A young McKinleyville team is beginning to find its groove on the baseball fields. On Wednesday, the Panthers won their second straight game, holding on to beat the Cubs at South Fork […]
Improving Panthers win their second straight at South Fork
Mack girls shut out the Cubs to extend winning streak
The McKinleyville Panthers are showing no signs of letting up in H-DNL softball, scoring 14 runs in the opening two innings at South Fork on Wednesday, on the way to a 16-0 […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers start fast, hold off the Wildcats
The McKinleyville Panthers scored six runs in the bottom of the first and made it count on the way to a 7-2 win over visiting Ferndale on Tuesday afternoon. The Panthers scored […]
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — McKinleyville, Hoopa extend their winning streaks
The McKinleyville girls stretched their winning streak to seven straight with a 21-5 win in five innings over visiting Ferndale on Tuesday afternoon. The Panthers, who improved to 7-3, scored four runs […]
Arcata Tigers rediscover their offense at McKinleyville
The Arcata Tigers’ problems at the plate appear to be a thing of the past. After starting the season slowly on offense, the Arcata bats have found their rhythm this week, as […]
Mack girls stretch their winning streak to six straight
By Ray Hamill — A young McKinleyville Panthers softball team is maturing quickly. On Saturday, the Mack girls extended their winning streak to six straight with a doubleheader sweep of Arcata at […]
Preston remains red hot as Panthers continue to roll
Trinity Preston remained red-hot at the plate on Wednesday, as the McKinleyville girls won their fourth straight game in H-DNL softball, beating Arcata 14-7. Preston finished 4-for-5 with a home run and […]
Tigers find some offense, top the Panthers
The Arcata Tigers continued to get some strong pitching on Wednesday afternoon, only this time they backed it with some quality offense as well. Vincent Agliolo got the win on the mound […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — No lack of offense around the H-DNL last week
By Ray Hamill — There was plenty of offense on display on the H-DNL baseball and softball fields on Saturday. In baseball, there were 95 runs scored in three doubleheaders combined for […]
Kyle Spalding signs with the LA Chargers
By Ray Hamill — Former McKinleyville Panther Kyle Spalding has signed with the Los Angeles Chargers, it was announced on Saturday evening. At the conclusion of the NFL Draft, the Chargers reportedly […]
Sophomores step up big time for Mack girls
The McKinleyville girls scored early in both games of an H-DNL softball doubleheader at Del Norte on Saturday, and never trailed in either on the way to a pair of comfortable victories. […]
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — First win for Panthers; Loggers keep rolling
The Eureka Loggers won their fifth straight game to start the season at Ferndale on Wednesday, while Fortuna and McKinleyville also won. At Ferndale, the Loggers won 14-2, with head coach Sarah […]
Young Panthers showing signs of progress
The McKinleyville Panthers got their first win of the season at home to Del Norte on Wednesday afternoon, running out to a 9-2 victory in H-DNL baseball. After dropping three games to […]
Eureka continues to roll, sweeps two more from Mack
The Eureka Loggers improved to 3-0 in baseball with a doubleheader sweep of McKinleyville at Bomber Field on Friday evening. The Loggers took game one 7-0 and won the nightcap 10-4. Eureka’s […]
Sophomores step up for Loggers in doubleheader sweep
Eureka sophomore Maeghan Hampton capped an outstanding all-around performance with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to clinch a 3-2 walk-off win over McKinleyville in softball on Friday […]
Keoki Burbank steps down as Panthers head coach
By Ray Hamill — Head coach Keoki Burbank announced this week that he is stepping away from the McKinleyville Panthers football team for personal reasons. Burbank, who has been in charge of the […]
Young Panthers showing plenty of promise despite slow start
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers feature a very young team in softball this season, with just four upperclassmen on their roster. The Panthers lost a tough game to a good […]
Former Panther Smith impresses at the plate for Carleton
By Ray Hamill — Former McKinleyville Panther Jacob Smith is enjoying his return to baseball at Carleton College in Minnesota this spring. Smith is batting .361 for the Division-III Knights and was 5-for-7 […]
Eager to close out ‘with a bang,’ Ballew commits to Siskiyous
By Ray Hamill — As she gets set for one more season in high school, McKinleyville senior Ashley Ballew already knows where she’ll be playing softball after graduation. Ballew, a four-year varsity […]
Fortuna girls score four late goals to pull away at Mack
The Fortuna Huskies closed out the H-DNL girls soccer season with a 5-1 victory at McKinleyville on Saturday, with five different players getting on the scoresheet. The Panthers matched them stride for […]
