at the assembly’s Monday, Oct. 6, meeting. Boys volleyball will begin its ...
3A football: Tigers fleece Bulldogs for first win of season
Yamhill Carlton varsity football picked up from where they left off in 2019, defeating Williamina 49-20 in the two schools’ first meeting in five years. YC won the last meeting 48-8 at YCHS. The ...
Grizzly football no match for high-flying Falcons
The McMinnville varsity football dropped to 1-4 Friday after falling to the No. 15-ranked Liberty Falcons, 52-26, in their first crack at league play. Unlike the Grizzlies first three losses in non-league ...
Valley Panthers encouraged by rugby 7s play in Bend
The Valley Panthers continued their fall rugby 7s season in Bend on Saturday. The Panthers narrowly beat Salem, 22-20, were tied with the Portland Grackles 12-12 at halftime but gave up two tries in the ...
'Cats gain traction in 35-15 comeback victory over George Fox
If you dropped into the Stoffer Family Stadium Saturday afternoon as the first quarter of the Linfield (2-1,1-0) versus George Fox University (0-4, 0-1) football game, you might have thought you’d ...
Results from 2nd Mud Drag of 2025
The Willamina Mud Drags had a second run in 2025, this time on Saturday, Sept. 27. A total of 63 trucks raced in the main events, 11 of which returned to race in the new Pit Crew Racing Classes. There ...
3A/2A/1A Soccer: Miersma's hat trick leads Amity to 9-1 victory
No. 3-ranked Amity Warriors girls soccer led 5-0 in the first 12 minutes of a home league match Tuesday against No. 21 Western Christian. Senior Haley Miersma scored a trio of goals and led the Warriors. “We’re ...
High speed zone: Fall rugby 7s showcases quick side of international game
The Valley Panthers 7s Rugby Club went 1-2 on Saturday, Sept. 27 during their only home tournament of the fall season at Wortman Stadium. The Panthers steamrolled Summitt’s B team, 32-0, ...
Mac Soccer: Grizzly girls suffer heartbreaking loss to end non-league schedule; boys extend win streak behind Isiai hat trick
Despite the rain falling over Wortman Stadium on Tuesday evening, it was tears that streamed down the faces of the Grizzlies after a tightly contested match against undefeated 6A No. 3 David Douglas Scots ...
Cross Country: Mac runners combine for four top-ten team finishes; YC sees new personal records
All of McMinnville’s junior varsity and varsity runners competed at the Three-Rivers/Pacific Conference crossover at Clackamas Community College on Wednesday, Oct. 1, with each JV and varsity squad ...
'Cats preview: QB-turned-defensive back Deacon Edgar embodies Linfield culture with position shift
In Linfield University’s 47-7 victory over George Fox University last season in Newberg, the Wildcats’ backup quarterback Deacon Edgar came close to leading the team to a score in mop-up duties. ...
