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 […]
Big week keeps Hoopa girls in contention for another L4 crown
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 […]
Del Norte girls return to winning ways, sweep the Huskies
The return of shortstop Khloe Smith and a pivotal bases-clearing double by Koy McQuillen put the Del Norte Warriors’ back on track in softball on Saturday. Three days after the Del Norte […]
Crusaders, Cubs face off in Little 4 doubleheader at Samoa
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls improved to 4-0 in the Little 4 after sweeping a doubleheader against Ferndale at Samoa on Friday. The Crusaders took the opener 10-6 and […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Pitchers lead their teams to big wins
By Ray Hamill — A pair of H-DNL pitchers played big roles for their respective teams this week, as each took over top spot in the Big 5. McKinleyville senior Evan Fraser […]
Huskies move ahead in Big 5 softball; Panthers win big
There may be a new favorite in Big 5 softball. On Wednesday afternoon, the Huskies took over sole possession of top spot in the conference standings with an impressive 5-4 win over […]
Huskies win another close one at McKinleyville, take opening series
It looks like it could be an exciting spring in Big 5 softball. Five of the six games in the opening two series in conference play were decided by just one run, […]
Tigers win series rubber match at Eureka, sit atop the Big 5
By Ray Hamill — Arcata and Eureka served up another exciting one-run game in softball on Tuesday to close out a fun three-game conference-opening series between the two Big 5 rivals. After […]
Cubs, Wildcats split conference doubleheader in Miranda
The South Fork and Ferndale girls split a Little 4 doubleheader in softball in Miranda on Monday. The Cubs took the opener 11-7, before the Wildcats won game two 13-7. The games […]
Corsairs sweep Feather River, split doubleheader at Shasta
The College of the Redwoods softball team split a doubleheader at Shasta on Monday, two days after sweeping two games at home against Feather River. The Corsairs are now 4-4 in conference […]
Tigers, Loggers split exciting Big 5 doubleheader with a pair of 7-6 games
The Tigers and Eureka Loggers got the Big 5 under way with a couple of exciting games at Arcata High School on Saturday. The home team rallied from a late 6-2 deficit […]
Fortuna, McKinleyville girls share the spoils on opening day
If opening day in Big 5 softball was any indication, there’s going to be a lot of parity in the conference this year. At least between the four teams that were in […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — A big week for Kasso, Eagles and the Steelheads
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for the Northern Humboldt Steelheads, the Mendocino College Eagles and one Ferndale senior in particular. Isaak Kasso turned in the performance of the […]
More schedule changes announced for Big 5 and Little 4 games
By Ray Hamill — Some more changes to the weekend schedule of Big 5 and Little 4 baseball games were announced on Friday morning. A Friday doubleheader between the South Fork and […]
Warriors win tournament opener; Little 4 schedule updates
With a bye in conference play this week, the Del Norte Warriors are playing at the Hidden Valley baseball tournament. They opened tournament play on Thursday with a comfortable 9-1 win over […]
