By Ray Hamill — Baseball has yet to return to the North Coast, but that doesn’t mean some North Coast players haven’t returned to baseball. In addition to Fortuna’s Kokko Figueiredo, who […]
Local contingent of Crabs players all now back playing
Figueiredo debuts with North Carolina Central
By Ray Hamill — Kokko Figueiredo’s Division-I baseball career is off and running. The former Fortuna and College of the Redwoods standout made his debut with North Carolina Central University this past […]
Contreras named new head coach for South Fork baseball
By Ray Hamill — With baseball set to return to the North Coast in the coming weeks, South Fork High School has named Chris Contreras as the Cubs new head coach. Conteras […]
Figueiredo gets D-I offer, will play at iconic Durham Bulls stadium
By Ray Hamill — Good things apparently do come to those who are patient and work hard. That’s certainly been the case for former Fortuna, College of the Redwoods and Humboldt Crabs […]
NCS issues guidelines to member leagues
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section Executive Committee approved new guidelines for the sports calendar on Thursday, while giving member leagues the autonomy to set their own seasons. Among the […]
Final decision on CR sports expected by mid-December
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods athletics department is closing in on a final decision regarding each team and the upcoming sports calendar. Community college sports are tentatively scheduled […]
Dugan now the top-ranked 2022 prospect in California
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s baseball standout Nick Dugan continues to attract the attention of MLB scouts and on Tuesday was named the No. 1 overall junior prospect in all of […]
Loggers get the go-ahead to return to practice
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers are back. On Thursday night the Eureka City Schools District board voted unanimously to allow their high school student athletes to resume sports participation for the […]
Dugan’s draft prospects on the rise after strong showing
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s junior pitcher Nick Dugan continues to attract the attention of top baseball scouts, with another stellar performance on Saturday. Dugan, who has already committed to play […]
CR makes head coaching change in baseball
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods announced on Tuesday afternoon that Brad Morgan has been replaced as head coach of the baseball team and assistant Andrew Aiello will take over […]
Impressive community showing in support of Panthers
The McKinleyville community showcased its support for local sports once again over the weekend, with an enthusiastic turnout for the third annual McKinleyville High baseball team’s golf tournament. And so too did […]
Redwoods baseball adds to coaching staff
By Ray Hamill — With restricted practice scheduled to begin next week, College of the Redwoods baseball head coach Brad Morgan has added to his coaching staff for the upcoming year. In […]
A change of plan as Thrap opts to play baseball for CR
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s multi-sport standout Lane Thrap has decided to put his college football career at Santa Rosa JC on hold for a year in the midst of […]
McKinleyville Little League set to resume practice
Local youth sports received a boost this week, with McKinleyville Little League getting the go-ahead from county health officials to resume practice. Coaches will be reaching out to players this week, with […]
Another Logger going D-I as Giacone commits to Titans
By Ray Hamill — The list of Eureka Loggers heading to the Division-I college ranks continues to grow, with Jackson Giacone recently verbally committing to play baseball at Cal State Fullerton after […]
Young Steelheads win wild tournament in Salem
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads closed out the summer in dramatic fashion over the weekend, winning a wild championship game in baseball, 11-10 over Diamond Sports at the West Coast Premier Tournament in […]
Dugan attracting the attention of MLB scouts
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s junior pitcher Nick Dugan recently got the opportunity to impress some MLB scouts, and he took full advantage. Appearing at the prestigious Area Code Games in […]
And this year’s Eagles MVPs are …
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt Eagles head coach Matt Tomlin this week paid tribute to what he described as a special group of players after an outstanding summer season for the local […]
Eagles fall to the Mustangs in tourney decider
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us lost 5-1 to the Medford Mustangs on Sunday afternoon in the championship game at the season-concluding West Coast Invitational Baseball Classic in Grants Pass. After winning their semifinal […]
Rodgers walk-off hit sends Eagles into championship game
Parker Rodgers drove in the winning run on a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning on Sunday morning to send the Humboldt Eagles 19Us into the championship game at […]
