By Ray Hamill — This week’s protests at Cal Poly Humboldt and the campus closure has forced a switch in venue for the weekend softball games. The Lumberjacks will close out the […]
On-campus protests force change of venue for softball finales
Panthers can clinch Big 5 baseball championship this week
By Ray Hamill — While three of the four baseball and softball H-DNL conference championships look set to go down to the final week of action, the McKinleyville boys could clinch the […]
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders beat Eureka; Huskies complete sweep
The St. Bernard’s girls secured bragging rights for the city of Eureka with a 7-3 win over the Loggers in a non-league softball game at Samoa on Monday. The Crusaders broke a […]
McKinleyville, Del Norte girls split Big 5 doubleheader in softball
An exciting finish to game two of Saturday’s Big 5 softball doubleheader at McKinleyville saw the home team earn a split against Del Norte with an 8-7 win. Earlier in the day, […]
Lumberjacks’ playoff hopes suffer setback, as Toros sweep doubleheader
The Cal Poly Humboldt softball team’s hopes of making the postseason took a hit on Saturday after they lost both games in a doubleheader at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Jacks lost […]
Warriors honor their seniors, keep pressure on conference leaders
The Hoopa Warriors celebrated senior day with a big doubleheader sweep over the Ferndale Wildcats in Little 4 softball at Hoopa on Friday. The Hoopa girls won 8-1 and 12-5 and improved […]
Little 4 leaders sweep at South Fork on glorious day for softball
The St. Bernard’s girls remain on course for a first Little 4 championship in softball since 2016 with a doubleheader sweep at South Fork on Friday. The Crusaders took game one 12-1 […]
Cal Poly Humboldt women remain in the chase for postseason spot
The Cal Poly Humboldt softball team split a doubleheader at conference frontrunners Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday to keep their postseason hopes alive. The Jacks won game one 4-0, before dropping […]
Warriors overcome slow start, top the Panthers in key B5 game
A bases-clearing double by junior Tsinte Steinruck helped the Del Norte Warriors overcome a slow start on their way to a 10-3 win over the McKinleyville Panthers in a key softball showdown […]
COLLEGE ROUNDUP — Jacks sweep Chico, CR falls to Mendo
The Cal Poly Humboldt softball team stretched its winning streak to five straight games with a four-game series sweep at home against Chico State early this week. On Monday, the Jacks defeated […]
Four H-DNL teams ranked in the top three in NCS, including one at No. 1
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL baseball teams and three H-DNL softball teams are riding high in the latest Max Preps North Coast Section rankings, which were updated on Thursday. But no […]
Huskies hold off late Arcata rally to keep championship hopes alive
The Fortuna girls are making a habit of playing in close and exciting games this year. But that’s not always a good thing. On Wednesday, they traveled to Arcata for a Big […]
Plenty of big games on tap, as Big 5 and Little 4 races heat up
By Ray Hamill — The stretch run of the season for Big 5 and Little 4 baseball and softball gets under way this week with several big games on tap. All four […]
Big week keeps Hoopa girls in contention for another L4 crown
By Ray Hamill — Now that they’re finally playing games on a regular basis, the Hoopa Warriors are starting to build some momentum in softball. And that could be enough to see […]
SOFTBALL POWER RANKINGS — Who is the best team in the H-DNL?
By Ray Hamill — At the start of the season, most local observers thought Del Norte would be the team to beat in the H-DNL this season and there’s no real reason […]
Dates announced for 2024 Charles Lakin tournaments
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has announced dates for this year’s Charles Lakin league tournaments in baseball and softball. The annual tournaments are an exciting part of the local high school […]
Race for the L4 title remains in the balance after key doubleheader
The race for the Little 4 championship in softball is heating up as we reach the halfway point of the conference schedule. On Friday afternoon, the Warriors and St. Bernard’s Crusaders split […]
Wildcats, Warriors face off in L4 softball doubleheader at Ferndale
The Hoopa Warriors swept a Little 4 softball doubleheader at Ferndale on Wednesday to set up a top-of-the-standings showdown against St. Bernard’s on Friday. The Hoopa girls took a closely-fought opener 6-5 […]
Fortuna girls get back to winning ways, beat St. Bernard’s in five
The Fortuna girls wasted little time bouncing back from a tough doubleheader at Crescent City over the weekend. On Tuesday evening they hosted St. Bernard’s in a non-league softball game and ran […]
Panthers hold off late Eureka rally to secure series sweep
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers escaped with a doubleheader sweep over the Eureka Loggers in softball at McKinleyville on Saturday after a much-improved performance by the visitors. Just three days after […]
