By Ray Hamill —Narrowing down the field of athletes to seven finalists for the 2023 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year was no easy task with at least 20 […]
Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year finalists have plenty in common
SOFTBALL AWARDS — 2023 was the Year of the Warriors
By Ray Hamill — High school softball rarely disappoints here on the North Coast, and that was the case once again this spring as several H-DNL teams enjoyed memorable seasons. It was […]
Local 8U all-stars get set to make some Humboldt history
By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be an historic summer for a group of local all-stars, as they get set to go where no team from Humboldt County has gone in […]
Former teammates reunited at Crusaders triple signing
By Ray Hamill — One of the best local basketball players in recent years was back in the area on Tuesday as the Crusaders celebrated a trio of student-athletes taking their talents […]
Colegrove named MVP of the Little 4; eight Warriors honored
By Ray Hamill — As expected, Hoopa senior Tatianna Colegrove has been named MVP of the Little 4 in softball after another big campaign for the dominating Warriors. Colegrove was instrumental in […]
FRIDAY SPORTS ROUNDUP — Warriors lose NCS final; H-DNL athletes shine at state
The Del Norte Warriors saw a memorable season come to an end in softball with a 3-0 loss to Cardinal Newman on Friday evening. The two teams faced off in the North […]
NCS SOFTBALL — Warriors advance to section final; Loggers bow out
It was a mixed day for the two local teams still competing in the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Wednesday, with one of them advancing to play for a section championship […]
Wallace chooses alternative route for his football career
By Ray Hamill — Jared Wallace is taking a unique approach to his football career. The Arcata senior recently signed a letter of commitment to play for Butte College after graduation, but […]
Seven H-DN teams to play local NCS playoff games this weekend
By Ray Hamill — Ten H-DN teams remain alive in the North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs heading into the weekend action, including seven playing here on the North Coast. And […]
Still all tied atop the Big 5 after Del Norte, Eureka split
The race for the Big 5 in softball will go down to the final day of action with the Del Norte Warriors and Eureka Loggers still deadlocked atop the standings after splitting […]
Panthers, Tigers split to set up exciting final week in the B5
The Arcata Tigers won their third straight Big 5 series to keep their league title hopes on track on Saturday, but the host McKinleyville Panthers made them battle for it. Playing at […]
Young athletes officially open new James Washington track
By Ray Hamill — Even if most of the competitors were unaware of what it all meant, the local track and field community got to officially celebrate a Humboldt County legend on […]
H-DN athletes compete at non-league Warrior Twilight meet
Del Norte freshman Deken Hanks had a big day on the track to lead the Warriors to a pair of team victories at the Warrior Twilight meet in Crescent City on Friday. […]
Ohlsen leads the Loggers past Red Bluff in tournament play
The Eureka Loggers made it two wins in two days at the Shasta tournament on Wednesday with an 11-2 victory over Red Bluff. Cooper Ohlsen pitched 6.2 strong innings and got plenty […]
Clutch Panthers remain in the hunt for a league crown
The McKinleyville Panthers kept their Big 5 title hopes alive with a pair of much-needed wins against Eureka on Saturday. The Panthers ended a three-game losing skid with 8-1 and 6-5 victories […]
Loggers bounce back with series-opening win at Mack
After dropping their league-opening series to the Arcata Tigers, the Eureka Loggers got a much-needed win at McKinleyville to keep their Big 5 hopes alive on Wednesday. The Loggers won 5-3 and […]
H-DN wrestler qualifies for national tournament in Fargo
At least one local high school wrestler will make the trip from the North Coast to Fargo, North Dakota, for the 16U national tournament this summer, and H-DN fans will be hoping […]
GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Dynamic Nunez a driving force for Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — The best is yet to come from Del Norte’s Lili Nunez, and that’s bad news for the rest of the H-DN. The dynamic junior is coming off a […]
SOFTBALL POLL — Who will win this year’s Big 5?
VOTING HAS ENDED By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 gets under way next week, weather permitting, with a pair of games on Wednesday and two big doubleheaders the following Saturday. And the […]
Exciting race building in local high school golf
Arcata’s Mason Alway is building momentum on the local golf courses after another strong showing in round three of H-DN play on Thursday. Competing at the Eureka Municipal Golf Course, Alway led […]
