Daylin Brown has been one of the bright spots for the Humboldt Smoke Fastpitch 18Us in Oregon this week, but it’s been a disappointing couple of days for the team bats. The […]
Brown one of the bright spots for Humboldt Smoke 18Us in Medford
Pidgeon named L4 Girls Athlete of the Year for second straight year
By Ray Hamill — Congratulations to Ferndale’s Tinnley Pidgeon, who is this year’s Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the year. After sharing the award with Laila Florvilus of St. Bernard’s […]
Former ‘Misties’ reunite, get set for Alliance tournament in Oregon
By Ray Hamill — Never underestimate the memories and lasting friendships made through playing sports. This weekend, a group of young North Coast softball players will make the trip to Medford, Oregon, […]
2026 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists
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 […]
Young Lewis quickly establishing herself as a force in local softball
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt County’s Lovie Lewis is determined to follow in the footsteps of her favorite player. The 12-year-old, who attends Trinity Valley Elementary School in Willow Creek, will head […]
Northwest Elite Softball making waves in their first summer together
By Ray Hamill — One of the highlights of summer sports here on the North Coast this year has been the addition of a new softball travel team, Northwest Elite Softball. And […]
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 […]
McKinleyville All-Stars answer the call, keep their season alive
The McKinleyville girls kept their postseason hopes alive with an impressive bounce-back performance on Saturday night. Facing elimination at the Section Little League softball tournament in Redding, the McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars rose […]
Coleman and Colegrove named co-MVPs of the Little 4 in softball
By Ray Hamill — The importance of pitching was highlighted in the race for this year’s Little 4 championship in softball. In what was an exciting and closely-fought campaign, the South Fork […]
Sargent caps outstanding senior season with Big 5 MVP award
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 […]
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 […]
Brown makes it official, signs letter of intent to play at CR
By Ray Hamill — For someone who has been playing softball for literally as long as she can remember, choosing to continue her playing career past high school was never much of […]
Starkey, Blackburn named Del Norte athletes of the year
Two athletes who enjoyed stellar senior years competing have been named Del Norte High athletes of the year. Kanyon Starkey and Bliss Blackburn received the prestigious accolades on Wednesday night. Starkey earned […]
Eureka seniors Secor, Hiscox named Jay Willard award winners
Eureka seniors Owen Hiscox and Macy Secor have been named the Jay Willard Award winners for 2026. Named after legendary Eureka High coach Jay Willard, this Loggers award recognizes student-athletes who embody […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Eureka seniors leave their mark
By Ray Hamill — Eureka seniors Bailey Brown and Macy Secor closed out their high school careers this week, as the Loggers reached the semifinals of the North Coast Section Division-5 softball […]
Cubs establish themselves as the program to beat in L4 softball
Another memorable spring on the softball fields came to an end for the South Fork Cubs over the weekend, but it was an impressive campaign for a program that has established itself […]
Loggers fall to Moreau Catholic in NCS Division-5 semifinals
The Eureka Loggers saw a memorable season come to an end on Tuesday, as Moreau Catholic ended an H-DNL team’s postseason run for the second time in four days. The Loggers, who […]
NCS SOFTBALL — Eureka girls continue memorable postseason
A late-season surge continued for the Eureka Loggers on Saturday afternoon, as they moved within two wins of claiming a first-ever North Coast Section championship in softball. The last remaining local team […]
