By Ray Hamill — It was another memorable year for H-DNL sports, and as always the coaches all played a huge role in that. And with that in mind, it’s almost time […]
Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year Finalists
Crabs sweep the Mudcats, get set for Daniels and the Rogues
The Humboldt Crabs broke open a tight game with six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning on Sunday, as they swept a Pacific Empire League series against the Solano Mudcats […]
Player of the Year Daniels prepares for the next challenge
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 […]
Smith returns with a bang, earns Player of the Year honors
By Ray Hamill — Khloe Smith returned with a bang in 2025. After missing most of her junior season because of injury, the Del Norte standout was back on the field this […]
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 […]
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 […]
Humboldt Sports Softball Player of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to announce the 2025 Humboldt Sports Softball Player of the Year. It was another exciting season on the H-DNL fields, with one team solidifying its […]
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 […]
Warriors dominate all-conference team, Nolan earns MVP honors
By Ray Hamill — After winning a third straight Big 5 championship in softball this spring, the Del Norte Warriors had several worthy candidates for conference MVP. And when the conference coaches […]
Daniels named MVP as Big 5 All-Conference team is announced
By Ray Hamill — It will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who followed this year’s Big 5, but Del Norte senior Preston Daniels has been named the conference MVP in […]
Three Del Norte Warriors named 2025 senior athletes on the year
By Ray Hamill — It was such a good year for Del Norte High sports, it was impossible to single out any one student as a boys senior athlete of the year. […]
H-DNL releases inaugural league All-Sportsmanship Team
The H-DN Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is continuing to do its best to promote good sportsmanship among the league schools. This week, the league announced the inaugural HDN all-sportsmanship team, which […]
Record-breaking Collenberg headed to state championships
Just a few months after helping to lead the Arcata Tigers to an historic first-ever state championship in football, junior Skyler Collenberg will compete for another state title this week. On Saturday, […]
Warriors go down battling, as seniors get set for next chapter
Their high schools may have ended a little sooner than hoped for, but several of the Del Norte seniors appear to have a bright future ahead of them. On Friday evening, the […]
NCS SOFTBALL — Sargent leads Panthers past Clear Lake; Warriors, Cats fall
By Ray Hamill — It was a day of mixed fortunes for the H-DNL’s No. 1 seeds in the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Friday. The McKinleyville Panthers comfortably took care […]
Del Norte Warriors succeeding on and off the wrestling mats
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have been setting a very high standard on the wrestling mats in recent years, and now they’re setting a very high standard off them […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Lakin winners and track stars shine
By Ray Hamill —A trio of local track and field standouts are honored this week after big weekends for all three in postseason competition. St. Bernard’s Laila Florvilus closed out her high […]
What’s next for the remaining H-DNL teams in the NCS playoffs?
By Ray Hamill — Seven of the 13 local teams to qualify for the baseball and softball playoffs remain in the chase for a North Coast Section championship heading into the weekend […]
Disappointing ending doesn’t take from what was a memorable year for Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — A memorable season came to a disappointing end for the Del Norte baseball team, but that shouldn’t take from what they accomplished this spring. The Warriors dropped back-to-back […]
NCS BASEBALL — Arcata, SB boys march on; three HDN teams bow out
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders won their North Coast Section baseball playoff openers on Tuesday, but it was a tough day for the other H-DNL teams […]
