By Ray Hamill — As with our other end-of-year high school awards categories, narrowing down the list of finalists for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year was […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year finalists
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was another big year for Little 4 sports and there was no shortage of outstanding performances and brilliant individual accomplishments. And with that in mind, it was […]
South Fork standouts commit to play for College of the Redwoods
By Ray Hamill — A talented trio of South Fork Cubs recently announced they will be taking their talents to College of the Redwoods. Tommy Rotbergs and Shevy Bero-Van Meter will each […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports High School Team of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — After another memorable year for teams in the H-DNL there was no shortage of worthy candidates for the 2024 Humboldt Sports High School Team of the Year. The […]
Mad River MIST girls finish strong to take home tournament title
Sometimes it’s not how you start a tournament, but rather how you finish. This past weekend the Mad River MIST 16/18U team traveled to Redding to compete in the Legacy Fastpitch fourth […]
Humboldt Storm girls impress at Top Gun tournament in Manteca
Leila Coleman and her teammates enjoyed a big weekend competing for the 14U Humboldt Storm at the Top Gun Softball Tournament in Manteca. The Storm placed second in the Silver Bracket division […]
Harper, the Warriors and Todd all enjoy standout seasons in softball
By Ray Hamill — After leading the Del Norte Warriors to an historic Big 5 and Charles Lakin tournament championship double this spring, junior catcher Carlee Harper is the 2024 Humboldt Sports […]
‘Team-oriented’ Harper named Big 5 MVP after stellar season
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors set the standard in H-DNL softball this year and junior Carlee Harper set the standard for the Warriors. This week, it was announced that […]
Former Cal Poly standout named new softball head coach at CR
By Ray Hamill — Former Cal Poly Humboldt standout Micaela Harris has been hired as the new College of the Redwoods softball head coach. Harris will replace Megan Valente, who stepped down […]
Finck caps impressive high school career with MVP award
By Ray Hamill — There are several reasons the St. Bernard’s Crusaders were able to end an eight-year wait for a Little 4 championship in softball this spring, none more so than […]
South Fork girls overcome the odds, return with a bang in 2024
The South Fork Cubs returned with a bang this year, piecing together an historic season on their way to a first-ever trip to the CIF state NorCal softball playoffs. The Cubs faced […]
NORCAL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS — End of the road for H-DNL teams
All three H-DNL teams involved in the NorCal softball playoffs lost their opening games on Tuesday afternoon to end their seasons. In the Division-4 bracket, the Big 5 champion Del Norte girls […]
Four H-DNL teams qualify for state baseball/softball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big week of state playoff action in baseball and softball, with four H-DNL teams included in the NorCal tournament brackets. And three of them […]
Crusaders go down battling in NCS, as they wait to see if they advance
Whether they qualify for this year’s CIF NorCal state softball playoffs or not, it has been a memorable postseason run for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders. And their success is something Crusaders fans […]
Warriors play the waiting game, but it’s looking good for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — Losing a North Coast Section championship game is never easy, and losing them in back-to-back years is even tougher. But the Del Norte girls are hoping to get […]
Tough day for the H-DNL, as Del Norte, SB lose one-run NCS finals
The Del Norte Warriors and St. Bernard’s Crusaders both lost by just one run in their North Coast Section softball championship games on Friday. The Warriors, who lost an NCS final for […]
Clutch Steinruck home run lifts Warriors to walk-off NCS win
It doesn’t get much more exciting than this. The Del Norte Warriors will get the opportunity to play for their first North Coast Section championship in softball since 2008 after they beat […]
Hoopa players help re-ignite their coach’s love for the game
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors’ season may have ended in softball, but the impact the players had lives on. The Hoopa girls saw their season end in a disappointing 18-0 […]
Time and venue finalized for weekend NCS Division-5 decider
By Ray Hamill — One day after winning their North Coast Section softball semifinal against Lower Lake, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders found out on Wednesday where and when the championship game will […]
Future appears bright for young Huskies despite NCS playoff loss
With just two seniors graduating from this year’s team, the future appears bright for the Fortuna Huskies. On Tuesday evening, the Huskies bowed out of the North Coast Section softball playoffs after […]
