By Ray Hamill — After an opening weekend bye, the McKinleyville Panthers will kick off their season when they host Anderson on Friday night. And with a core group of experienced seniors […]
Experienced Panthers have high hopes ahead of season opener
Panthers to host fifth annual baseball benefit golf tournament
McKinleyville High baseball will host its fifth annual fundraising golf tournament next month. The event will be held at Beau Pre Golf Course on Sept. 10 and all funds raised will go […]
Eager Panthers build team chemistry at University of Oregon camp
By Ray Hamill — After surprising some people and challenging for a league title in boys basketball last winter, the McKinleyville Panthers appear determined to pick up just where they left off […]
SOFTBALL AWARDS — Another very competitive spring for the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Unlike with our baseball end-of-season awards, the softball awards were not quite so clearcut. And that’s a reflection of how competitive the H-DNL is when it comes to […]
Corsairs add more competition for places as Previde, Romero commit
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods men’s soccer head coach Kyle Van Dyke has added two more local recruits to his roster for the fall, and he expects to have […]
Panthers close out exciting playoff run with fifth straight one-run game
The McKinleyville Panthers closed an enjoyable and highly-entertaining playoff run in a 3-2 loss at Carlmont in the Bay Area in the NorCal Division-4 softball quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Panthers led by […]
Mack girls defend their NCS title with another clutch victory
Trinity Preston hit a monster solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning on Friday to break a late tie and lead the McKinleyville Panthers to a 3-2 victory over […]
In a league of their own — NCS history on the line on busy Friday night
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to softball, the H-DNL apparently is in a league of its own, and the same can be said of the St. Bernard’s baseball team. The […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Gomes, Panthers deliver on another big day for H-DNL softball
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL will play for four of the 12 combined baseball and softball NCS championships on Friday night, and all four of those games will be played here […]
Mack girls rally late again to reach NCS championship
By Ray Hamill — You get a sense of deja vu with these Panthers, who defeated Cardinal Newman 2-1 in Wednesday’s NCS Division-4 softball semifinal. It was their second straight playoff win […]
Claros leads strong showing for H-DNL athletes at MOC
Some athletes just love the big stage. McKinleyville junior Kalyssa Claros upset the odds with a huge performance at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions at Dublin High on Saturday, placing […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Panthers outlast Hall and the Huskies
By Ray Hamill — Kelsie Hall hit a bomb over the centerfield fence for Fortuna on Friday in a highly-entertaining back-and-forth NCS Division-4 playoff game at McKinleyville. It was the Panthers, however, […]
Mack girls edge the Huskies in 10-inning NCS thriller
By Ray Hamill — It took 10 innings and three hours to finally separate McKinleyville and Fortuna in a thrilling North Coast Section Division-4 softball playoff game at Mack High on Friday. […]
Elite group of H-DNL players eye repeat NCS championship
By Ray Hamill — It’s rare for an athlete to win a North Coast Section championship and even more so to win two of them, especially when there’s no section playoffs for […]
NCS PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP — A good day for the Little 4 and Fortuna
Wednesday was a good day for the Little 4 in the North Coast Section baseball playoffs, with three of the league teams advancing to the Division-6 semifinals. No. 1 seed St. Bernard’s […]
Saso closing on in baseball state championship appearance
By Ray Hamill — Former McKinleyville Panther and future Humboldt Crab Cameron Saso is enjoying plenty of success on the collegiate baseball fields this season. Saso and the Lake Folsom College Falcons […]
Hoopa girls rise to the challenge again, edge McKinleyville in exciting semifinal
The Hoopa girls have proven they can compete with any team in the H-DNL, and they’ll get the chance to prove it once again on Saturday night. In Thursday night’s Charlie Lakin […]
Big fourth inning lifts McKinleyville girls past St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill— The St. Bernard’s Crusaders gave the McKinleyville Panthers all they could handle early on in Wednesday’s Charlie Lakin Tournament opener at the Arcata Sports Complex, but the Big 5 runners-up […]
Panthers win two at Fortuna to close out league play
Branson Dobrec led the way at the plate and on the mound as the McKinleyville Panthers closed out the Big 5 with an impressive doubleheader sweep at Fortuna on Tuesday. Dobrec finished […]
Pitchers dominate as Panthers sweep final Big 5 doubleheader
The McKinleyville Panthers closed out the Big 5 with a doubleheader sweep at Fortuna on Tuesday, winning 14-0 and 8-0. Senior pitchers Allie Egbert and Raina Ausburn appear to be peaking at […]
