Tigers tie for Pacific Conference title (Photos, Video)

Tigers tie for Pacific Conference title (Photos, Video)

In front of a packed house on a beautiful day for baseball, the Newberg baseball team came up just short Thursday to Century 10-7 and tied for the Pacific Conference title. The Tigers finish the regular season 21-6 (12-6 PC) and will be the No. 10 seed in the 32-team 6A state tournament as it hosts South Medford 3:30 p.m. Monday. In Thursday's matchup, the Tigers bounced back from an early 3-1 deficit to eventually take a 5-3 lead heading into the seventh. However, the Jaguars scored seven run
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Clayton Jones

Clayton Jones
Dayton gears up for state ... (Photo Gallery, Video)

Dayton gears up for state ... (Photo Gallery, Video)

I made my maiden voyage to visit the Pirates (see what I did there ...) on Wednesday as the 3A No. 3 Dayton softball team got one last test in before state in hosting 4A No. 3 Astoria - falling 3-0 in Dayton. The contest remained close as a second-inning solo homer by Astoria was the only run tallied until the seventh when Astoria added two more to make the final 3-0. The 21-5 Pirates, the defending Class 3A state runner-up, will now wait to see where they open play at the state tournament lat
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Clayton Jones

Clayton Jones
McMinnville wraps up league with win over Newberg (Photo Gallery, Video)

McMinnville wraps up league with win over Newberg (Photo Gallery, Video)

It was my first visit to cover McMinnville softball Tuesday as the Grizzlies defeated Yamhill County foe Newberg, 11-0. McMinnville junior Juliet Pesina-Wade - a day after blasting three homers and driving in 10 runs in a home win over Central Catholic - hit her fourth homer in two days and her ninth on the season as the Grizzlies wrapped up Pacific Conference play - finishing fourth. After a Thursday non-conference matchup with Sheldon, MHS will wait to see who and where it will play to open
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Clayton Jones

Clayton Jones
Titles, bids & bragging rights - Yamhill County baseball & softball's final week
Parker Sellner and Newberg have a chance this week to claim the Pacific Conference title (Photo: The 99)

Titles, bids & bragging rights - Yamhill County baseball & softball's final week

It's the final week of the regular season for high school baseball and softball, and Yamhill County has some skin in the game. Newberg baseball controls own destiny for Pacific title Baseball Standings The Newberg baseball team (20-4 overall, 11-4 Pacific Conference) enters the final week of the regular season a game up on rival Sherwood (15-8, 10-5) in the 6A-3 Pacific Conference. The Tigers take on Century (15-9, 9-6) this week while the Bowmen face Liberty (11-13, 5-10). NHS hosts Monda
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Clayton Jones

Clayton Jones
The road that names The 99

The road that names The 99

While not every town in Yamhill County sits on it - it's hard for anyone who lives here to avoid it. Highway 99W is the main artery of YamCo. It's the road I drive to the grocery store, the road I walked Sunday morning when I stumbled onto a structure fire, the road that connects this whole county together whether people think about it or not. It's also the road that names this - The 99. So of course I had to do a little digging into the history of the highway, and figured I'd share it here i
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Clayton Jones
Lafayette FD & Co. keeping sharp on 99W
A controlled burn live fire training exercise Sunday on 99W in Lafayette (Photo: The 99).

Lafayette FD & Co. keeping sharp on 99W

Out for a Sunday morning stroll and it was easy to see even a mile away - a giant plume of smoke billowing into the Lafayette blue sky. So I made a little detour being the nosey neighbor and stumbled onto one of the most realistic fire training opportunities available - a live structure burn, right on 99W. Lafayette Fire Department Station 10 led the exercise at a donated structure, with crews spending the morning running interior fire attack scenarios before allowing it to fully burn under con
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Clayton Jones

Clayton Jones
The 99 is here. And we're just getting started.
My wife and I enjoying a brisk walk in Yamhill County near The Allison.

The 99 is here. And we're just getting started.

Yamhill County is worth talking about. The wine country. The outdoor spaces. The local businesses and restaurants. The events. The school pride. The athletes competing in moments their families will remember for years. There’s a lot happening here, and I want to help shine a light on it. That’s why I started The 99. My name is Clayton Jones. I moved to Yamhill County in February 2024 and fell in love with this place almost immediately. My wife and I bought a house here, sold it for more spac
Clayton Jones

Clayton Jones