By Ray Hamill — Get ready for one of the busiest weekends of the summer in local baseball. The annual Humboldt Eagles tournament gets under way on Thursday and will run for […]
Humboldt Eagles to host annual summer tournament this week
VandenBrink, Crabs pull away late, top the Giants in PEL action
The Humboldt Crabs pulled away from the Marysville Giants with seven late runs on the way to an 8-1 win at the Arcata Ball Park on Tuesday night. The Crabs scored three […]
Crabs top the Stonecutters, stretch winning streak to 10 straight
The Humboldt Crabs continued to set a blistering pace on offense on Friday night, as they stretched their unbeaten start to the season to 10 straight games. The local collegiate summer club […]
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Mack youth wrestlers, Casas enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — A group of youth wrestlers and a college freshman who has hit the ground running this summer feature in our weekly awards. Last weekend, the McKinleyville youth wrestling […]
Jacks enjoy historic year, place fourth in Commissioner’s Cup
With plenty of success in multiple sports, the Lumberjacks are coming one of their most impressive years in some time. And that’s reflected in their Commissioner’s Cup finish. On Thursday, it was […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Four HDN teams to host on Saturday afternoon
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 […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Big 5 champs win on busy day for local teams
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 […]
Loggers finish strong, advance to Lakin tournament semifinals
The last team to qualify for this year’s Charles Lakin Tournament has advanced to Thursday’s semifinal round. After placing fourth in the Big 5, the Eureka Loggers thought their hopes of a […]
Records continue to fall for Arcata’s Collenberg; HDN athletes compete at Fortuna
Arcata senior Skyler Collenberg continued to set a blistering pace in the throwing events this week, as the H-DNL track and field athletes traveled to Fortuna for the second league meet of […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Crawford leading the way for impressive Loggers
By Ray Hamill — The local high school baseball and softball seasons are heating up and that’s reflected in our weekly awards this week. In baseball, the Eureka Loggers have been one […]
Defending champs shut out the Tigers with good pitching, strong defense
The Warriors began the defense of their Big 5 title with a pair of shutouts on Saturday. One year after ending an 11-year wait for a conference championship, the Del Norte boys […]
NCS RANKINGS — Six H-DNL teams feature in the top 20
By Ray Hamill — While the early-season North Coast Section baseball and softball rankings should be taken with a pinch of salt, it makes for good reading for H-DNL fans. According to […]
Colegrove named all-tournament as Warriors open new season
The Hoopa Warriors got the new softball season started at the Trinity tournament this weekend, as they look to challenge defending champs South Fork for this year’s Little 4 championship. Last year, […]
Red-hot Jacks secure second in CCAA, get first-round tourney bye
The Cal Poly Humboldt basketball teams will carry some momentum into next week’s CCAA tournament after Saturday afternoon’s regular-season finales. The Jacks hosted Cal State San Marcos at Lumberjack Arena and both […]
Ten HDN boys secure NCS Divisional titles at weekend tourneys
Del Norte’s Lewis brothers both won individual championships at the weekend North Coast Section Division-2 Redwood Empire Divisional boys tournament in wrestling, along with teammate Remington Escobedo. The tournament, which took place […]
Deju vu at Arcata as Dyer explodes for 52 points against the Tigers
St. Bernard’s senior Liam Dyer had a night he’ll never forget on Saturday while leading his team to a 79-54 win at Arcata. The Crusaders’ sharpshooter has been one of the most […]
Panthers make history, secure first-ever outright Big 5 title
The Panthers would not be denied. After clinching at least a co-championship in Big 5 boys basketball on Wednesday night, McKinleyville needed one more win to secure the title outright, and on […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — HDN teams continue to build momentum ahead of league play
Saturday was another wild and busy day of local basketball action with several H-DNL boys and girls teams playing. And it was a good day for many of them, none more so […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Good start to NCS play for the Little 4 schools
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section girls soccer playoffs kicked off on Wednesday, and it was a good start for the Little 4 schools. The Ferndale Wildcats, who are seeded […]
BOYS SOCCER — Arcata Tigers, South Fork Cubs win NCS openers
The H-DNL champion Arcata Tigers are moving on in the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs. And so too are the South Fork Cubs. The Tigers, who are seeded No. 6 in […]
