By Ray Hamill — Summer baseball is under way here on the North Coast and that’s reflected in our weekly awards this week. The District 26 tournament season got under way last […]
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Lukens, A’s standing tall
No slowing down the Eel River A’s at district Junior League TOC
The Eel River A’s capped a perfect spring on the local baseball fields with another dominating win in the district Junior League Tournament of Champions on Saturday. The A’s got the better […]
Bright future in store for hard-hitting Eel River 12U All-Stars
By Ray Hamill — They may not have won a District championship this summer, but it was an impressive showing for Eel River Little League nonetheless. All four of the Eel River […]
Young Eel River All-Stars impress despite late disappointment
By Ray Hamill — It wasn’t the ending they were looking for at the District 26 tournament last week, but a group of young Eel River Little League All-Stars should benefit from […]
12U District 26 Little League tournament down to three teams
Three familiar rivals will battle it out for the District 26 Little League 12U Championship after Klamath Trinity was eliminated on Tuesday night. The tournament, which is being hosted by Southern Humboldt […]
Late rally lifts McKinleyville All-Stars to District 26 championship
The District 26 10U All-Star tournament went right down to the wire and ended in thrilling fashion on Friday night. Trailing 5-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth and final inning […]
District tournaments heating up, big showdown set for Wednesday
The District 26 Little League All-Star tournaments are heating up, with a true championship showdown set for Wednesday night. On Tuesday night at Conroy Field in Fortuna, the Redwood Empire 11U All-Stars […]
All four local All-Star teams remain in contention
All four local Little League all-star teams remain in the hunt for a Section championship after a busy weekend, which included one thrilling finish. The McKinleyville 12s are the only unbeaten local […]
Local All-Star and Legion teams get set for tournaments
By Ray Hamill — The local Little League all-star district champions will all be back in action this week, as will the district American Legion clubs, as the summer baseball season heats […]
McKinleyville All-Stars prevail in exciting District championship
By Ray Hamill — The quality of youth baseball on the North Coast was on full display on Thursday night with just one run separating the top two 12U teams in the […]
Eel River All-Stars push rivals all the way in season finale
By Ray Hamill — There was little to separate the two teams in Thursday’s District 26 12U championship game in Arcata, with the Eel River All-Stars pushing their McKinleyville counterparts all the […]
Never-say-die attitude lifts Eel River All-Stars to District title
By Ray Hamill — The Eel River 11U All-Stars showed a lot of character on their way to a District championship at the Redwood Fields in Cutten last week. The young players […]
12s District Little League tournament gets under way in Arcata
The District 26 Little League 12-year-old All-Star Tournament got under way with a pair of games in Arcata on Saturday. The six-team tournament will run at least through Thursday, with two more […]
Unbeaten Mack All-Stars win another District championship
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville All-Stars capped a dominating week at the Redwood Fields in Cutten with a 10-3 win over Eel River in the 8-9-10 District 26 championship game. The […]
Eel River All-Stars go down battling in Section championship
The Eel River 11-year-old All-Stars went down battling on Tuesday night, falling in their Section championship game at Rohner Park in Fortuna. The host team fell 9-6 to West Redding to end […]
All four local Little League All-Star teams remain in contention
The local little League All-Star teams continued to show plenty of fight on Monday night, with all four winning their respective games to remain in contention for a section championship. All four […]
Busy night of action in store for local All-Star teams
A busy few days for the district’s Little League teams continues on Monday, with three of them playing in elimination games and a fourth competing for a section championship. Here on the […]
Eel River All-Stars win again to set up championship showdown
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – The Eel River All-Stars in action at the Area tournament in Ferndale on Friday.The Eel River 11-year-old Little League All-Stars will play for the Section championship on Monday night. […]
Eel River All-Stars stay focused, win tournament opener
By Ray Hamill — The local Little League All-Star teams continued to impress at the Area tournaments on Friday, with the Eel River 11-year-olds opening their tournament with a big come-from-behind win […]
Local All-Star teams get set to begin Area tournaments
By Ray Hamill — Five local Little League All-Star teams will be in action again in the coming days as the next step on their playoff journey continues. Thursday night will be […]
