By Ray Hamill — North Coast sports fans will enjoy a day of top class sports action on Thursday, as a pair of local teams and one local legend each play for […]
Top class pitching takes center stage on historic day for local sports
Seniors refuse to lose as Loggers edge the Warriors in NorCal opener
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 champs gave the Big 5 champs all they could handle on Tuesday evening, as a pair of H-DNL teams faced off in the NorCal Division-IV […]
NORCAL PLAYOFFS — Two H-DNL teams moving on after a day of close games
By Ray Hamill — There were hard-fought battles across the board for the H-DNL teams involved in the NorCal playoffs on Tuesday evening, with all three of their games decided by just […]
Dolcini, Longhorns voice displeasure with the NCAA after big win
Hailey Dolcini and the Texas Longhorns are headed to the Women’s College World Series after upsetting Arkansas in the Super Regionals over the weekend. Playing at Arkansas, the Longhorns took two of […]
NorCal seedings set up big all-local showdown in tournament opener
By Ray Hamill — The brackets for the CIF NorCal Softball and Baseball Championships were released early Sunday afternoon, setting up a huge all-local clash here in Humboldt County. Four local teams […]
Eureka Loggers not done yet after NCS announcement
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers got some good news on Saturday, less than one day after losing their North Coast Section softball championship game to San Rafael. Despite the 1-0 […]
NCS ROUNDUP— Late home runs secure back-to-back titles on historic night for the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Friday was a night to remember for the H-DNL, which clinched three section championships, including two record-setting performances. And two of the three winning teams did it with […]
In seventh heaven, Hoopa girls win record-breaking section title
When it comes to North Coast Section softball, no H-DNL team does it better than the Hoopa Warriors. The Little 4 program won a second straight and league-record seventh all-time section championship […]
Mack girls defend their NCS title with another clutch victory
Trinity Preston hit a monster solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning on Friday to break a late tie and lead the McKinleyville Panthers to a 3-2 victory over […]
Eureka girls go down battling in Division-3 decider
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls lost their North Coast Section Division-3 final by the narrowest margin possible on Friday, falling 1-0 to San Rafael in an entertaining and competitive championship […]
Dolcini, Longhorns top Arkansas to move within one win of the College World Series
Hailey Dolcini is closing out a remarkable collegiate career in style. On Friday, the former Fortuna Husky and four-time Big 5 MVP pitched a gem to lead the Texas Longhorns back from […]
In a league of their own — NCS history on the line on busy Friday night
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to softball, the H-DNL apparently is in a league of its own, and the same can be said of the St. Bernard’s baseball team. The […]
Dolcini sisters reunite in Arkansas at NCAA tournaments
Former Fortuna Huskies Hailey and Camrin Dolcini are both competing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this week in different NCAA playoff sports on the same campus. The talented sisters are each enjoying outstanding seasons […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — A week like no other for the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — It was a big week for a pair of local track athletes and for four H-DNL teams who are playing for a little bit of league history this […]
All four local NCS championship games set for Friday
By Ray Hamill — The dates and times for this weekend’s North Coast Section championship games in baseball and softball have been set, with four deciders taking place here in Humboldt County. […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Gomes, Panthers deliver on another big day for H-DNL softball
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL will play for four of the 12 combined baseball and softball NCS championships on Friday night, and all four of those games will be played here […]
Mack girls rally late again to reach NCS championship
By Ray Hamill — You get a sense of deja vu with these Panthers, who defeated Cardinal Newman 2-1 in Wednesday’s NCS Division-4 softball semifinal. It was their second straight playoff win […]
Warriors should have a bright future despite playoff exit
The Del Norte Warriors came up just short in their bid for an NCS championship showdown with Big 5 rivals McKinleyville, falling 3-2 to Fort Bragg in Crescent City in Wednesday’s Division-4 […]
Another Lumberjack softball player named All-American
Micaela Harris has become Cal Poly Humboldt’s 48th all-time All-American selection in softball, it was announced on Wednesday. Harris, who led the Jacks with 69 hits, 48 stolen bases, seven triples and […]
Hoopa’s NCS championship game set for Friday
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will play for a little bit of history on their own field on Friday. After qualifying for the North Coast Section Division-5 softball championship game […]
