It was a tough day for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Friday, as all three local schools in action lost their quarterfinals.
Despite being the top two seeds in the Division-3 bracket, Big 5 champions and runners-up, McKinleyville and Fortuna, both lost their postseason openers.
The No. 1 seeded Panthers fell 7-1 to No. 9 Petaluma, while No. 2 Fortuna lost 20-9 in a high-scoring showdown against No. 10 Freedom…