A player local fans are very familiar with took the mound for the Medford Rogues at the Arcata Ball Park on Sunday, but the day belonged to the Humboldt Crabs who took […]
Saturday was a busy one for local baseball. The Humboldt Eagles were playing at the District 1 Class A championships in Fairfield and won for the third time in three days, defeating […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors lead the way with three girls in our list of finalists for the 2026 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year. All […]
By Ray Hamill — Two area Little League teams are representing the North Coast at a pair of prestigious tournaments this week, as an exciting season of summer baseball begins to wind […]
The Del Norte Senior All-Stars continued their impressive start to the Regional Tournament in Oakland on Thursday morning, posting a second win in two days. One day after opening tournament play with […]
By Ray Hamill — It was another fun year in Big 5 sports with several athletes and teams making their presence felt and no shortage of excitement. From the opening weekend of […]
The Del Norte Senior All-Stars took care of business in their Regional tournament opener in Oakland on Wednesday morning, defeating the Wyoming champs 11-1 in six innings. The Oregon State champs looked […]
By Ray Hamill — Coaches play an integral role in H-DNL sports, providing an all-important platform for the student-athletes to perform, succeed and grow as athletes and people. That continued to be […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a busy summer for the Del Norte Little League baseball and softball teams, including three All-Star squads still competing. Fresh off an impressive showing at their […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods volleyball team began summer practice this week and head coach Macy Thomas is excited about the prospects of this year’s team after a […]
By Ray Hamill — With just 66 days between now and the season opener, College of the Redwoods football fans are beginning to feel the excitement. And they have plenty to look […]
By Ray Hamill — When they needed to the most, the McKinleyville Panthers were able to dig deep and rise to the challenge this spring, and no one epitomized that fighting spirit […]
By Ray Hamill — Five McKinleyville Panthers have been named to the Big 5 All-League Team in softball, including conference MVP McKennah Sargent. Sargent was a force all spring for the conference […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a very successful spring for the College of the Redwoods track and field team. And they haven’t done too badly on the field of competition either. […]
Two athletes who enjoyed stellar senior years competing have been named Del Norte High athletes of the year. Kanyon Starkey and Bliss Blackburn received the prestigious accolades on Wednesday night. Starkey earned […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a challenging year for McKenna Curtis, but the former two-time Big 5 MVP believes the adversity she has faced since graduating high school two years ago […]
It was a tough day for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Friday, as all three local schools in action lost their quarterfinals. Despite being the top […]
