St. Bernard’s took over sole possession of first place in the Little 4 with a doubleheader sweep at home to Hoopa on Saturday. The Crusaders won 11-0 and 12-0 in a pair […]
Crusaders move clear in Little 4; Cubs, Cats split
Big triple header highlights Saturday’s schedule
By Ray Hamill — A number of local baseball and softball teams will be hoping to get their games in this weekend, as the weather and field conditions remain a concern here […]
Prep Softball — Eureka girls rally; St. Bernard’s moves clear in L4
Eureka had to dig deep on Wednesday on the way to edging Del Norte 10-9 to open the Big 5. The Loggers trailed 8-2 after four innings, before rallying to score eight […]
Prep Baseball — Crusaders, Loggers both win
Bode Joyner had a big afternoon both on the mound and at the plate on Wednesday to lead St. Bernard’s past Ferndale 4-1 and into a tie with South Fork atop the […]
Four conference leads on the line on wild day of local action
By Ray Hamill — One way or the other, it should be a fascinating week on the local baseball and softball fields. At the very least, it will be telling. On Wednesday […]
Prep Baseball — Excitement building early in the Little 4
This year’s Little 4 could be a lot of fun. It certainly appears wide open and loaded with quality pitching. On Saturday, St. Bernard’s and South Fork split a doubleheader at Miranda, […]
Prep Softball — Panthers, Warriors win big in league play
The Del Norte Warriors will be glad to see the back of McKenzie Gonsalves. On Saturday, the McKinleyville senior pitcher led her team to a pair of victories in Crescent City, giving […]
Busy, busy day on tap for local baseball, softball
By Ray Hamill — There’s no shortage of choices for local baseball and softball fans on Saturday, with a total of 22 games on tap featuring local high school varsity and college […]
Tigers shut out Ferndale, go to 10-0
The Arcata boys tennis team made it 10 straight wins to start the season with another shutout win on Tuesday, defeating Ferndale 7-0 at Arcata. Yasko Massias continued to impress at No. […]
POWER RANKINGS — Who’s No. 1 and why
By Ray Hamill — Two local baseball teams have been setting the standard through the early season, and as we head into the Big 5 schedule, there’s little to separate them in […]
Prep Roundup — Cats fall to Colusa; Eureka girls split at Shasta
Rounding out some of the weekend action in prep baseball and softball, the Eureka girls split a doubleheader at Shasta on Saturday, while Ferndale baseball closed out the American Christian Academy tournament […]
Prep Baseball — Good day for Arcata, SB in Redding
The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders each kept their impressive start to the season going with a pair of victories at the 32-team American Christian Academy tournament on Thursday. The Tigers […]
One local school leads the way in early rankings
By Ray Hamill — The early-season MaxPreps baseball and softball rankings are in, with two Humboldt-Del Norte League teams in the top 100 in California. Leading the way among the local contingent […]
A year worth celebrating for local basketball
By Ray Hamill — If you want to put the 2018/19 local high school basketball season into perspective, think about it this way — this year we had the most successful Big […]
Ferndale Mustangs enjoy a season for the ages
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good year for Ferndale youth sports. In the fall, Ferndale’s AAA team won a Six Rivers Youth Football championship, and the area followed that up […]
Hard working Ruiz wins thrilling pitchers’ duel in L4 opener
If opening night in the Little 4 was anything to go by, it could be a very enjoyable spring for the league. In a game that was brought forward a few weeks […]
H-DNL all-league basketball selections announced
By Ray Hamill — The 2018/19 H-DNL all-league selections in basketball were released on Saturday, honoring the best local players from this season. No surprises among the MVPs, with Del Norte’s Kaleya […]
Prep Roundup — Pitching, defense lead Crusaders past Middletown
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders got the season off to an impressive start on Friday night, with some solid pitching and solid defense highlighting a 2-0 win over Middletown at Bomber Field in […]
Weather forces changes, but plenty of games on tap
By Ray Hamill — Baseball fans are well used to late scheduling changes here on the North Coast, and that’s the case once again this weekend. With rain forecast on Saturday afternoon, […]
Wildcats appear ready to contend in deep Little 4
By Ray Hamill — Believe it or not, the Ferndale Wildcats are scheduled to open league play in baseball next Tuesday, which is a few weeks earlier than usual, but they should […]
