The Pirates Plunder Race, and the State 1-A, 1-B, 2-B Volleyball tournaments were some the events that were talked about with the head of the Yakima Valley Sports Commission Rich Austin on Monday's Bastinelli Show. Austin talked about the economic impact local sporting events have on the Yakima economy, and also about future uses for Yakima County Stadium...
In an effort to help honor Yakima SunFair Parade Grand Marshall Dale Carpenter, the management of the Central Washington State Fair, along with Joe Mann, SunFair Parade organizer, has decided to do a parade through the fairgrounds this Saturday, September 29, at 5 pm...
It’s almost official: the Bears are leaving the Valley. The Hillsboro City Council held a special meeting Tuesday and approved a conditional license agreement with the Short Season, LLC, the owners of the Yakima Bears. Though the agreement still needs to be approved by the Northwest League, the President of Minor League Baseball and the office of the Commissioner of Major League Basebal
Yakima County Commissioner Mike Leita does not anticipate any problems in releasing the Yakima Bears from the team's contract that runs through 2015. The Bears are set to move to Hillsboro, Oregon, next year after officials approved an agreement June 5 to build a new stadium for Single-A baseball...
A June 5 city council vote in Oregon could send the Yakima Bears packing after this season.
Hillsboro City Council voted in favor of a 20-year agreement to be the Bears' new home.
Council members also approved the contract to build a new $15 million stadium...
It's no secret that the Yakima Bears are looking for a new home after the Yakima County Stadium contract ends in 2015. Now the city of Hillsboro, Oregon, is considering a stadium for Single-A baseball. It would be a 4,500 seat stadium with much of the infrastructure already in place...
It is no secret that the Yakima Bears are looking for a new home after the Yakima County Stadium contract ends in 2015. Now the city of Hillsboro, Oregon, is considering a stadium for Single-A baseball. It would be a 4,500-seat stadium with much of the infrastructure already in place...
While Major League Baseball is underway, we are still a month and a half away from seeing the Yakima Bears take the field. The team is here for another season, but management has made no secret about its intention to get a new stadium...
Yakima Bears baseball opening day is June 20th at the Yakima County Stadium. KL Wombacher says they have lots of new promotions and a new kids club and the general manager says they don't have all the distractions they had last year with talk about a new stadium...