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 […]
Fortuna girls take care of business, keep Big 5 hopes alive
Arcata teammates push each other all the way in race for HDN title
Arcata senior Ryzen Miller has been crowned H-DNL champion in boys golf for 2026 after a big week. Miller posted the low score of the day in the penultimate league round at […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Pidgeon, Miller and the Crusaders enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s baseball was crowned outright conference champs this week, while an Arcata High golfer clinched a league title and a Ferndale senior continued his hot streak at […]
Record-setting senior track star enjoying a season for the ages
By Ray Hamill — Local track and field fans fully expected Skyler Collenberg to finish his high school career strong this spring, but I’m not sure how many of them expected quite […]
BIG 5 SOFTBALL — Panthers, Huskies split; Loggers sweep Arcata
The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in softball remains up in the air after Saturday’s four games, as the excitement continued to build. Conference leaders McKinleyville traveled to Fortuna and […]
BIG 5 BASEBALL — Panthers, Loggers continue to roll ahead of big matchup
The two conference contenders continued to roll on Saturday, as the McKinleyville Panthers moved within a win of securing at least a share of this year’s Big 5 title and the Eureka […]
League athletes building momentum ahead of stretch run
The Eureka Loggers continue to set the pace in H-DNL boys track and field this week, posting a third league win in three league meets. The HDN athletes traveled to Del Norte […]
Del Norte girls take team victory in league track and field meet
The host Del Norte Warriors placed first in five of the 16 events at this week’s H-DNL track and field meet in Crescent City on the way to taking the team victory. […]
Who has the advantage in the race for this year’s Big 5 title?
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, the next two weeks in Big 5 softball should be a wild ride. And a lot of fun. The most wide-open championship race in […]
Del Norte Warriors remain in contention with Big 5 win at Arcata
The defending Big 5 champs ended a three-game losing streak in conference play on Wednesday to keep their championship hopes alive. The Del Norte Warriors traveled to Arcata and started fast on […]
Del Norte girls edge the Tigers in exciting back-and-forth game
Del Norte junior Natasha DeNicholas hit a first-pitch solo home in extra innings for what would be the winning run, as the Warriors edged the Tigers 7-5 in eight innings in an […]
Changes announced ahead of busy week in H-DNL baseball, softball
By Ray Hamill — Four Little 4 games that could very well decide the fate of this year’s conference championships in baseball and softball highlight another busy week in the H-DNL. But […]
Mack girls explode for seven home runs in doubleheader sweep
Seniors Liana Stumpf and Mckennah Sargent each hit two home runs on Saturday, as the Panthers exploded for seven home runs in a doubleheader sweep at Arcata. The McKinleyville girls took the […]
Panthers stretch winning streak to eight straight, go to 6-0 in B5
The Panthers completed a perfect run through the opening half of conference play in baseball with a doubleheader sweep at Arcata on Saturday. McKinleyville took game one 9-3 and followed that with […]
Anderson pitches a two-hitter as Tigers get back to winning ways
The Tigers ended a five-game losing streak and posted their first Big 5 win on Friday, getting the better of Fortuna 12-0 in six innings at Arcata High School. Gavin Anderson pitched […]
Huskies start fast on the way to a third straight conference win
The Huskies have put their early-conference struggles behind them with three wins in three games this week. On Friday, the Fortuna girls traveled to Arcata for a make-up softball game and won […]
Huskies showcase their team depth with big day at league meet
The Fortuna girls track and field team showcased its depth on Wednesday, taking first place at the second league meet of the spring. The host Huskies won four of the 17 events, […]
Records continue to fall for Arcata’s Collenberg; HDN athletes compete at Fortuna
Arcata senior Skyler Collenberg continued to set a blistering pace in the throwing events this week, as the H-DNL track and field athletes traveled to Fortuna for the second league meet of […]
H-DNL swimmers to host back-to-back meets at Cal Poly Humboldt
By Ray Hamill — A group of groundbreaking H-DNL swimmers will take center stage over the next two weekends, as the sport continues to grow in stature here on the North Coast. […]
Weather forces more postponements across the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — After a dry March here on the North Coast, the unpredictable spring weather is taking its toll on the H-DNL schedule this month. The wet conditions forced the […]
