By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a busy couple of weeks in District All-Star play, with four local Little League tournaments about to get under way. Three of the four upcoming […]
Local Little League All-Stars get set for District tournaments
Padres hold on late to secure second straight District TOC title
An exciting District Tournament of Champions final went right down to the wire this year, ending five days of action at the Arcata and Blue Lake Little League fields. And when all […]
Redwood Empire All-Stars go down fighting, have a bright future
Despite Tuesday’s season-ending loss, it was a memorable and very successful summer for the Redwood Empire 11-year-old All-Stars. The District 26 champs traveled this week to play their Section tournament in Chico […]
Mixed fortunes for Mack, RELL All-Stars on exciting night of action
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars avoided elimination for the third straight day and set up a winner-takes-all championship showdown on Wednesday night. On Tuesday in Chico, McKinleyville won an exciting and back-and-forth matchup […]
RELL All-Stars battle back, get set for big rematch against Chico
The Redwood Empire 11-year-old All-Stars are showing a lot of fight this week. After dropping their opening game at the Section tournament in Chico on Saturday, the young RELL players have battled […]
Determined Mack All-Stars avenge earlier defeat; Juniors bow out
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars got the rematch they wanted in their Section tournament on Monday night, and they took full advantage. After dropping their opening game of the tournament to Chico Central […]
ALL-STARS ROUNDUP — Three District 26 teams remain in contention
It was a busy weekend for all four of the District 26 All-Star teams in action, with three of them remaining in contention heading into Monday afternoon. Here on the North Coast, […]
Redwood Empire All-Stars look to bounce back in Chico on Sunday
The Redwood Empire 11-year-old All-Stars will try to rebound on Sunday after dropping their opening game at the Section tournament in Chico on Saturday morning. The District 26 champs fell 11-1 to […]
Mack Junior All-Stars set the tone in busy week for District champs
A busy week for the District 26 All-Star championship teams got off to a good start. One of four local teams playing this week, the McKinleyville Junior League All-Stars clinched their Section […]
What’s next for all of the local All-Star championship teams
By Ray Hamill — With the District 26 Little League season now concluded, four Humboldt County championship teams will now turn their attention to the upcoming Section tournaments, along with one from […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Young athletes take center stage this week
By Ray Hamill — It was a very good week for a number of local youth athletes. McKinleyville Little League has been a dominating force in District 26 over the past few […]
Resilient Mack All-Stars secure District crown with big comeback
By Ray Hamill — It was a night to celebrate all that is good about local Little League. On Wednesday, the McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars capped a perfect run through the District 26 […]
McKinleyville All-Stars claim District 26 crown with walk-off win
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 12U All-Stars would not be denied on Wednesday night. The young Mack players rallied from a late two-run deficit to pull out a 3-2 walk-off victory […]
Attention to the little things pays off for RELL 11-year-old All-Stars
A focus on taking care of the little things is paying off for the Redwood Empire 11-year-old All-Stars. Last week, the RELL players secured a District 26 championship in Redway, going 3-0 […]
RELL All-Stars overpower Eel River, keep tourney hopes alive
By Ray Hamill — The Redwood Empire 12-year-old All-Stars will get the rematch they wanted after a big come-from-behind win in the District 26 tournament at Hiller Park in McKinleyville on Tuesday […]
TEAM OF THE WEEK — Padres step up on way to TOC title
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for one local team in particular. On Tuesday night, the Padres ended a seven-year wait for Redwood Empire Little League by winning the […]
Padres end seven-year RELL wait for District 26 TOC title
By Ray Hamill — Playing on one of the biggest stages of their young careers, the Redwood Empire Little League Padres rose to the occasion this week. The young Padres won all […]
Redwood Empire All-Stars go down battling in Section tournament
The local Little League All-Star season is down to just one team after the Redwood Empire 11s bowed out of their Section tournament with a gutsy team performance in Yuba City on […]
LITTLE LEAGUE ROUNDUP — Three District teams win on Monday
Three of the four District 26 Little League teams in action on Monday night won their games, including the McKinleyville 12-year-olds, who were crowned Section 2 champions. The McKinleyville 12s defeated Foothill […]
LITTLE LEAGUE ROUNDUP — All four District 26 teams remain alive
All four District 26 teams in action at various tournaments around the state remain in contention for a championship after a busy weekend. And all four will be back in action on […]
