By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in the Big 5 faced off at McKinleyville High on Wednesday, with the visiting Del Norte Warriors coming away with a statement win over […]
Daniels delivers again as Del Norte wins key battle at McKinleyville
Warriors pull away late at Mack, keep title ambitions on track
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors showed the character they will need to successfully defend their Big 5 title in softball this season at McKinleyville on Wednesday. They enjoyed the […]
Defending champs cruise past the Loggers with statement sweep
By Ray Hamill — The defending Big 5 champs look like they’re going to be tough to stop again this year. On Saturday, the McKinleyville Panthers won a pair of games with […]
Panthers bounce back, sweep Big 5 doubleheader at Eureka
The McKinleyville Panthers got back to winning ways and kept their Big 5 championship hopes on track with a doubleheader sweep at Eureka in softball on Saturday. Just three days after dropping […]
Gardner moves into pole position in H-DNL boys golf standings
McKinleyville’s Jake Gardner has taken over the lead in the H-DNL boys golf standings after carding the low round of the day in round two of league play on Thursday. The league […]
Balanced team effort lifts Panthers past the Huskies in Big 5 opener
The defending Big 5 baseball champs got their 2025 conference campaign off to a successful start on Wednesday. After watching all of their Big 5 rivals play over the weekend while they […]
Sanchez no-hits the Panthers to give the Huskies Big 5 advantage
Fortuna junior Isabel Sanchez pitched a no-hitter against one of the Huskies’ main challengers for this year’s Big 5 championship on Wednesday afternoon. The junior standout struck out 10 in an 11-1 […]
Panthers fall in extra innings to close out three-game road trip
The McKinleyville Panthers lost for just the second time this season on Saturday, as they closed out a three-game weekend road trip at Foothill. With a bye in Big 5 action this […]
Panthers sweep at Eagle Point with a pair of one-run victories
An opening-weekend bye in the Big 5 isn’t slowing down the McKinleyville Panthers. The defending conference champs traveled to Oregon on Friday to play a baseball doubleheader against Eagle Point and swept […]
2024/25 BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
By Ray Hamill — Five of the nine H-DNL varsity teams are represented on this year’s list of finalists for the Humboldt Sports Boys Basketball Player of the Year. With the season […]
POWER RANKINGS — Big 5 schools lead the way early in 2025
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in softball should be a good one. Early in the new season, two schools appear ready to battle it out […]
2024/25 GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
By Ray Hamill — With the recent conclusion of yet another memorable H-DNL girls basketball season, it’s time to turn our attention towards the Humboldt Sports end-of-season awards. And that includes our […]
Fortuna’s McWhorter tops the field on competitive opening day
Dawson McWhorter and the Fortuna Huskies got the new H-DNL boys golf season off to a good start this week. The Huskies hosted the season-opening round at the Redwood Empire Golf and […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — H-DNL teams get in some much-needed games
After all the recent rain and cancelled games, it was good to see several H-DNL teams get some games in this weekend. Three local schools traveled to play at the Yreka tournament, […]
Panthers go 2-1 at Yreka tourney, fall to host school in finale
The McKinleyville Panthers split a tournament doubleheader at Yreka on Saturday, suffering their first loss of the season. They opened the day with a 7-3 win over Etna to go to 7-0 […]
Panthers continue to roll with tournament-opening win at Yreka
The McKinleyville Panthers showed no ill effects from a 13-day break in action, as they won their opening game at the Yreka baseball tournament on Friday. The Panthers defeated Mt. Shasta 13-1 […]
McKinleyville’s Big Joe commits to play for new college program
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville senior Joe Gatlin paid tribute to his coaches and his mother for helping him on his journey before announcing where he will be taking his talents after […]
McFarland, several locals continue to impress for CR track team
Two weeks after setting a new College of the Redwoods record in the women’s hammer throw, former South Fork Cub Chase McFarland continued to set a blistering pace in the event at […]
H-DNL SOFTBALL — How each team has fared so far this season
By Ray Hamill — Just five of the nine H-DNL varsity softball teams have managed to get games in early in the new season. With conference play set to begin in early […]
‘Ultimate competitor’ Luke Moxon earns second Big 5 MVP award
By Ray Hamill — For the second time in three seasons Arcata’s Luke Moxon has been named MVP of the Big 5 in boys basketball, the league announced on Thursday. The senior […]
