By Ray Hamill — Nora Brumbaugh is not ready to give up on her volleyball career just yet. On Tuesday evening, the Arcata standout senior signed her letter of intent to play […]
H-DNL senior to continue her career on the college courts
Local pitchers shine as Crabs sweep weekend series from Knicks
New Crabs manager Jeff Giacomini didn’t have to wait long for his first win in charge of the team, and he can thank some local pitchers for helping him achieve it. The […]
Collenberg, Espinoza represent H-DNL well at state championships
A pair of H-DNL seniors made the long trip south for the CIF Track and Field State Championships this weekend, and both did a good job representing the league. Fresh off his […]
Local players look to make an impact with 2026 Humboldt Crabs
By Ray Hamill — Part of the joy in watching the Humboldt Crabs year after year is seeing the local players on the team. And that will continue to be the case […]
H-DNL announces All-League Sportsmanship team for 2025/26
Ten H-DNL student-athletes have been honored with inclusion on the 2025/26 All-League Sportsmanship Team. The second annual sportsmanship team, which is the brainchild of the HDN Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), was […]
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Collenberg continues to impress at MOC
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Skyler Collenberg is heading to the CIF state championships in track and field for the second straight year. And he has qualified in two events after […]
Collenberg, Burgess lead Big 5 schools at NCS championships
Fortuna junior Addison Burgess and Arcata senior Skyler Collenberg led the H-DNL charge at the weekend North Coast Section Redwood Empire track and field championships. Burgess set a PR on her way […]
From state championship to CR, Arcata senior commits to local JC
By Ray Hamill — Nathaniel Stiles is getting a head start on the next chapter in his playing career. This week, the Arcata senior signed his letter of intent to play football […]
Loggers win league titles at HDN track and field championships
The Eureka Loggers will carry plenty of momentum into this week’s North Coast Section postseason after claiming 11 individual and a pair of team titles at the H-DNL Championships. The top high […]
HDN swimmers enjoy big weekend at NCS meet, two qualify for finals
Amalia Baugh became the first-ever Eureka High swimmer to qualify for a North Coast section final over the weekend, as she continues to set new standards for the Loggers. The standout junior […]
Call Poly Humboldt names Schroer new cross country coach
Cal Poly Humboldt athletics has officially named Michael Schroer as the school’s head coach in cross country, removing his interim designation. Schroer will head up both the men’s and women’s teams and […]
CR’s Talty joins four-year program, while Gossi commits to local JC
By Ray Hamill — A productive offseason continued for head coach Bree Northern and the College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team this week. Sophomore guard Nora Talty officially announced she is […]
Warriors to host HDN track and field championships on Saturday
The 2026 H-DNL track and field championships will take place on Saturday at Del Norte High School. The best local track athletes will be on hand as they try to qualify for […]
Arcata standouts commit to the same college in different sports
By Ray Hamill — There’s something special about competing in sports in the H-DNL. Ask any of the league student-athletes what they will remember the most from their time playing here on […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Panthers clinch the title, Warriors take third
This year’s Big 5 was everything we expected as the race for the championship went down to the final day of action. In one of the most competitive Big 5s we’ve seen […]
Panthers prevail, top rivals to secure Big 5 title outright
A big year for McKinleyville High School sports continued on Wednesday. With a 9-2 win over rival Arcata at McKinleyville High, the Panthers clinched this year’s Big 5 title outright in baseball, […]
Updated NCS rankings for the HDN baseball and softball teams
By Ray Hamill — With the North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs fast approaching, three of the 18 H-DNL teams are ranked No. 1 in their division, while six others currently […]
The Kees to victory — Arcata brothers post back-to-back wins
It’s been a difficult season for the Arcata High baseball team, but the Tigers got to celebrate something special on Saturday and something you don’t see every day in high school sports. […]
Panthers bounce back to clinch share of Big 5 title, but want more
Three days after suffering a first conference loss at Eureka, McKinleyville got back to winning ways with a pair of hard-fought wins in two pitchers’ duels on Saturday, and that clinched at […]
Fortuna girls take care of business, keep Big 5 hopes alive
The Fortuna Huskies did what they needed to do to keep their Big 5 softball championship hopes alive on Saturday. Now they must play the waiting game to see if it was […]
