By Ray Hamill — Once again the new North Coast Section seedings system has left local fans scratching their heads in wonder. The 2025 playoff brackets and seeds for baseball and softball […]
More questions than answers as NCS brackets are released
Explosive Hanks, Florvilus lead H-DNL charge in NCS meets
The Humboldt-Del Norte League had six individual wins in two North Coast Section meets on Saturday, including two each for Del Norte’s Deken Hanks and St. Bernard’s Laila Florvilus. It was another […]
After breakthrough championship, Gardner announces college choice
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville’s first H-DNL champion in boys golf in 13 years is taking his talents to the college courses. On Wednesday, two days after competing at the North Coast […]
‘Resilient’ Huskies dig deep, answer the call late in Lakin decider
By Ray Hamill — It was a few years in the making, but the Fortuna Huskies are champions of the Charles Lakin softball tournament again. On Friday evening, the 2025 Huskies evoked […]
Panthers secure thrilling walk-off win in Charles Lakin final
By Ray Hamill — The Charles Lakin baseball tournament has given us plenty of great moments over the past decade, but perhaps none as memorable as we witnessed on Friday night. Playing […]
Fortuna Huskies end long wait for Lakin tournament title
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies ended an eight-year wait for a Charles Lakin tournament championship on Friday. And they did it with an exciting come-from-behind victory over McKinleyville in the […]
Top NCS track athletes heading to Fortuna for Redwood Empire meet
By Ray Hamill — One of the largest sporting events the North Coast has seen in recent times will take place at Fortuna High School on Saturday. Just one week after the […]
Panthers, Huskies to face off in Friday night championship game
The Fortuna Huskies and McKinleyville Panthers will face off for the Charles Lakin softball tournament championship on Friday evening after both won their semifinals on Thursday. The Panthers upset the odds against […]
Kelly leads Panthers past SB; Loggers knock off Big 5 champs
There will be repeat of last year’s final in the Charles Lakin baseball tournament after both Eureka and McKinleyville won their semifinals at Bellotti Field on Thursday. The Loggers got the day […]
Collart makes college choice, pays tribute to McKinleyville teachers
By Ray Hamill — The game of soccer isn’t the only thing on Rylee Collart’s mind as he gets set for the next exciting chapter in his life and his career, although […]
Panthers top the Warriors in tourney opener, advance to semifinals
The McKinleyville Panthers have advanced to the semifinal round of the Charles Lakin softball tournament after a 6-1 win over the Hoopa Warriors in opening-day action at the Arcata Sports Complex on Tuesday. […]
Panthers overcome early deficit in Lakin tournament opener
The McKinleyville Panthers are moving on in the Charles Lakin baseball tournament after a come-from-behind win over Hoopa in their opening game on Tuesday. Playing at Belotti Field across from the Redwood […]
Charles Lakin baseball and softball tournament results and schedules
Charles Lakin Softball Tournament Tuesday McKinleyville 6, Hoopa 1 Fortuna 13, St. Bernard’s 0 Thursday McKinleyville 12, Del Norte 5 Fortuna 7, South Fork 3 Friday Championship game Fortuna 6, McKinleyville 4 […]
Close to 100 new PRs set at weekend league championships
By Ray Hamill — To say that the H-DNL athletes saved their best for last might be a bit of an understatement. Close to 100 PRs were set at Saturday’s league championship […]
Warriors, Loggers crowned HDN track and field champs
By Ray Hamill — The competitive nature of this year’s H-DNL was on full display on Saturday, as just one point separated the top two teams in the race for the girls […]
Panthers standout commits to play for D-III program on the rise
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville’s Tatum Fisher has been playing basketball for about as long as she can remember, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. On Tuesday, the Panthers senior […]
Warriors take care of business, end long wait with outright title
By Ray Hamill — After waiting 11 years for a Big 5 championship, the Del Norte Warriors were in no mood to share. On Wednesday, four days after they clinched at least […]
BIG 5 SOFTBALL — Del Norte girls leave no doubt, cruise to outright title
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte girls won a third straight championship in softball this spring, and on Wednesday they made sure it would be a third straight outright championship. After […]
Panthers edge rivals in pitchers’ duel, but fall just short in Big 5 bid
The McKinleyville Panthers will be hoping to meet Del Norte once again in next week’s Charles Lakin tournament. On Wednesday, they closed out the regular with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Arcata, […]
Charles Lakin baseball and softball tournament schedules set
By Ray Hamill — The schedules for this year’s Charles Lakin Tournaments have been announced by the H-DNL. The league’s postseason baseball and softball tournaments will take place next week with five […]
