By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Makayla Bernald remembers clearly the first time she faced a high-powered offense in high school softball. Bernald was a freshman at the time, in the spring […]
By Ray Hamill — Those of us who know Frank Cheek have been waiting for this. One of the most legendary coaches here on the North Coast, Cheek has teamed with Tom […]
Registration is under way for the upcoming Humboldt Fastpitch Softball season, which begins in mid-March. Interested players can register online at madrivergirlssoftball.blogspot.com in age groups from 6U to 16U. Last spring 375 […]
By Ray Hamill — It might not come as a surprise here on the North Coast, but the number of young baseball and softball players is seeing a dramatic rise in recent […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — There are few better ways to celebrate the Fourth of July than catching a baseball game, and there are plenty of options for local fans to choose from, […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League officially announced the list of all-stars and MVPs for the 2019 season in both baseball and softball on Tuesday. And there were no major […]
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 […]
