By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in softball should be a good one. Early in the new season, two schools appear ready to battle it out […]
POWER RANKINGS — Big 5 schools lead the way early in 2025
L4 game postponed again, but things looks good for rest of week
By Ray Hamill — Field conditions at South Fork High resulted in a postponement of a Little 4 baseball game for the second straight day on Wednesday. The Cubs were scheduled to […]
Huskies top the Cubs in a battle of conference contenders
The Fortuna and South Fork girls faced off in the Friendly City on Saturday as both teams continue their preparation for next week’s conference openers in softball. And it was the high-flying […]
St. Bernard’s girls rack up 24 runs in doubleheader at Middletown
The Crusaders’ bats are coming to life as they get set to defend the Little 4 softball championship they won a year ago. On Saturday, the St. Bernard’s girls scored in double […]
Loggers continue to build, confident the future remains bright
By Ray Hamill — A young Eureka softball team will likely take its lumps in the Big 5 this year, especially against the conference’s more experienced frontrunners like Del Norte and Fortuna. […]
Arcata girls end long layoff with walk-off victory over the Cats
By Ray Hamill — A two-week layoff between games didn’t slow the Arcata girls down on Friday. Playing their first softball game since March 14, the Tigers welcomed the Ferndale Wildcats to […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — Bravo, McWhorter setting the tone for the Huskies
By Ray Hamill — A pair of Fortuna Huskies take center stage this week in our weekly awards. Senior Mariah Bravo is enjoying an outstanding season on the softball fields and that […]
Experienced Huskies appear ready to challenge for Big 5 crown
By Ray Hamill — With a balanced lineup and no noticeable weaknesses in their game, the Fortuna girls appear ready to challenge two-time defending conference champion Del Norte for this year’s Big […]
Young players step up for Ferndale in doubleheader split at Trinity
A number of younger players have been stepping up early in the new season for the Ferndale softball team and that continued to be the case on Tuesday. The Wildcats traveled to […]
Blue Herron Regatta highlights busy week for CPH sports
The annual Blue Herron Humboldt Regatta will highlight a busy few days for Cal Poly Humboldt sports here on the North Coast. The annual event, which is held on the Humboldt Bay, […]
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders, Wildcats building momentum
A pair of Little 4 teams continued their preparation for the upcoming conference schedule this weekend, with St. Bernard’s in action at the Biggs tournament and Ferndale playing a doubleheader at Calistoga. […]
Smokey on fire as Cal Poly Humboldt bats light up the CCAA
With senior Alyssa Smokey setting the tone, offense has not been a problem for the Cal Poly Humboldt softball team this year. As they get set for a doubleheader against Cal State […]
Wildcats take advantage of free passes, score 14 runs against Hayfork
Scoring runs is not proving to be a problem for the Ferndale girls early in the new softball season. On Thursday, the Wildcats welcomed Hayfork to The Cream City and cruised to […]
Seniors leading the way as experienced Warriors start strong
By Ray Hamill — Last season was a very successful one for the Del Norte softball team, which won a second straight Big 5 title and a first-ever Charlie Lakin tournament. And […]
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies win; Wildcats play season opener
The Fortuna Huskies have been one of the most impressive H-DNL teams early in the new softball season and that continued to be the case on Tuesday. The Huskies welcomed the St. […]
St. Bernard’s girls top Big 5 rival in Monday softball matchup
After going 1-2 at the Cloverdale tournament over the weekend, the St. Bernard’s girls got the better of a Big 5 rival in softball on Monday. The defending Little 4 champions continued […]
Fortuna girls go 2-1 at weekend Cloverdale softball tournament
The Fortuna Huskies traveled to Cloverdale for a weekend tournament and finished 2-1 in their three games there. They opened with a 13-0 win over Point Arena in four innings to go […]
H-DNL SOFTBALL — How each team has fared so far this season
By Ray Hamill — Just five of the nine H-DNL varsity softball teams have managed to get games in early in the new season. With conference play set to begin in early […]
Panthers edge their rivals in low-scoring early-season showdown
By Ray Hamill — An exciting early-season softball matchup between two Big 5 rivals went right down to the wire at McKinleyville High School on Tuesday afternoon. The host Panthers led the […]
WEEKEND SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — Busy Saturday for local teams
The Fortuna Huskies continued their fast start to the new softball season with a 10-7 win over Lower Lake on Saturday, one day after they opened the new campaign with a 13-5 […]
