By Ray Hamill — in Ethan Pesch’s own words, family is everything to him. Both of them. Pesch, who graduated from Eureka High this summer, is taking his baseball talents to San […]
How family and dogpiles prepared one Eureka standout for college
Steelheads crowned Youth World Series tourney champs in Reno
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads 14U baseball team took home the championship at the Youth World Series tournament in Reno this past weekend. The team, composed mostly of McKinleyville High freshmen and sophomores, […]
Crabs complete weekend sweep, get set for tough opponents
By Jake Knoeller, For HumboldtSports.com (Jake Knoeller is an Arcata High graduate who will be attending Humboldt State and studying journalism. This summer, he will be contributing some stories to HumboldtSports.com.) The […]
TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Local All-Stars do the North Coast proud
By Ray Hamill — It was a week District 26 will not forget any time soon. Humboldt County’s three Little League All-Star championship teams each made a big statement this summer, with […]
Crabs pitcher gets a golden opportunity as season winds down
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs will be left a little shorthanded for the remainder of the season after star pitcher Owen Stevenson was handed a golden opportunity this week. But […]
McKinleyville 10s barely fall to Sonoma to end thrilling season
A thrilling season for the local All-Star teams came to a conclusion on Wednesday night, as the McKinleyville 10-year-olds were eliminated from the NorCal State tournament in a 3-2 loss to Sonoma […]
Mack All-Stars go down fighting in another thriller
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars went down fighting on Tuesday night, losing another thriller at the NorCal State tournament in Rocklin. Playing extra-innings for the second time in just three tournament games, the […]
Crabs turn up the excitement levels late in the season
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs have had their fair share of blowouts this summer, but they’ve turned up the excitement levels in recents games as they get set for a mid-week […]
Mack All-Stars remain in the hunt; RELL’s impressive run ends
The McKinleyville All-Stars will get to play again. On Monday night, both the 10-year-olds and 12-year-olds won their elimination games at their respective NorCal State tournaments. The 12s won 2-0 in Rocklin, […]
Giants cap impressive season with a pair of clutch performances
The Northern Humboldt Giants have dominated their opponents for much of the season, but they had to show another side of their game at their 17U end-of-season tournament at Fairfield this past weekend. […]
Not done yet, Mack 10s respond in style in Sunday’s win
The McKinleyville 10-year-old All-Stars remained in the hunt at their State tournament with a clutch win on Sunday and will play again on Monday night at 7 p.m. The Mack players opened […]
Giants rally for championship; Mack All-Stars win
One day after dropping their opening game at the NorCal State tournament in Gilroy, the McKinleyville 10-year-old All-Stars responded with a 17-7 win over Fair Oaks on Sunday. The win keeps the […]
Giants beat the Eagles to remain in contention at Fairfield tourney
The Northern Humboldt Giants cruised to a comfortable 14-2 win over their local rivals, the Humboldt Eagles, at the 17U end-of-season tournament in Fairfield on Saturday. One day after falling to Yuba […]
Mack All-Stars lose an eight-inning thriller in Rocklin
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars have shown us in the past that they can bounce back from an opening loss at a state tournament, and now they’ll have to do it again. The […]
RELL 11s, Mack 10s drop openers at State tournaments
Both the Redwood Empire 11-year-olds and McKinleyville 10s dropped their opening games at their NorCal State All-Star tournaments on Saturday. The RELL All-Stars fell 11-1 to Rincon Valley at Turlock, and the […]
Eagles 19Us bounce back from morning loss
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us dropped a morning game at their end-of-season tournament in Sacramento on Saturday, but bounced back to win in the afternoon. The Eagles, who are now 1-2 in tournament […]
Big week continues for Fischel as Crabs blow out TKB Baseball
Ethan Fischel finished 3-for-6 with a home run and a triple as the Humboldt Crabs opened a weekend series against TKB Baseball with a 17-3 win at the Arcata Ball Park on […]
Giants, Eagles get set for big showdown
After suffering a rare loss on Friday night, the Northern Humboldt Giants will play the Humboldt Eagles in an elimination game at the 17U end-of-season baseball tournament in Fairfield. Earlier on Friday, […]
Eagles 19Us fall to the Bammers in tournament opener
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us got off to a quick start against the Bammers at their end-of-season tournament in Sacramento, but were unable to maintain the momentum in a 6-3 loss. The Eagles […]
Eagles 17Us win again to remain in the hunt at Fairfield
The Humboldt Eagles played their most complete game of the summer at a very opportune time. On Friday afternoon, they defeated Napa 8-1 at the end-of-season tournament in Fairfield, staving off elimination […]
