By Ray Hamill — The race for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year, as usual, was a close one. All six finalists — and even some who […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year
Young Eagles roster should benefit from tough summer schedule
The Humboldt Eagles bowed out of the 2024 California 19U American Legion Area 1 Tournament a little earlier than they hoped for after a Saturday loss to Napa. Competing in Fairfield, the […]
Crabs remain in a tight race for PEL championship series
The Humboldt Crabs will try to salvage something from their summer series with the Healdsburg Prune Packers when the two clubs close out a three-game Pacific Empire League series at the Arcata […]
McKinleyville 10s start fast against Redding, advance to championship round
A determined McKinleyville 10-year-old All-Stars team came to play on Monday night. The young Mack Town all-stars hit three straight doubles to start an elimination game at the Section 2 tournament in […]
Hicks sets the tone as Mack 10-year-old All-Stars win big
Crew Hicks hit a home run to lead off the game for the McKinleyville 10-year-old Little League All-Stars on Friday night, as they cruised to a 12-2 win over Sutter Area in […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — Without doubt, narrowing down the list of finalists for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year was the most difficult of all six of […]
Home runs highlight exciting opening weekend for Crabs
The Humboldt Crabs and Seals Baseball served up an exciting season-opening series at the Arcata Bay Park over the weekend, with the home team winning Sunday’s rubber match 8-1 to take the […]
Memorable season comes to an end for Ferndale Wildcats
A season that will live long in the memory of the Ferndale Wildcats came to an end on Thursday. The Cats traveled to play Woodland Christian in the CIF state baseball NorCal […]
Clutch U13 girls lead the way as Sequoia FC teams close out busy spring
The U13 girls team led the way on a busy weekend for Sequoia FC at the Rogue Memorial Challenge in Medford, Ore. All nine of the local travel club’s teams traveled for […]
Eel River Rapids continue to roll at Rogue Valley Invitational
It’s been a good start to the 2024 tournament season for the Eel River Rapids U10 boys soccer team. The club, which features young players from throughout the Eel River Valley, traveled […]
Redwoods football gets Grizzly Bowl rematch in home opener
By Ray Hamill — A rematch with the team they hammered in last year’s Grizzly Bowl is one of the highlights of the 2024 Corsairs football schedule, which was recently finalized. Last […]
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 […]
STATE BOUND — Three H-DNL athletes qualify for CIF championships
Three local high school athletes have qualified for the CIF state track and field championships after a strong showing for the H-DNL at this weekend’s North Coast Section Meet of Champions. Competing […]
Del Norte girls cruise in NCS playoff opener against Hoopa
One week after their historic Charles Lakin tournament championship, the Del Norte girls continued to roll in their North Coast Section playoff opener in softball on Friday. The No. 2 seeds in […]
What’s next for the nine remaining H-DNL teams in the NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs continue for nine of the 18 H-DNL teams this weekend, including five that will host games. The biggest matchup of […]
Six local teams make the NCS softball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Six H-DNL teams have been included in the North Coast Section softball playoffs after the brackets were announced on Saturday. And we could see an all-local clash in […]
Seven St. Bernard’s seniors commit to play college sports at letter signing ceremony
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders are winning on and off the field of competition. One of the most successful schools in H-DNL sports held a letter signing ceremony on Thursday for […]
CHAMPIONS! — Crusaders end eight-year wait for Little 4 title
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders ended a long wait for a championship in softball with a doubleheader sweep over Hoopa at Samoa on Friday afternoon. With the two wins, the SB girls improved […]
Fortuna girls get back to winning ways, beat St. Bernard’s in five
The Fortuna girls wasted little time bouncing back from a tough doubleheader at Crescent City over the weekend. On Tuesday evening they hosted St. Bernard’s in a non-league softball game and ran […]
Warriors well positioned for the Big 5 after impressive March run
The Del Norte Warriors will carry plenty of momentum into their Big 5 opener in baseball next week after an impressive pre-conference run. However, they lost their final game at the Hidden […]
