By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to announce the 2025 Humboldt Sports Softball Player of the Year. It was another exciting season on the H-DNL fields, with one team solidifying its […]
Humboldt Sports Softball Player of the Year Finalists
Coleman named MVP after leading Cubs to breakthrough title
By Ray Hamill — The future appears bright for the South Fork Cubs, who could dominate the Little 4 in softball for the next few years. This season, the South Fork players […]
SB’s Brunton edges teammates in tight race for Little 4 MVP
By Ray Hamill — In the true spirit of an MVP, Luke Brunton’s contributions to his team this spring were wide and varied. The versatile St. Bernard’s junior played a key role […]
Brownfield becomes the 11th recruit of the year for CR coaches
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a very busy and productive offseason for College of the Redwoods women’s basketball head coach Bree Northern. This week, Arcata senior Emmerson Brownfield signed her letter […]
Tigers’ NCS title continues impressive recent run for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers did more than just win a North Coast Section championship in baseball on Friday night, they continued a very strong recent tradition in the section […]
H-DNL releases inaugural league All-Sportsmanship Team
The H-DN Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is continuing to do its best to promote good sportsmanship among the league schools. This week, the league announced the inaugural HDN all-sportsmanship team, which […]
NCS SOFTBALL — Hoopa girls fall in extra innings; Cubs lose at Miramonte
The top two teams in this year’s Little 4 bowed out of the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Saturday. Barely. It took extra innings to separate Hoopa and St. Vincent de […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Lakin winners and track stars shine
By Ray Hamill —A trio of local track and field standouts are honored this week after big weekends for all three in postseason competition. St. Bernard’s Laila Florvilus closed out her high […]
What’s next for the remaining H-DNL teams in the NCS playoffs?
By Ray Hamill — Seven of the 13 local teams to qualify for the baseball and softball playoffs remain in the chase for a North Coast Section championship heading into the weekend […]
NCS ROUNDUP — L4 teams impress on an otherwise disappointing day
By Ray Hamill — The story of the North Coast Section playoffs so far for the H-DNL has been the play of the Little 4 softball teams. On Wednesday, conference champs South […]
More questions than answers as NCS brackets are released
By Ray Hamill — Once again the new North Coast Section seedings system has left local fans scratching their heads in wonder. The 2025 playoff brackets and seeds for baseball and softball […]
Former H-DNL athletes earn all-state honors at JC championships
Former South Fork Cub Chase McFarland was one of three local athletes to earn all-state honors at this weekend’s JUCO state track and field championships in San Mateo McFarland placed fifth in […]
Panthers, Huskies to face off in Friday night championship game
The Fortuna Huskies and McKinleyville Panthers will face off for the Charles Lakin softball tournament championship on Friday evening after both won their semifinals on Thursday. The Panthers upset the odds against […]
Charles Lakin baseball and softball tournament results and schedules
Charles Lakin Softball Tournament Tuesday McKinleyville 6, Hoopa 1 Fortuna 13, St. Bernard’s 0 Thursday McKinleyville 12, Del Norte 5 Fortuna 7, South Fork 3 Friday Championship game Fortuna 6, McKinleyville 4 […]
Cubs hope the season will be a learning experience for young team
With just one senior on this year’s roster, it was a challenging season for the South Fork baseball team. The Cubs closed out the season with a 10-0 loss to Ferndale in […]
Schedules finalized for 2025 Charles Lakin tournaments
By Ray Hamill — The schedule for both the baseball and softball Charles Lakin tournaments have been finalized after Thursday’s conference finales. A couple of last-minute changes have been included in order […]
Pidgeon returns with a bang, as Cats and Cubs split doubleheader
Tinnley Pidgeon returned to the Ferndale lineup for the first time this season on Thursday and had an immediate impact. The junior standout and teammate Madison Gossi hit home runs on back-to-back […]
Warriors take second in L4; coin flip held to determine third seed for Lakin tourney
By Ray Hamill — The field has been set for next week’s Charles Lakin softball tournament after Thursday’s Little 4 action, but it took a coin flip to finalize things. On the […]
LITTLE 4 ROUNDUP — Warriors, Wildcats win conference finales
The Hoopa Warriors have qualified for the Charles Lakin tournament for the first time, and they’ll carry some momentum into the postseason tournament. On Thursday, the Warriors traveled to St. Bernard’s and […]
Charles Lakin baseball and softball tournament schedules set
By Ray Hamill — The schedules for this year’s Charles Lakin Tournaments have been announced by the H-DNL. The league’s postseason baseball and softball tournaments will take place next week with five […]
