By Ray Hamill — Three different programs are represented in our end-of-season high school softball awards this year, showcasing just how competitive the H-DNL was in 2026. Just three wins separated the […]
A late rally kept an impressive run going for a group of young McKinleyville baseball players this week. In their final season playing together, the Mack Junior All-Stars found themselves trailing going […]
By Ray Hamill — In North Coast baseball, it was the year of the Panthers. That’s not to suggest it wasn’t also a good year for some other teams in the H-DNL, […]
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL fans will be keeping close tabs on the Mariners next winter. The College of Marin women’s basketball team has established a strong tradition of attracting North Coast […]
By Ray Hamill — Since lifting the coveted trophy back in February, the Dick Niclai Tournament champs have been succeeding off the court as much as they did on it. Five of […]
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 — Two very different but uniquely similar players are switching roles at College of the Redwoods this year, as one gets set to take his talents to a four-year […]
Baseball is not the only sport Mack Town is succeeding at. This past weekend, a group of 11 McKinleyville youth wrestlers traveled to Fresno for the Freestyle state championships, and remarkably 10 […]
The McKinleyville New Wave Realty Senior League players achieved two postseason goals this week. One, they got to play at the Arcata Ball Park, and two, they took home another championship. On […]
New Crabs manager Jeff Giacomini didn’t have to wait long for his first win in charge of the team, and he can thank some local pitchers for helping him achieve it. The […]
By Ray Hamill — Part of the joy in watching the Humboldt Crabs year after year is seeing the local players on the team. And that will continue to be the case […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of Humboldt Sports Player of the Year finalists have committed their future to College of the Redwoods men’s basketball, as head coach Justin Claus navigates a […]
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 […]
Henry Hinrichs returned in style on Saturday, as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders kicked off the North Coast Section playoffs. The top seeds in the Division-4 bracket hosted No. 9 Pinole Valley and […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Skyler Collenberg is heading to the CIF state championships in track and field for the second straight year. And he has qualified in two events after […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — Postseason action continues on Saturday for the local high school teams in baseball and softball. Four more H-DNL teams will play their quarterfinals, with all four hosting their […]
By Ray Hamill — The first round of the North Coast Section baseball playoffs were not kind to the H-DNL, with just two teams remaining in contention for a Section championship. The […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville to Marin connection is alive and well. Last week, Panthers senior Ahty Allen became the latest in a long line of recent Panthers to commit their […]
