By Ray Hamill — When all was said and done, the Panthers left no doubt as to who was the best team in this year’s Big 5. In what was one of […]
McKinleyville girls answer the call in competitive Big 5 conference
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Panthers clinch the title, Warriors take third
This year’s Big 5 was everything we expected as the race for the championship went down to the final day of action. In one of the most competitive Big 5s we’ve seen […]
Fortuna girls take care of business, keep Big 5 hopes alive
The Fortuna Huskies did what they needed to do to keep their Big 5 softball championship hopes alive on Saturday. Now they must play the waiting game to see if it was […]
Panthers split with Del Norte, clinch at least a co-championship
As expected, the race for this year;’s Big 5 championship will go down to the final day off action. But on Saturday, the field of contenders was narrowed down to two, as […]
Fortuna girls top Del Norte, remain in the chase for Big 5 title
The Huskies completed a conference sweep of Del Norte and kept their championship hopes alive with a 7-3 win in softball at Fortuna High on Wednesday. But the game was close throughout […]
McKinleyville girls start fast at Eureka, inch closer to Big 5 title
Freshman Cabella Carper enjoyed one of the best games of her young career on Wednesday, as McKinleyville inched closer to a Big 5 championship in softball. The Panthers traveled to Eureka and […]
BIG 5 SOFTBALL — Panthers, Huskies split; Loggers sweep Arcata
The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in softball remains up in the air after Saturday’s four games, as the excitement continued to build. Conference leaders McKinleyville traveled to Fortuna and […]
Who has the advantage in the race for this year’s Big 5 title?
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, the next two weeks in Big 5 softball should be a wild ride. And a lot of fun. The most wide-open championship race in […]
Little to separate Loggers, Huskies in competitive Big 5 pitchers’ duel
Pitchers Isabel Sanchez of Fortuna and Mackenzie Wolff of Eureka combined to strike out 25 on Wednesday in yet another competitive and highly-entertaining Big 5 softball game. The two schools faced off […]
Mack girls explode for seven home runs in doubleheader sweep
Seniors Liana Stumpf and Mckennah Sargent each hit two home runs on Saturday, as the Panthers exploded for seven home runs in a doubleheader sweep at Arcata. The McKinleyville girls took the […]
Big 5 leaders hold on late to top the Warriors in Crescent City
The McKinleyville Panthers continued to set the pace in a competitive Big 5 after withstanding a late Del Norte rally in softball in Crescent City on Friday afternoon. The Big 5 leaders […]
Huskies start fast on the way to a third straight conference win
The Huskies have put their early-conference struggles behind them with three wins in three games this week. On Friday, the Fortuna girls traveled to Arcata for a make-up softball game and won […]
BIG 5 SOFTBALL — Huskies get back on track; Panthers, Loggers split
A little over a week into the Big 5 softball schedule we are beginning to see a logjam atop the standings. Four conference games were played on Monday, with the Fortuna girls […]
Loggers continue to roll, top Arcata to go to 2-1 in the Big 5
What a difference a year makes. Through the first half of the 2026 local high school softball season, the Eureka Loggers have been one of the stories of the year so far, […]
This year’s Big 5 could be the most competitive in a while
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a dog fight in the race for this year’s Big 5 softball championship. The action gets under way on Saturday with two doubleheaders on tap, […]
McKinleyville girls show plenty of fight in Big 5 win
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers were in no mood for sharing on Saturday. And the Loggers weren’t going down without a fight. And that made for an entertaining day of softball […]
Mack-nificent! — Panthers secure historic double
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers held their nerve on Saturday, completing an historic double by clinching the Big 5 championship in both baseball and softball. Both McKinleyville teams came into the […]
Huskies leave it late, win finale in dramatic fashion
It took them a little longer than hoped for, but on Friday the Fortuna Huskies got their first league win in their final game of the season. And they did it with […]
History ready to repeat itself on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — The schedule makers could not have planned it any better than this. The top two teams playing for the Big 5 title on the final day of the […]
Panthers clinch share of Big 5 on Senior Day
The McKinleyville Panthers celebrated Senior Day by clinching at least a share of the Big 5 title on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Eureka 7-4. A class of 10 seniors were honored before the […]
