By Ray Hamill — Baseball has yet to return to the North Coast, but that doesn’t mean some North Coast players haven’t returned to baseball. In addition to Fortuna’s Kokko Figueiredo, who […]
Local contingent of Crabs players all now back playing
Impressive community showing in support of Panthers
The McKinleyville community showcased its support for local sports once again over the weekend, with an enthusiastic turnout for the third annual McKinleyville High baseball team’s golf tournament. And so too did […]
Local knuckleballer making a name for himself in the pros
By Ray Hamill — A change in pitching style is working out well for former McKinleyville and College of the Redwoods player Ryan Patrick, who is fast making a name for himself […]
Campbell reflects on ‘fun summer’ with the Humboldt Crabs
By Ray Hamill — If baseball is a game to be enjoyed by children of all ages, Dylan Campbell seems to understand the concept as well as anyone. The former McKinleyville High […]
Six H-DNL stars named all-state by MaxPreps
By Ray Hamill — The season may be over and done with for the past month, but the accolades continue to pile up for several local high school baseball players. This week, […]
Panthers must pay for fire damage out of pocket, seek donations
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville High baseball is facing a bill of $1300 in repairs after a senseless act of vandalism late last week. A section of the recently installed windscreen on […]
Resilient Panthers come through in the clutch yet again
There simply is no denying the McKinleyville Panthers, who are now closing in on a season that will be difficult to top. On Friday, the Mack boys left it late, as they […]
Panthers have No. 1 seed and plenty of motivation ahead of NCS
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers were mad after Friday’s championship extra-innings loss to Eureka. They should be. Defensive miscues cost them a chance at what would have been a first-ever Lakin […]
Loggers get another shot at the Panthers
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are headed back to the Charles Lakin H-DNL Tournament championship game. And they’ll get another shot at the Panthers in the process. The defending tournament […]
Mack boys in a league of their own
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are champions of the Big 5 and a lot more besides. On Saturday they clinched the league title with a 5-1 win in the opening […]
Panthers shut out Crusaders for seventh straight win
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers are showing no signs of slowing down, and if anything appear to be growing stronger. On Wednesday afternoon, McKinleyville won a seventh straight game, shutting out […]
Panthers top Fortuna, stay on track in Big 5
The McKinleyville Panthers scored early and made it count, holding on for a 4-0 win at Fortuna in Big 5 baseball on Thursday. Junior Cameron Saso pitched a three-hit shutout for the […]
High-flying Panthers take over Big 5 lead
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville took a huge step toward a first conference crown in 12 years on Saturday, defeating arch rivals Arcata in extra innings for the second time this week. […]
Tigers, Panthers split, remain tied for Big 5 lead
By Ray Hamill — Kyler Carr hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning of game two to earn McKinleyville a share of the spoils in a key doubleheader […]
Prep Baseball — Tigers, Panthers remain on collision course
By Ray Hamill — Arcata and McKinleyvile remained on collision course for a huge three-game series this coming week, with each completing a Big 5 doubleheader sweep on Saturday. Something will have […]
Carr sets the tone as Mack bats come alive late
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers’ bats woke up late in their Big 5 opener on Tuesday afternoon, exploding for eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. And with junior […]
Experienced Panthers look to push on from last season
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are hoping to see their experience pay off in 2019. Baseball head coach Scott St. John returns the majority of the players from last year’s […]
