By Ray Hamill — With the North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs fast approaching, three of the 18 H-DNL teams are ranked No. 1 in their division, while six others currently […]
Updated NCS rankings for the HDN baseball and softball teams
Warriors show some promise in season-opening loss
The result didn’t go their way, but there were plenty of encouraging signs for the Hoopa Warriors in Thursday’s season opener in baseball. The Warriors fell 13-2 in six innings at Del […]
Experienced Tigers look like the team to beat in the Big 5
By Ray Hamill — Big things are expected out of the Arcata Tigers on the baseball fields this spring, as they get set to begin the new season next week. A deep […]
Pitching will be key for young Huskies this spring
By Ray Hamill — How quickly a young pitching staff develops will be key for the Fortuna Huskies on the baseball fields this spring. The Fortuna boys got the season off a […]
WEEKEND BASEBALL — Panthers, Huskies sweep season-opening doubleheaders
It was a good opening weekend for a couple of local high school baseball teams, with the Fortuna Huskies and McKinleyville Panthers both sweeping road doubleheaders in Mendocino County on Saturday. The […]
Breaking down the final week of H-DNL play and what’s on the line for each team
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big week on the local high school basketball courts with 19 games scheduled and every one of them affecting the race for the championships […]
Two local stars included on the CalHiSports baseball All-State teams
By Ray Hamill — Two local baseball standouts have been included on this year’s CalHiSports All-State baseball teams after another outstanding spring on the diamond for each. St. Bernard’s teammates Nick Dugan […]
Butte-bound Rodgers and Christiansen both driven to succeed
By Ray Hamill — Two local baseball players have found what they believe is the perfect stepping stone on the way to fulfilling their longtime ambitions in the sport. Recent H-DNL graduates, […]
H-DNL ace earns pitcher of the day honors at big national tourney
By Ray Hamill — Eureka sophomore Myles Standish turned some heads locally with his performances on the mound this past spring, and now he’s turning them at a national level. Standish is […]
H-DNL names all-league selections in baseball
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced the all-league selections in baseball on Tuesday. After a pandemic impacted season, which saw no league champions crowned, each of the nine teams received three […]
Crusaders set themselves up for big NCS run next spring
By Ray Hamill — It was a phenomenal season on the mound for St. Bernard’s, and it should only get better. And that means the Crusaders are setting themselves up for a […]
Panthers hold on late to top the Huskies in season finale
It’s a pity the H-DNL baseball season was as short as it was, because a number of teams were just getting warmed up. Including a young McKinleyville Panthers team, which won its […]
Cubs take two from the Wildcats to even season series
The South Fork Cubs rallied in both games of Saturday’s baseball doubleheader against Ferndale to close out the season with a sweep. The Cubs won 11-10 and 14-9. The South Fork boys […]
Figueiredo, Eagles lose MEAC championship in extra innings
A stellar senior season in baseball came to an end for Kokko Figueiredo on Saturday, as North Carolina Central lost in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship game. Figueiredo, a former Fortuna High […]
Panthers, Huskies split baseball doubleheader at Mack
The McKinleyville Panthers and Fortuna Huskies split an H-DNL baseball doubleheader on Saturday, with a pair of shutouts. McKinleyville took game one, 1-0, when Austin Brown drove in Logan Maher on a […]
Loggers rally for two wins, close out as unofficial champs
By Ray Hamill — There may not be a Big 5 baseball championship officially handed out this season, but no one can deny the Eureka Loggers would be champs if there was. […]
Huskies, Panthers to close out with three games this weekend
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers and Fortuna Huskies will extend the H-DNL baseball season by a couple of days in order to play a make-up game on Monday. The two […]
Arcata beats Eureka to set up big weekend finale
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a Friday doubleheader to decide the unofficial Big 5 championship in baseball. On Wednesday, the Arcata Tigers held on to defeat the Eureka Loggers 8-7 […]
Ferndale seniors refuse to lose final home game
The Ferndale seniors didn’t want to lose the final home games of their high school baseball careers. So they found a way to win. Playing against Del Norte, the Cats plated the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — From best dressed to top athlete
By Ray Hamill — Two days ago he was named Best Dressed Athlete at the annual Logger ESPYs, and now he’s one of our athletes of the week, sponsored by College of […]
