By Ray Hamill — For about as long as she can remember, Fortuna’s Renee Metz has known she wanted to play college softball, wherever that might be. And the moment she walked […]
Driven to succeed, Metz makes her college choice
Local softball players still hoping for a season
By Ray Hamill — A lot of young softball players here on the North Coast are playing the waiting game right now, wondering if they’ll get a season in, and if they […]
MIST 18U ‘leave everything on the field’
The Mad River MIST turned in what long-time coach Bob Brown described as one of the most impressive collective efforts he has ever seen in a quarter century of coaching, at the […]
MIST 16U continue to roll at NAFA
The Mad River MIST 16U girls won two more games at the NAFA Nationals in Newberg, Oregon, on Saturday, improving to 5-1 at the four-day fast-pitch softball tournament. Mikayla Minton had the […]
Johnson leads the way for MIST 12U in Sacramento
The Mad River MIST 12U girls were 1-2 in pool play at a tournament in Sacramento on Saturday, getting off to a flying start with a 4-0 win before dropping back-to-back games. […]
MIST girls showcase their talents in skills competitions
The Mad River MIST players are on a roll at the NAFA Nationals in Oregon this weekend, both collectively and individually. After winning back-to-back games on Friday to go to 3-1 at […]
Mad River MIST girls respond on day two in Oregon
The Mad River MIST 16U girls responded from an opening day loss at the NAFA Nationals in Newberg, Oregon, on Thursday, with two wins on Friday, outscoring their two opponents by a […]
MIST 18U close out strong in Redding
The Mad River Mist 18U girls capped a big weekend in Redding with back-to-back wins to close out tournament play on Sunday. The local fast-pitch softball travel team went 5-1 over the […]
MIST 12U girls continue to impress at Pleasanton
The Mad River MIST 12U girls fell just short of a trip to the championship game at a fast pitch softball tournament in Pleasanton, falling 2-0 to the Santa Rosa Rug Rats […]
Ortega-Miranda hits two home runs on busy day for MIST teams
The Mad River MIST 18U softball team won all three games to open play at the Top Gun Tournament in Redding on Saturday, earning the top seed for Sunday’s knockout stages. The […]
Impressive showings for MIST 18U, 10U
The Mad River MIST got some valuable playing time against some quality opposition last week, turning in some impressive performances at three different softball tournaments. In addition to the 16U team, which […]
Mad River MIST start fast
Three Mad River MIST teams traveled for tournaments last weekend, including the 16U girls who took first place in their bracket at a tournament in Fremont. There were several standouts for the […]
MIST, local softball enjoy busy weekend
By Ray Hamill — Youth softball took center stage at the Arcata Sports Complex over the weekend with a series of friendlies involving the Mad River MIST and a number of teams […]
