The Humboldt Crabs aren’t wasting any time preparing for next summer. On Tuesday, the club released the 2022 schedule, with the 77th season for the long-time local club beginning on Friday June […]
Humboldt Crabs release 2022 summer schedule
Titans’ rich history a big selling point for Giacone
By Ray Hamill — Jackson Giacone signed up for the next chapter in his baseball journey on Thursday, but he’s hoping it won’t be the last one. The Eureka senior, who verbally […]
Nick Dugan signs letter of intent to play for Stanford
By Ray Hamill — Nick Dugan is hoping to go to Stanford as a state champion. After verbally committing to play baseball for the Pac-12 school as a sophomore two years ago, […]
Panthers to induct new Hall of Fame class this week
The McKinleyville Panthers will induct three new members into the school’s athletic hall of fame this week, including Jamie Ham, Kaila Johnson and longtime boys and girls tennis coach Frank Sanchez. Sanchez […]
Big 5 rivals join forces, become friends on NorCal Baseball
By Ray Hamill — A pair of Big 5 rivals became teammates and friends over the summer, as they got the opportunity to showcase their baseball talents at some big tournaments. Arcata’s […]
Shortage of officials puts future of local sports in jeopardy
By Ray Hamill — Love them or heckle them, officials are every bit as important as the athletes when it comes to local high school, college and community sports. Without them, there […]
Two local stars included on the CalHiSports baseball All-State teams
By Ray Hamill — Two local baseball standouts have been included on this year’s CalHiSports All-State baseball teams after another outstanding spring on the diamond for each. St. Bernard’s teammates Nick Dugan […]
Local players enjoy outstanding summer, as Crabs close out a little early
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs were forced to cancel their final two games of the season over the weekend after members of the team tested positive for COVID-19, bringing a […]
Morris brothers enjoy memorable summer matchups
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good summer on the baseball fields for the Morris brothers, and one they won’t easily forget for one reason in particular. “We got to play […]
Final weekend of action for the Humboldt Crabs
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs will carry a 13-game winning streak into this weekend’s season-ending, three-game series, giving local fans one last chance to see this summer’s team. The Crabs […]
Versatile ‘throwback player’ fills many roles for the Crabs
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say Dylan McPhillips is no longer being heckled by the fans at the Arcata Ball Park. And it’s safe to say Reggie Christiansen is still […]
How family and dogpiles prepared one Eureka standout for college
By Ray Hamill — in Ethan Pesch’s own words, family is everything to him. Both of them. Pesch, who graduated from Eureka High this summer, is taking his baseball talents to San […]
Steelheads crowned Youth World Series tourney champs in Reno
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads 14U baseball team took home the championship at the Youth World Series tournament in Reno this past weekend. The team, composed mostly of McKinleyville High freshmen and sophomores, […]
Crabs complete weekend sweep, get set for tough opponents
By Jake Knoeller, For HumboldtSports.com (Jake Knoeller is an Arcata High graduate who will be attending Humboldt State and studying journalism. This summer, he will be contributing some stories to HumboldtSports.com.) The […]
TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Local All-Stars do the North Coast proud
By Ray Hamill — It was a week District 26 will not forget any time soon. Humboldt County’s three Little League All-Star championship teams each made a big statement this summer, with […]
Crabs pitcher gets a golden opportunity as season winds down
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs will be left a little shorthanded for the remainder of the season after star pitcher Owen Stevenson was handed a golden opportunity this week. But […]
McKinleyville 10s barely fall to Sonoma to end thrilling season
A thrilling season for the local All-Star teams came to a conclusion on Wednesday night, as the McKinleyville 10-year-olds were eliminated from the NorCal State tournament in a 3-2 loss to Sonoma […]
Mack All-Stars go down fighting in another thriller
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars went down fighting on Tuesday night, losing another thriller at the NorCal State tournament in Rocklin. Playing extra-innings for the second time in just three tournament games, the […]
Crabs turn up the excitement levels late in the season
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs have had their fair share of blowouts this summer, but they’ve turned up the excitement levels in recents games as they get set for a mid-week […]
Mack All-Stars remain in the hunt; RELL’s impressive run ends
The McKinleyville All-Stars will get to play again. On Monday night, both the 10-year-olds and 12-year-olds won their elimination games at their respective NorCal State tournaments. The 12s won 2-0 in Rocklin, […]
