By Ray Hamill — In our final Athletes and Teams of the Week until August, we honor two more local North Coast Section championship teams, as well as a couple of athletes […]
By Ray Hamill — After a long and successful stint in charge of the St. Bernard’s softball team, head coach Alan Borges announced on Friday that he is retiring from the program. […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready 2020, you’ve got a lot to live up to. Because in terms of success for local high school baseball and softball, there never has been a […]
Tuesday was an historic day for the McKinleyville Panthers, who defeated St. Patrick-St. Vincent 11-1 in the North Coast Section Division-IV softball championship game, and there were plenty of celebrations afterwards, from […]
The McKinleyville girls defeated St. Patrick-St. Vincent 11-1 in six innings in the North Coast Section Division-IV championship game on Tuesday. For a full report, see No denying Mack girls on historic […]
By Ray Hamill — It was four years in the making and apparently worth every minute. And after dispatching of St Patrick-St. Vincent in the North Coast Section Division-IV championship game on […]
By Ray Hamill — 2019 will be a tough act to follow for H-DNL softball, and in particular the McKinleyville Panthers. On Tuesday evening, the Mack girls completed an historic first-ever treble […]
By Ray Hamill — I’m not sure we’ve ever had such a pool of standout performances to choose from in one week, both individually and team wise. But two teams stood out […]
By Ray Hamill — This spring will go down as the most successful ever for the H-DNL in North Coast Section baseball and softball. That’s now guaranteed, and the only question is […]
By Ray Hamill — Saturday signaled a new beginning for the Little 4 in softball, and perhaps the dawn of a new era for the conference rivalries. After a decade of looking […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork girls chose an opportune time to turn in their best performance of the season and left little doubt as to who was the better team […]
The Warriors are a family on the softball diamond. It’s something they preach constantly and something they believe in. They’re also now history makers, and they are so in large part because […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs and Hoopa Valley Warriors made history in their own way on Saturday, as each took home a North Coast Section softball championship in very […]
By Ray Hamill — Just when her team needed it the most, senior center fielder Jada Bailey made one of the best defensive plays of the season on Friday evening. With Cardinal […]
By Ray Hamill — Friday was a day the Big 5 won’t easily forget. Three thrilling games. Three dramatic wins. And three teams marching on to the North Coast Section championship game. […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say the Humboldt-Del Norte League is being well represented at the business end of the North Coast Section playoffs in baseball and softball. This weekend, […]
By Ray Hamill — South Fork senior C.J. Van Meter is closing out his high school playing career in determined fashion. On Wednesday, Van Meter was instrumental in the Cubs’ 7-1 win […]
By Ray Hamill — If local high school programs are judged by more than just their wins and losses — as they should be — then few are more successful than the […]
The McKinleyville Panthers showed no ill-affects from a 12-day layoff, comfortably taking care of visiting Kennedy 10-0 in five innings in their North Coast Section Division-IV softball quarterfinal on Wednesday. The win […]
The Hoopa Valley girls appear to be peaking at just the right time. On Wednesday, the Warriors took care of a tough Credo team by a score of 4-2 in the North […]