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 […]
Five H-DNL teams included in NCS baseball playoffs
Panthers prevail in Lakin decider, secure memorable double
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers secured their place in school history with a breakthrough championship on Friday night. Two weeks after winning the Big 5 conference, the Panthers completed an […]
CR’s all-conference selection has ability to be ‘player of the year’
By Ray Hamill — According to her former coach, College of the Redwoods freshman Maeghan Hampton has the ability to become the Golden Valley Conference player of the year next spring. Hampton […]
Loggers take care of business to set up big rematch in Lakin final
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will get the rematch they wanted. A 9-2 win over Ferndale in the first semifinal of the Charles Lakin baseball tournament in beautiful conditions at […]
BASEBALL POWER RANKINGS — Can anyone stop the Panthers
By Ray Hamill — Not surprisingly the top four teams in our rankings are the last four teams still playing in this week’s Charles Lakin tournament. And not surprisingly, the McKinleyville Panthers […]
Loggers pull away late against South Fork, advance to play Wildcats
The Eureka Loggers blew open a tight game with six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on the way to a 10-1 win over South Fork in the opening round […]
Tournament schedule finalized as B5 title remains in the balance
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 softball championship remains in the balance after an Arcata/Del Norte doubleheader was postponed for the second time on Monday because of field conditions in Crescent […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Plenty of excitement at H-DNL championships
By Ray Hamill — The rain and wet conditions didn’t seem to dampen too many spirits at Saturday’s H-DNL track and field championships. The best athletes in league gathered at McKinleyville High […]
Loggers dominate the field at H-DNL track and field championships
By Ray Hamill — Senior Sequoia Ashby and junior Isabella Claussen led the way on Saturday as the Eureka Loggers cruised to a dominating team victory at the 2024 H-DNL track and […]
Hanks, Harrison lead the Warriors to team victory at McKinleyville
By Ray Hamill — Deken Hanks placed first in all four of his events at the H-DNL track and field championships on Saturday to lead the Del Norte Warriors to a team […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Baseball champs have reason to smile
By Ray Hamill — A pair of league championship teams take center stage this week. After clinching their respective conference titles in baseball over the past seven days, the McKinleyville Panthers and […]
Crusaders close out conference strong; Wildcats advance to Lakin tournament
The Little 4 champion Crusaders closed out conference play with a pair of wins in softball at Ferndale on Friday afternoon, winning 14-4 in five innings and 12-2. One week after clinching […]
Seniors close out with bang as Loggers sweep the Huskies
The Eureka Loggers will carry plenty of momentum into next week’s Charles Lakin tournament as they look to avenge a pair of Big 5 losses to McKinleyville earlier in the season. The […]
H-DNL athletes prepare for weekend track and field championships
By Ray Hamill — Some of the best athletes on the North Coast will take center stage this weekend at the H-DNL track and field championships. The highly-anticipated league-concluding meet will take […]
Huskies pull away late against Eureka to keep title hopes alive
The Huskies kept their hopes of a Big 5 championship alive with an 11-4 win over Eureka at Fortuna on Wednesday. With the win, the Huskies improved to 7-3 in the Big […]
Olson throws a one-hitter as Loggers cruise at Fortuna
Royce Olson and the Eureka Loggers are building momentum at the right time. With a lack of games early in the season, the Eureka boys found it difficult to get in much […]
What’s at stake in the Big 5 and Little 4 in the final week
By Ray Hamill — The final two of the four Big 5 and Little 4 titles in baseball and softball will be decided over the next three days as we get set […]
Vigil delivers in the clutch on his way to second league title
Eureka’s Talon Vigil delivered in the clutch on Monday on his way to securing a second H-DNL championship in boys golf in three years. The Loggers senior held his nerve down the […]
McKinleyville Panthers win four games over busy three days
The McKinleyville girls kept their slender hopes of a Big 5 softball championship alive with a doubleheader sweep at Arcata on Saturday. The Panthers won the opener 6-0 and took game two […]
Warriors remain on course for Big 5 title with doubleheader sweep
The Del Norte Warriors showcased their depth in softball on Saturday on the way to taking both ends of a doubleheader at Eureka and completing a three-game series sweep over a young […]
