By Ray Hamill — Of all of this year’s six finalists for the 2025 Humboldt Sports baseball Player of the Year, one stood out above all others. Del Norte’s Preston Daniels has […]
Player of the Year Daniels prepares for the next challenge
Crabs takes series decider at Lincoln, go 3-3 on tough road trip
All in all, it wasn’t a bad start to the Pacific Empire League for the Humboldt Crabs. For the second straight year, the Crabs opened league play with a challenging road trip […]
Ghisetti, Todd overcome challenges on path to success
By Ray Hamill — It was another memorable season on the local high school baseball and softball fields for many of the H-DNL teams. And guiding the way were the local high […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Giants continue to roll; young Wild Cactus impress again
The Northern Humboldt Giants continued their impressive season over the weekend, winning all three of their games at their own tournament. On Sunday, they capped three big days of tournament play with […]
Eagles 19Us kick off busy weekend with doubleheader in Petlaluma
A busy weekend for the Humboldt Eagles 19Us got under way on Saturday, with the local club playing a pair of games in Petaluma. The Eagles opened with an 11-7 loss to […]
Warriors sweep baseball, softball Team of the Year honors
By Ray Hamill — It was a spring the Del Norte Warriors won’t easily forget. The Big 5 school swept the conference championships in baseball and softball with outstanding seasons for both […]
Giants to play for tournament championship; Southern Humboldt 76ers win
The Northern Humboldt Giants will play for the championship of their own tournament on Sunday after a 6-5 win over Sutter in semifinal action on Saturday. The eight-team three-day tournament, which is […]
Crabs deliver in extra innings, end the Potters’ long winning streak
When the Crabs play the Lincoln Potters, the two clubs rarely disappoint. And that was the case once again on Friday night in the opening game of a weekend series in Lincoln, […]
TEAM OF THE WEEK — Padres step up on way to TOC title
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for one local team in particular. On Tuesday night, the Padres ended a seven-year wait for Redwood Empire Little League by winning the […]
Crabs drop series decider against Prune Packers, get set for Potters
The Healdsburg Prune Packers won Thursday’s rubber game against the Crabs, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first on the way to a 10-5 victory. The loss was the second […]
Padres end seven-year RELL wait for District 26 TOC title
By Ray Hamill — Playing on one of the biggest stages of their young careers, the Redwood Empire Little League Padres rose to the occasion this week. The young Padres won all […]
LEGION ROUNDUP — Tournament to cap busy week for local clubs
The local American legion baseball season is building momentum, with all of the local teams in action this week. On Tuesday evening, the Humboldt Eagles 19U team got the better of the […]
Crabs rally late to top the Prune Packers for first PEL victory
The Humboldt Crabs wasted little time putting Tuesday’s league-opening loss to the Healdsburg Prune Packers behind them. On Wednesday, the Crabs returned to winning ways with a thrilling 6-3 win at Healdsburg […]
Humboldt Sports Baseball Player of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was another fun year on the local high school baseball fields with lots of excitement, a breakthrough championship and a thrilling Charles Lakin tournament final. And with […]
Del Norte All-Stars advance to third straight state tournament
The dynasty is alive and well. On Tuesday night, the Del Norte 12-year-old Little League All-Stars won an Oregon District 8 championship for the third straight year, defeating Central Point 11-1 in […]
Dobrec shines as Eagles host the SH 76ers in local Legion action
Former McKinleyville Panther Branson Dobrec pitched a six-inning complete game to lead the Humboldt Eagles 19U team to a 16-6 win over the Southern Humboldt 76ers in local American Legion action at […]
Crabs fall to the Healdsburg Prune Packers in PEL opener
The Humboldt Crabs kicked off the Pacific Empire League at Healdsburg on Tuesday night and suffered their first loss of the season. The host Prune Packers scored runs in four of the […]
Humboldt Crabs to open league play with challenging road trip
Buy Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs will be hoping for a better start to league play this summer as they get set for what could be a pivotal week in their […]
McKinleyville, Eel River battle it out for District 26 Junior League title
Here we go again. For the fifth straight year, a group of young McKinleyville baseball players have advanced to the state playoffs. On Friday night, McKinleyville won a fifth straight game to […]
Crabs come out swinging, secure another series sweep
Scoring runs has not been a problem for the Humboldt Crabs through the opening two weeks of the season. And that continued to be the case on Sunday, as the local collegiate […]
