By Ray Hamill — Anyone who watched Evan Fraser on the mound this season knows the McKinleyville senior was a force to be reckoned with as a pitcher. But it was what […]
Fraser named MVP of the Big 5 after dominating spring for Mack
2024 H-DNL football season now just 90 days away
By Ray Hamill — The 2023/24 high school sports year officially ended for local schools on Thursday when the Ferndale Wildcats bowed out of the NorCal baseball playoffs. An exciting year served […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Young standouts take center stage
By Ray Hamill — A pair of young Del Norte record breakers and a team of young soccer players take center stage this week in our weekly awards. Redwood Elementary School eighth-graders […]
NORCAL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS — End of the road for H-DNL teams
All three H-DNL teams involved in the NorCal softball playoffs lost their opening games on Tuesday afternoon to end their seasons. In the Division-4 bracket, the Big 5 champion Del Norte girls […]
Four H-DNL teams qualify for state baseball/softball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big week of state playoff action in baseball and softball, with four H-DNL teams included in the NorCal tournament brackets. And three of them […]
Warriors play the waiting game, but it’s looking good for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — Losing a North Coast Section championship game is never easy, and losing them in back-to-back years is even tougher. But the Del Norte girls are hoping to get […]
Tough day for the H-DNL, as Del Norte, SB lose one-run NCS finals
The Del Norte Warriors and St. Bernard’s Crusaders both lost by just one run in their North Coast Section softball championship games on Friday. The Warriors, who lost an NCS final for […]
Clutch Steinruck home run lifts Warriors to walk-off NCS win
It doesn’t get much more exciting than this. The Del Norte Warriors will get the opportunity to play for their first North Coast Section championship in softball since 2008 after they beat […]
Six H-DNL teams still in contention for NCS titles, state playoffs
By Ray Hamill — With one North Coast Section championship already secured, the big question now for H-DNL fans is can any of the other five remaining teams add to that haul […]
STATE BOUND — Three H-DNL athletes qualify for CIF championships
Three local high school athletes have qualified for the CIF state track and field championships after a strong showing for the H-DNL at this weekend’s North Coast Section Meet of Champions. Competing […]
Del Norte girls cruise in NCS playoff opener against Hoopa
One week after their historic Charles Lakin tournament championship, the Del Norte girls continued to roll in their North Coast Section playoff opener in softball on Friday. The No. 2 seeds in […]
Several H-DNL teams receive NCS scholastic awards for 2023/24
By Ray Hamill — Sometimes they’re talented and pretty smart as well. This year, a total of 13 H-DNL teams have received scholastic team awards from the North Coast Section, including four […]
What’s next for the nine remaining H-DNL teams in the NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs continue for nine of the 18 H-DNL teams this weekend, including five that will host games. The biggest matchup of […]
NCS ROUNDUP — It was a busy couple of days for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — Seven H-DNL teams played midweek games in the North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs, with five of them successfully navigating their postseason openers. On Tuesday night, the […]
College of the Redwoods athletes prepare for state championships
By Ray Hamill — Three College of the Redwoods athletes have qualified for this week’s state championships in track field after strong performances at the recent NorCals. Sophomore Henry Lamb and freshman […]
Stewart leads the way for H-DNL at NCS Division-I championships
Eureka’s Andrew Stewart closed out the 2024 boys golf season with his best showing of the spring at Monday’s North Coast Section Division-I championships. Playing at Tilden Park Golf Course in Berkeley, […]
Pascascio, Collins lead the Big 5 charge at NCS championships
Fortuna senior Russell Pascascio led the way for the Big 5 schools at Saturday’s North Coast Section Redwood Empire track and field championships, as the league had eight top-three finishes at the […]
Five H-DNL teams included in NCS baseball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL teams have been handed a top-three seed for the North Coast Section baseball playoffs, including No. 1 Ferndale. As expected, the Little 4 champion Wildcats received […]
Six local teams make the NCS softball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Six H-DNL teams have been included in the North Coast Section softball playoffs after the brackets were announced on Saturday. And we could see an all-local clash in […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Warriors, Panthers enjoy historic week
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for the Del Norte Warriors and for a couple of their athletes in particular. And it was a good week for McKinleyville baseball. […]
