It's Tournament Time!

It seems like our season began just a few days ago, yet it's now time for our annual end of the season tournament. Our final regular season games are played this weekend, and the double-elimination tourney to crown division champions starts on Monday.

Due to a variety of scheduling issues, this year's tournament is a Mad River only affair. Schedules for the 10 & Under, 12 & Under, and 16 & Under divisions are available at the click of these buttons:

10 & Under Tournament
12 & Under Tournament
16 & Under Tournament

Tournament results updated, Thursday 6/11/08!

And stay tuned here to follow the progress of your favorite team through the tourney.

All-Star games between the Mad River and Cutten-Ridgewood leagues will be played on Saturday, June 14th at the Arcata Sports Complex. Stay tuned here for a complete list of our 2008 All-Stars and a schedule of the games.

(A coaches' appreciation BBQ and equipment/uniform return time will follow the All-Star Games. More details soon.)

Good luck to all our teams and softball players in this years tournament!

...And the weather holds on for a great opening week of softball!

The north coast's weather teased us a bit both on opening day and the middle of this week, but the skies stayed mostly dry for us. Despite the wet threats and a few showers, the Mad River Girls Fastpitch Softball Association's 2008 spring season kicked off this week. Even a brief hailstorm on Tuesday night couldn't drive our teams off the fields!

16 games have already been played in this young season, in three towns, on five fields, and among 21 teams. And there's plenty more to come.

Check out the photos from last Saturday's games between our own Mad River 10 & Under teams. Our youngest pitchers are already looking like seasoned pros out there.

We'd love to share your photos or hear your softball stories on this website. Coaches, parents, kids, grandparents...please email us your photos, classic moments, or play-by-play game commentary, and we'll do our darnedest to get them up for all to see. It'll be great to share the fun we're having playin' softball in Humboldt County.

And if you want to catch some really great softball, the HSU softball team begins their hunt for the CCAA championship tournament this week, and HSU and the city of Arcata host the NCAA Division II Western Regional Tournament May 7-11 at HSU. Check out the papers or the HSU softball website for updates.