By Ray Hamill — Three different programs are represented in our end-of-season high school softball awards this year, showcasing just how competitive the H-DNL was in 2026. Just three wins separated the […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — The MVP awards are beginning to pile up for a pair of Little 4 standouts. Seniors Tyler Hinrichs of St. Bernard’s and Tanner Pidgeon of Ferndale have been […]
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 […]
Ten H-DNL student-athletes have been honored with inclusion on the 2025/26 All-League Sportsmanship Team. The second annual sportsmanship team, which is the brainchild of the HDN Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), was […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — Postseason action continues on Saturday for the local high school teams in baseball and softball. Four more H-DNL teams will play their quarterfinals, with all four hosting their […]
The Cubs got back to winning ways in softball on Wednesday with an opening-round victory in the North Coast Section playoffs. The No. 4 seeds in the Division-5 bracket hosted No. 13 […]
By Ray Hamill — The first round of the North Coast Section baseball playoffs were not kind to the H-DNL, with just two teams remaining in contention for a Section championship. The […]
NCS BASEBALL SCHEDULE TUESDAY Division 5 (13) St. Patrick-St. Vincent 7, (4) Ferndale 3 WEDNESDAY Division 2 (1) McKinleyville 2, (16) California 1 (2) Northgate 11, (15) Eureka 1 Division 4 (5) […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section brackets and seeds for the baseball and softball playoffs were announced early Sunday afternoon, and it brought good news for the H-DNL teams. As […]
The Fortuna Huskies held their nerve late in Thursday’s Charles Lakin Tournament semifinal at the Arcata Sports Complex to set up a championship showdown against Big 5 rival Eureka. The Huskies appeared […]
Two changes have been announced to the schedule for this week’s Charles Lakin Tournaments. The H-DNL postseason baseball and softball tournaments are taking place in Arcata this week after getting under way […]
A pair of sophomores led the way for the Big 5’s No. 2 seeds in Tuesday’s Charles Lakin Tournament opener, as the Eureka Loggers continued to roll. The hottest team in the […]
2026 Charles Lakin Softball Tournament Tuesday Eureka 6, Hoopa 4 Fortuna 13, Ferndale 3 Thursday Fortuna 13, South Fork 12 Eureka 6, McKinleyville 4 Friday Championship game, Eureka 14, Fortuna 7 2026 […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of conference championship teams feature in our weekly awards this week, including a couple of MVP candidates. In baseball, the McKinleyville Panthers clinched the Big 5 […]
The 2026 H-DNL track and field championships will take place on Saturday at Del Norte High School. The best local track athletes will be on hand as they try to qualify for […]
The Ferndale Wildcats withstood a late rally by the Cubs on the way to closing out conference play with a 14-13 win in Miranda on Thursday afternoon. After scoring eight runs in […]
By Ray Hamill — The schedule for next week’s Charles Lakin Tournament has been finalized after the completion of league play on Thursday. The H-DNL postseason tournament for baseball and softball gets […]
