By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, the next two weeks in Big 5 softball should be a wild ride. And a lot of fun. The most wide-open championship race in […]
Who has the advantage in the race for this year’s Big 5 title?
Cats, Crusaders combine for 46 runs in wild Little 4 showdown
Ferndale and St. Bernard’s faced off in one of the wildest and most entertaining softball games of the season on Thursday, as the two teams combined for 46 runs over eight innings. […]
Big fourth inning lifts SB past Ferndale, all but seals Little 4 title
The Crusaders realistically all but wrapped up this year’s Little 4 championship with a third conference win over Ferndale in baseball on Thursday. Playing at Ferndale, St. Bernard’s broke open a tied […]
Young Warriors step up, get breakthrough win against Cubs
Hard work and resilience paid off for the Hoopa Warriors on Thursday, as the Hoopa boys got their first Little 4 baseball win of the season and ended a six-game losing streak. […]
Big 5 game postponed to next week
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday’s scheduled Big 5 baseball game between Eureka and Fortuna was pushed back because of the field conditions. The game will now take place on Monday afternoon at […]
Del Norte Warriors remain in contention with Big 5 win at Arcata
The defending Big 5 champs ended a three-game losing streak in conference play on Wednesday to keep their championship hopes alive. The Del Norte Warriors traveled to Arcata and started fast on […]
Del Norte girls edge the Tigers in exciting back-and-forth game
Del Norte junior Natasha DeNicholas hit a first-pitch solo home in extra innings for what would be the winning run, as the Warriors edged the Tigers 7-5 in eight innings in an […]
Little to separate Loggers, Huskies in competitive Big 5 pitchers’ duel
Pitchers Isabel Sanchez of Fortuna and Mackenzie Wolff of Eureka combined to strike out 25 on Wednesday in yet another competitive and highly-entertaining Big 5 softball game. The two schools faced off […]
BKFC fighter hopes to inspire local kids after overcoming adversity
By Ray Hamill — As he gets set for the biggest fight of his young life, Ricardo Talavera Jr. is hoping his journey can serve as inspiration for young people on the […]
Changes announced ahead of busy week in H-DNL baseball, softball
By Ray Hamill — Four Little 4 games that could very well decide the fate of this year’s conference championships in baseball and softball highlight another busy week in the H-DNL. But […]
COLLEGE ROUNDUP — CR teams enjoy big weekend; Jacks go 0-4
It was a good weekend for the College of the Redwoods baseball and softball teams as they each get set to close out the season later this week. After struggling for much […]
Mack girls explode for seven home runs in doubleheader sweep
Seniors Liana Stumpf and Mckennah Sargent each hit two home runs on Saturday, as the Panthers exploded for seven home runs in a doubleheader sweep at Arcata. The McKinleyville girls took the […]
Loggers win a pair of one-run games to keep pressure on B5 leaders
Eureka kept the pressure on Big 5 leaders McKinleyville while returning to winning ways with a doubleheader sweep over Del Norte in conference action on Saturday. The Loggers hosted defending Big 5 […]
Warriors get back on track, sweep Big 5 doubleheader at Eureka
Del Norte ended a three-game losing streak in conference play with a pair of wins at Eureka on Saturday. The Warriors own 8-1 and 8-4 in nine innings to go to 4-3 […]
Panthers stretch winning streak to eight straight, go to 6-0 in B5
The Panthers completed a perfect run through the opening half of conference play in baseball with a doubleheader sweep at Arcata on Saturday. McKinleyville took game one 9-3 and followed that with […]
Unbeaten Crusaders continue to roll against a young Huskies team
The Crusaders took a break from conference play on Saturday but continued to show why they’re one of the best teams in the area with a dominating win over a young Fortuna […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Mobley, Panthers and Warriors rise to the challenge
By Ray Hamill — One of the best young baseball players in the H-DNL and two teams that rose to the occasion this week feature in our weekly awards. Ferndale sophomore Cash […]
High-scoring Wildcats score 16 runs for the third straight game
A high-scoring Ferndale baseball team scored 16 runs for the third time in four days on Friday, as the Wildcats traveled to Hoopa for a make-up game in the Little 4. The […]
McKinleyville boys win big at Del Norte, take over the Big 5 lead
The McKinleyville Panthers took over top spot in the Big 5 standings with a big win at Del Norte on Friday. In a make-up game that was pushed back from Wednesday because […]
Big 5 leaders hold on late to top the Warriors in Crescent City
The McKinleyville Panthers continued to set the pace in a competitive Big 5 after withstanding a late Del Norte rally in softball in Crescent City on Friday afternoon. The Big 5 leaders […]
