By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors lead the way with three girls in our list of finalists for the 2026 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year. All […]
2026 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists
2026 Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — Coaches play an integral role in H-DNL sports, providing an all-important platform for the student-athletes to perform, succeed and grow as athletes and people. That continued to be […]
2026 Humboldt Sports High School Team of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — The third category in our end-of-year high school awards is our Team of the Year, and once again there are several worthy candidates after an exciting year in […]
2026 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — As always, there are no shortage of worthy candidates for our end-of-year high school awards. And that includes our Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year. We will […]
Young, Way named 2025/26 South Fork athletes of the year
Seniors Aubrey Young and Travis “T-Bone” Way have been named South Fork High’s athletes of the year. Both seniors contributed on three teams each, with Young playing a key role for the […]
Eureka senior student-athletes commit to college programs
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are succeeding on and off the field of competition. On Friday morning, five Eureka High student-athletes signed their letters of intent to continue their playing […]
2011 Jacks football team to join Hall of Fame as part of 2026 class
The 2011 Lumberjacks football team will highlight this year’s Cal Poly Humboldt Hall of Fame class, which features two memorable teams and seven accomplished individuals. The Cal Poly Humboldt athletics department announced […]
Little 4 standout named NCS scholar-athlete of the year
By Ray Hamill — On Tuesday evening, Ferndale senior Tinnley Pidgeon closed out a remarkable high school career in sports when the Wildcats lost to Fortuna in the Charles Lakin Tournament. She […]
Arcata standouts commit to the same college in different sports
By Ray Hamill — There’s something special about competing in sports in the H-DNL. Ask any of the league student-athletes what they will remember the most from their time playing here on […]
Another SB success story as Sellars signs to play for the Boxers
By Ray Hamill — After an impressive four-year career at St. Bernard’s, Eliana Sellars had multiple offers to continue playing soccer at the collegiate level. But after visiting Forest Grove, Ore., it […]
H-DNL calls again for good sportsmanship after multiple spectators banned
The H-DNL has issued a reminder to local fans of the importance of good sportsmanship at league events after multiple incidents this school year that have resulted in spectators being suspended or […]
McKinleyville’s Pimentel staying local, commits to play for CR
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville senior Grace Pimentel has found the perfect landing spot for the next step in her playing and academic career, and the College of the Redwoods coaches have […]
Hagemann, Sellars and Pidgeon all earn Little 4 MVP honors
By Ray Hamill — Hard work and dedication to their craft has paid off for three Little 4 MVPs. This week, the H-DNL announced the 2025 Little 4 All-League team and MVPs, […]
Championship team captains named league MVPs in soccer
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Cruz Aguilar and Jada Lusk have been named MVPs in soccer after leading the Tigers to league championships this fall. Aguilar, a senior and team captain, scored […]
Cal Poly Humboldt women fall to Pomona in NCAA opener
A memorable season ended for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team on Friday afternoon. Making a first NCAA playoff appearance in almost 30 years, the Jacks traveled to play conference rival […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Big week for Fortuna runners, CPH soccer
By Ray Hamill — It was an historic week for a pair of local teams, while two H-DNL standouts continued to perform at an elite level in their chosen sports. And all […]
Former H-DNL standouts named all-conference in fall JC sports
By Ray Hamill — Several locals have been named all-conference in community college sports this fall, including former St. Bernard’s standout Kyler Smith. Smith, a sophomore defensive lineman, was one of six […]
Jacks win historic championship, advance to NCAA playoffs
An historic season continued for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team this past weekend. On Friday, the Jacks advanced to the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship game for the first time […]
Tigers fall to Head-Royce in NCS Division-1 final in Oakland
The Arcata Tigers came up just short in their bid for a first-ever North Coast Section championship in soccer on Saturday afternoon, falling 3-0 to top seed Head-Royce in the boys Division-1 […]
CPH women advance to CCAA tournament decider
A memorable season for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team continued on Friday night. And on Sunday the Jacks will play for a California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament championship after a […]
