Junior Ronnie Manley smashes one of two hits in Monday’s 7-9 loss to the Panthers of McKinleyville. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

“We played great baseball,” Head Coach Keith Wallin said. “Everybody on the team said after the game — even after one bad inning — every single kid said they were really excited about how they played, and that they know they are close to getting over the hump.”

Brookings-Harbor starting pitcher Hannah Goergen releases a pitch during Tuesday’s loss to Marshfield. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

“I think the weather played a slight part in the game,” senior Megan Strain said. “We were all cold and you can’t feel your hands or anything out there. But, I think we definitely could have played a lot better.”

Bruins’ third baseman Megan Strain makes contact with the ball during the Lady Bruins 11-0 shutout over the Mustangs of Hidden Valley. Photo courtesy of Deanna Marrington

The Lady Bruins softball team needed to work together to help starting pitcher Hannah Goergen keep her perfect game intact and capture the win, 11-0 over the Mustangs of Hidden Valley. 

Curt Wood and Skip Owens from Havre, Montana, hold four of the eight lingcod they caught on Monday out of the Port of Brookings Harbor while fishing with Jim Bithell, owner of Charthouse Sportfishing. The Pilot/Larry Ellis

Bithell, owner of Charthouse Sport Fishing, has been limiting his clients out almost every day on lingcod that have been averaging between 8 and 12 pounds. He’s also been limiting out his clients on rockfish as well. 

Corwin Farquhar takes a swing in Monday night’s 3-2 victory over the Del Norte Warriors. Farquhar hit the walk-off double to score Chandler Dodd and win the game. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

Unphased by the possibilities — strikeout and go into extra innings; ground out and go into extra innings; single and not score a run; or score a run and win the game — Farquhar bombed a shot that dropped well over the outfielder’s head and allowed teammate Chandler Dodd to score from second.

“I was just hoping to get it over the pitcher’s head,” Farquhar said. “Try to get that win, you know.”

In both cases the Bruins were behind cross-border rivals Del Norte.

The Brookings-Harbor High School girls basketball team’s time at the OSAA state playoffs was cut short Thursday as they lost two games in as many days; Wednesday they lost to Mazama, Thursday they lost to La Salle Prep.

Game 1: Brookings-Harbor 37, Mazama 76

Early turnovers killed the Lady Bruins on Wednesday as they lost to the Lady Vikings of Mazama 37-76 to drop to the consolation bracket of the tournament.