By Ray Hamill — The Tigers broke open a tight game at Arcata High School with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on the way to a much-needed 9-4 […]
Tigers pull away late, get much-needed Big 5 victory vs. Fortuna
Ferndale Wildcats hoping to end long championship drought
By Ray Hamill — It’s been an exciting season so far for the Ferndale Wildcats on the baseball fields, but that’s nothing to what they hope to achieve over the next 17 […]
Plenty of big games on tap, as Big 5 and Little 4 races heat up
By Ray Hamill — The stretch run of the season for Big 5 and Little 4 baseball and softball gets under way this week with several big games on tap. All four […]
Wildcats overcome late deficit to beat the Huskies at Fortuna
The Ferndale Wildcats overcame a late deficit on their way to their second win this season over the Fortuna Huskies on Monday, as they continue their impressive spring on the baseball fields. […]
BASEBALL POWER RANKINGS — Panthers the team to beat right now
By Ray Hamill — The next few weeks should be fun for local high school baseball, as the nine H-DNL varsity teams begin to build momentum. Both conferences remain in the balance […]
Dates announced for 2024 Charles Lakin tournaments
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has announced dates for this year’s Charles Lakin league tournaments in baseball and softball. The annual tournaments are an exciting part of the local high school […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Panthers pitching continues to shine
By Ray Hamill — For the second straight week, a McKinleyville pitcher is one of our athletes of the week. The Panthers have arguably been the most impressive H-DNL baseball team this […]
Bragg, Panthers come out swinging, take care of business
By Ray Hamill — If the Panthers continue to hit the ball this well, the rest of the Big 5 could be in trouble. On Thursday afternoon, in a make-up game form […]
Loggers keep pressure on Big 5 leaders with one-run victory
By Ray Hamill — A change in the lineup paid big dividends for the Eureka Loggers on Wednesday. After seeing his team drop two of three games against McKinleyville last week, head […]
Stolpe, impressive freshmen lead Mack boys past the Cubs
Kolbey Stolpe is beginning to find his groove at the plate. The McKinleyville junior hit home runs in both of his at-bats on Wednesday to lead the Panthers to a 10-0 win […]
League frontrunners to play key make-up games this week
By Ray Hamill — A pair of important Big 5 make-up baseball games will be held this week. And both will have an impact at the top of the conference standings. On […]
Kelly and Crawford set the tone for McKinleyville, Eureka
Jackson Kelly threw a no-hitter against Eureka on Saturday as the Panthers and Loggers split a Big 5 doubleheader at McKinleyville. After his team dropped the opener 4-1, Kelly was outstanding on […]
Warriors, Huskies split Big 5 doubleheader at Del Norte
A pair of pitching aces both won their respective games at Del Norte on Saturday, as the Warriors and Fortuna Huskies split a Big 5 doubleheader. Del Norte’s Preston Daniels, who has […]
Cubs starting to build momentum; McKinnon continues to shine
The South Fork Cubs kept their championship hopes alive with a much-needed doubleheader sweep at Hoopa in Little 4 baseball on Friday. But they had to overcome another outstanding pitching performance by […]
Little 4 Conference leaders split key doubleheader in baseball
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s sophomore Michael Manzi pitched a two-hitter and hit a home run to lead his team to a 6-2 win in game one of a key doubleheader […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Pitchers lead their teams to big wins
By Ray Hamill — A pair of H-DNL pitchers played big roles for their respective teams this week, as each took over top spot in the Big 5. McKinleyville senior Evan Fraser […]
Freshman pitcher leads Cubs to much-needed win at Lower Lake
With an extra doubleheader on the schedule this week after last week’s postponements, South Fork head Chris Contreras almost canceled his team’s non-league baseball game at Lower Lake on Wednesday. He’s glad […]
Panthers win pitchers’ duel at Eureka; Huskies shut out the Warriors
Evan Fraser and the McKinleyville Panthers continued their unbeaten start to the Big 5 with a 3-1 win at Eureka in a pitchers’ duel on Wednesday. Fraser, who was outstanding in McKinleyville’s […]
Tigers beat Lassen at Shasta tournament to return to winning ways
The Arcata Tigers returned to winning ways at the Shasta tournament on Wednesday. After dropping their fifth straight game against Enterprise in the morning by a score of 7-1, the Tigers responded […]
Tigers lose another close one at the Shasta tournament
The Arcata Tigers have been one of the most exciting teams to watch this season, and that continued to be the case on the opening day at the Shasta tournament on Tuesday. […]
