St. Bernard’s took over sole possession of first place in the Little 4 with a doubleheader sweep at home to Hoopa on Saturday. The Crusaders won 11-0 and 12-0 in a pair […]
Crusaders move clear in Little 4; Cubs, Cats split
St. Bernard’s girls separate from the chasing pack
St. Bernard’s junior Rachel Rodrigues came up with a big hit in both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday, as the Crusaders took control of the Little 4 with a sweep of […]
Big triple header highlights Saturday’s schedule
By Ray Hamill — A number of local baseball and softball teams will be hoping to get their games in this weekend, as the weather and field conditions remain a concern here […]
Arcata girls, Eureka boys lead the way at second H-DNL meet
By Ray Hamill — You know you’re doing something right when you’re setting a new standard for Arcata distance running. On Wednesday, Arcata exchange student Thea Norlund set a school record in […]
Prep Baseball — Excitement building early in the Little 4
This year’s Little 4 could be a lot of fun. It certainly appears wide open and loaded with quality pitching. On Saturday, St. Bernard’s and South Fork split a doubleheader at Miranda, […]
Prep Softball — Panthers, Warriors win big in league play
The Del Norte Warriors will be glad to see the back of McKenzie Gonsalves. On Saturday, the McKinleyville senior pitcher led her team to a pair of victories in Crescent City, giving […]
Busy, busy day on tap for local baseball, softball
By Ray Hamill — There’s no shortage of choices for local baseball and softball fans on Saturday, with a total of 22 games on tap featuring local high school varsity and college […]
First H-DNL meet of the season goes down to the wire
The McKinleyville boys edged Del Norte by just three points to take the team competition at the first Humboldt-Del Norte League track and field meet of the season at College of the […]
Two more local players commit to College of the Redwoods
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods soccer added two local recruits on Wednesday afternoon, as both the men’s and women’s teams look to bolster their ranks for the fall. Fortuna’s […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — As always there were plenty of great individual performances among the local high school ranks over the past week, but it was a pair of college athletes and […]
Cosce dominates on good night for local MMA fighters
Orion Cosce wasted little time in securing his second MMA win as a pro on Saturday night, defeating Jesse Nutting with a first-round TKO at the Warrior Games V in Wisconsin. Cosce, […]
Prep Baseball — Good day for Arcata, SB in Redding
The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders each kept their impressive start to the season going with a pair of victories at the 32-team American Christian Academy tournament on Thursday. The Tigers […]
Local MMA star refocused heading into weekend pro fight
By Ray Hamill — It’s taken a little longer than expected, but local MMA star Orion Cosce will return to the cage this weekend for his second professional fight, traveling to Wisconsin […]
One local school leads the way in early rankings
By Ray Hamill — The early-season MaxPreps baseball and softball rankings are in, with two Humboldt-Del Norte League teams in the top 100 in California. Leading the way among the local contingent […]
Hoopa bats come alive in game three after tough debut
It was a tough opening weekend for Hoopa Valley in baseball, although the Warriors grew stronger over their three games. The Hoopa boys, who were playing at the Fort Bragg tournament on […]
A year worth celebrating for local basketball
By Ray Hamill — If you want to put the 2018/19 local high school basketball season into perspective, think about it this way — this year we had the most successful Big […]
Prep Roundup — Busy day of action for local teams
Several local teams were in action in softball and baseball on Friday, taking full advantage of the good weather, both locally and on the road. Softball Fortuna 7, El Molino 2 Senior […]
H-DNL all-league basketball selections announced
By Ray Hamill — The 2018/19 H-DNL all-league selections in basketball were released on Saturday, honoring the best local players from this season. No surprises among the MVPs, with Del Norte’s Kaleya […]
Fundamentals will be key for Hoopa baseball
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are preaching baseball fundamentals this season, and if they can actually get outside to practice at some stage, they may be able to put them […]
Weather forces changes, but plenty of games on tap
By Ray Hamill — Baseball fans are well used to late scheduling changes here on the North Coast, and that’s the case once again this weekend. With rain forecast on Saturday afternoon, […]
