The Crusaders had some fun swinging the bat on Thursday, basting four home runs in an 11-1 win over Hoopa in five innings at St. Bernard’s. The victory keeps their unbeaten start […]
Crusaders, Warriors combine for five home runs in Little 4 game
Weather forces more postponements across the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — After a dry March here on the North Coast, the unpredictable spring weather is taking its toll on the H-DNL schedule this month. The wet conditions forced the […]
Conference leaders come out swinging at Hoopa, go to 13-0
A pair of St. Bernard’s freshmen got their first varsity base hits on Tuesday, as the Crusaders won big at Hoopa to keep their unbeaten run going. The SB boys won 15-0 […]
Wildcats win high-scoring Little 4 showdown at South Fork
Cash Mobley gave us a timely reminder on Tuesday why he is one of the most dangerous young players in the Little 4. The Ferndale sophomore hit a pair of home runs, […]
STATEMENT SWEEP — Panthers take two from Eureka in B5 action
There’s still a long way to go in the race for this year’s Big 5 championship, but the McKinleyville Panthers took a huge step towards this year’s title with a doubleheader sweep […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Crawford leading the way for impressive Loggers
By Ray Hamill — The local high school baseball and softball seasons are heating up and that’s reflected in our weekly awards this week. In baseball, the Eureka Loggers have been one […]
Weather forces postponements, sets up busy week of action
By Ray Hamill — What was supposed to be a busy Saturday for the Big 5 baseball and softball teams will now become a busy Monday instead. The weekend weather conditions forced […]
Loggers stretch winning streak to six straight, go to 3-0 in Big 5
The Eureka pitching continued to impress on Wednesday, as the Loggers stretched their unbeaten start to the Big 5. After sweeping a doubleheader against Fortuna over the weekend, the Eureka boys improved […]
Panthers cruise to opening win, get set for pivotal doubleheader
The Panthers began conference play in emphatic fashion on Wednesday, cruising to a comfortable 15-0 win over Fortuna in five innings at McKinleyville High School. Juniors Rhythm Green and Bode Reininger combined […]
Strong pitching carries Crusaders to sweep of South Fork
The last remaining unbeaten team in H-DNL baseball moved two wins clear of the chasing pack in the Little 4 with a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday. St. Bernard’s welcomed South Fork to […]
Sophomores lead the way as Wildcats hold on to beat Hoopa
A par of sophomores led the way on Tuesday as the Ferndale Wildcats got their first conference win. The Cats hosted Hoopa and appeared to be cruising towards a big win after […]
Redwoods baseball falls to high-flying conference leaders
A trip to play the runaway conference leaders was never going to be easy for a College of the Redwoods baseball team that has struggled this season. On Friday, Redwoods traveled to […]
Crawford pitches no-hitter to lead Eureka to opening-day sweep
The story of the day at Belotti Field on opening day in the Big 5 was the Eureka pitching. The Loggers hosted Fortuna in a doubleheader and won both games to get […]
Defending champs shut out the Tigers with good pitching, strong defense
The Warriors began the defense of their Big 5 title with a pair of shutouts on Saturday. One year after ending an 11-year wait for a conference championship, the Del Norte boys […]
South Fork boys join St. Bernard’s atop the Little 4 standings
Freshman Ryan Tosten is quickly establishing himself at the varsity level for the South Fork Cubs. On Friday, Tosten and the Cubs moved into a tie with St. Bernard’s atop the Little […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big weeks for SB baseball, Lipscomb and Gonzalez
By Ray Hamill — It was a busy week for the Little 4 schools in both baseball and softball, and they are well represented in this week’s awards, along with a Cal […]
After long layoff, Panthers return to action with a walk-off win
A long gap between games didn’t seem to have any ill effects on the Panthers. On Friday afternoon, McKinleyville played for the first time in two weeks, welcoming Eagle Point to the […]
Crusaders hold on late to edge the Wildcats in Little 4 action
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders took a big step towards retaining their Little 4 title with a second win over Ferndale in three days on Thursday afternoon. While there’s a long […]
Former Crusader and Crabs Hall of Famer notches 500th career win
It was over a quarter century in the making, but last week a former H-DNL player and coach and a Humboldt Crabs Hall of Famer reached a rare career milestone. Al Brisack, […]
LITTLE 4 BASEBALL — Crusaders, Cubs win conference openers
A pair of young pitchers stepped up in the biggest game of the year so far in the H-DNL on Tuesday, as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders won a battle of unbeaten teams […]
