By Ray Hamill — The third category in our end-of-year high school awards is our Team of the Year, and once again there are several worthy candidates after an exciting year in […]
2026 Humboldt Sports High School Team of the Year Finalists
2011 Jacks football team to join Hall of Fame as part of 2026 class
The 2011 Lumberjacks football team will highlight this year’s Cal Poly Humboldt Hall of Fame class, which features two memorable teams and seven accomplished individuals. The Cal Poly Humboldt athletics department announced […]
Sanchez, Bolden named Athletes of Year at annual Husky ESPYs
Fortuna High School celebrated its senior student-athletes at the annual Husky ESPYS on Wednesday night. And it was a particularly good night for Isabel Sanchez and Kavi Bolden, who were named the […]
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 […]
H-DNL calls again for good sportsmanship after multiple spectators banned
The H-DNL has issued a reminder to local fans of the importance of good sportsmanship at league events after multiple incidents this school year that have resulted in spectators being suspended or […]
The best is yet to come for impressive Gast and Bullman
By Ray Hamill — If this season was a good one for the Eureka Loggers in cross country, 2026 should be only better. While team depth prevented the school’s boys and girls […]
Bullman, Ornelas represent the H-DNL at the state championships
The big stage didn’t seem to bother two of the best H-DNL cross country runners over the weekend. Eureka junior Ryder Bullman and Fortuna sophomore Juan Ornelas both made the trip for […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — H-DNL’s Ornelas, Bullman qualify for state championships
By Ray Hamill — A pair of H-DNL rivals are heading to the CIF Cross Country Championships this weekend after a memorable showing for both at the North Coast Section Championships. Fortuna […]
Crosswhite ‘in a whole new category’ after big showing at state
College of the Redwoods sophomore Gabby Crosswhite saved her best for last as she closed out her JC career in cross country in style. The former Fortuna Husky enjoyed a memorable postseason […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Big week for Fortuna runners, CPH soccer
By Ray Hamill — It was an historic week for a pair of local teams, while two H-DNL standouts continued to perform at an elite level in their chosen sports. And all […]
Gast, Poston win league titles; impressive Huskies end Tigers’ reign
Juniors Claire Gast of Eureka and Evan Poston of Arcata claimed league titles in H-DNL cross country over the weekend, but that wasn’t the only big story of the day. Fortuna’s Madison […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — College teams lead the way this week
By Ray Hamill — Two local college teams will compete for a conference championship in the coming days, while another local college athlete enjoyed a career day this week. And all of […]
CR’s Gabby Crosswhite qualifies for state championships
It’s been a good week for CR’s Gabby Crosswhite. The College of the Redwoods cross country runner followed up a strong showing at last weekend’s Golden Valley Conference Championships with another big […]
Crosswhite leads CR charge at conference championships
Former Fortuna Husky Gabby Crosswhite led College of the Redwoods to a second-place finish at last weekend’s Golden Valley Conference cross country championships. The championships were held at Mendocino College in Ukiah. […]
League rivals continue to set the pace in H-DNL cross country
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s H-DNL boys cross country championship is heating up, as the top three contenders continue to build momentum. On Wednesday afternoon, Fortuna sophomore Juan […]
Youth cross country season wraps up with HRRAY championships
The Jacoby Creek girls closed out the local youth cross country season with a big showing at last week’s county championships. The event, which was organized by the Humboldt Redwoods Running Association […]
Gast, Ornelas make it two wins each in H-DNL cross country
By Ray Hamill — Eureka junior Claire Gast and Fortuna sophomore Juan Ornelas both won for the second time in three league cross country meets this week. On Wednesday afternoon, the league […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Crusaders crowned L4 champs
By Ray Hamill — The first of the 24 H-DNL varsity championships of the school year was decided on Tuesday night. The St. Bernard’s Crusaders traveled to Ferndale for a Little 4 […]
Poston, Gast lead the field at first H-DNL cross country races
The H-DNL cross country season got under way this week at the Eureka Municipal Golf Course. Six teams made the trip on Wednesday, with the Arcata Tigers taking both team victories. In […]
Ghisetti, Avelar among 2025 Arcata Hall of Fame inductees
Legendary Arcata High baseball and golf coach Troy Ghisetti is one of four individuals who will be inducted into the Arcata High Athletic Hall of Fame this week. Legendary local youth sports […]
