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 […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big weeks for SB baseball, Lipscomb and Gonzalez
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 […]
Lassen sweeps Redwoods in three-game weekend series
Redwoods baseball let a golden opportunity slip away in game two of a three-game weekend baseball series at Lassen. The CR men opened the series with a 9-1 loss, before dropping game […]
Starkey leads the way as Warriors win two of three at Hidden Valley
Kanyon Starkey enjoyed a good weekend for Del Norte at the Hidden Valley baseball tournament, as the Warriors closed out their pre-conference schedule with two wins in three tourney games. The Warriors […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Hinrichs, Sanchez and the Huskies enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — A pair of seniors that have started their respective seasons strong feature in this week’s awards, and one of them features twice. Fortuna’s Isabel Sanchez has impressed through […]
Seniors and freshmen step up as Crusaders sweep the Tigers
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will carry plenty of momentum into what will be a huge week for the team next week. On Friday, the St. Bernard’s boys welcomed Arcata to […]
CR softball to honor Hoopa’s Dylan Moon in weekend doubleheader
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will pay tribute to Dylan Moon at a softball doubleheader against Butte College on Saturday. Moon was a Hoopa High basketball player who tragically […]
Tigers blast six home runs in doubleheader sweep at South Fork
The Tigers came out swinging hard at South Fork on Wednesday, hitting six home runs in a doubleheader sweep. Arcata took game one 12-1 in six innings and followed that with a […]
Wildcats no-hit Calistoga, get set for pivotal week in the Little 4
Bigger challenges await, but thus far the Ferndale baseball team has taken care of business. On Wednesday the Wildcats traveled to Calistoga and won comfortably 13-0 in five innings to go to […]
Hoopa Warriors win big at Trinity in final pre-conference game
The Hoopa Warriors wrapped up their pre-league schedule in baseball with a dominating performance at Trinity on Tuesday afternoon. The Hoopa boys bounced back from a challenging trip to the Fort Bragg […]
Key returning players lead the way for the defending Big 5 champs
By Ray Hamill — The defending Big 5 champs in baseball don’t have a lot of varsity experience on the roster this year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t contend for a […]
NCS RANKINGS — Six H-DNL teams feature in the top 20
By Ray Hamill — While the early-season North Coast Section baseball and softball rankings should be taken with a pinch of salt, it makes for good reading for H-DNL fans. According to […]
Lee enjoying big senior campaign, homers twice vs. Beavers
Cayden Lee enjoyed a big weekend playing for Simpson University, as the Red Hawks stretched their winning streak in baseball to six straight games with a three-game sweep of Caltech. The former […]
La Pena shines as Redwoods drops two of three games at Butte
They may be playing for little more than pride at this stage, but the College of the Redwoods players are not throwing in the towel. CR traveled to play Butte College in […]
Schmidt, Cubs close out strong at Fort Bragg tournament
Shawn Schmidt had a big game at the plate on Saturday to help lead South Fork to a tournament-closing victory at the Fort Bragg baseball tournament. The senior went 4-for-4 with a […]
Busy Loggers sweep Rancho, get set for conference opener
The Eureka Loggers are considered by many as the team to beat in this year’s Big 5, and judging by their early-season performances that might just be the case. On Saturday the […]
Crusaders remain unbeaten, top Lassen in Yreka tourney final
Solid pitching, quality at-bats and improved defense lifted the Crusaders to a championship at the Yreka tournament on Saturday afternoon. St. Bernard’s faced off against Lassen in the tournament final and won […]
