By Ray Hamill — Get ready 2020, you’ve got a lot to live up to. Because in terms of success for local high school baseball and softball, there never has been a […]
Why Sears is the Pitcher of the Year, and other awards
Local distance star ready for the next challenge
By Ray Hamill — Banana slugs may not be known for their speed, but they are about to get a little faster. Arcata senior Riley Martel-Phillips, who has dominated local high school […]
Cappa has ‘pretty good chance’ to land starting job
Former Humboldt State offensive lineman Alex Cappa, who was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a year ago, is expected to make a big push to land a starting job this fall. […]
Tigers step up on biggest stage of all
By Ray Hamill — This time there was no way back for the McKinleyville Panthers. This time there was no way past Merek Sears. The Arcata junior was outstanding on Wednesday night, […]
Tigers win NCS as memorable season for H-DNL comes to an end
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers had the final say in a memorable season for local prep baseball and softball, knocking off arch rivals McKinleyville 3-0 in the North Coast Section […]
Humboldt mountain bikers impress at state championship
The Humboldt Composite mountain biking team recently closed out the spring season with a strong showing at the state championship race in Tehachapi, placing fifth as a team out of 37 teams […]
Eureka High hosts annual Logger Olympics
Eureka High School recently held its annual Logger Olympics, pitting athletes from different sports against each other in a series of fun and different team events. The big winners on the day […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Mack girls celebrate NCS championship
Tuesday was an historic day for the McKinleyville Panthers, who defeated St. Patrick-St. Vincent 11-1 in the North Coast Section Division-IV softball championship game, and there were plenty of celebrations afterwards, from […]
GALLERY — The Panthers’ big day in pictures
The McKinleyville girls defeated St. Patrick-St. Vincent 11-1 in six innings in the North Coast Section Division-IV championship game on Tuesday. For a full report, see No denying Mack girls on historic […]
No denying Mack girls on historic and thrilling run
By Ray Hamill — It was four years in the making and apparently worth every minute. And after dispatching of St Patrick-St. Vincent in the North Coast Section Division-IV championship game on […]
Panthers complete historic treble
By Ray Hamill — 2019 will be a tough act to follow for H-DNL softball, and in particular the McKinleyville Panthers. On Tuesday evening, the Mack girls completed an historic first-ever treble […]
Who has the edge ahead of NCS title showdown?
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Only this time there’s a little more at stake, a little more pride on the line, and a little piece of history up for […]
Athletes and Team of the Week
By Ray Hamill — I’m not sure we’ve ever had such a pool of standout performances to choose from in one week, both individually and team wise. But two teams stood out […]
H-DNL makes NCS history, and they’re not done yet
By Ray Hamill — This spring will go down as the most successful ever for the H-DNL in North Coast Section baseball and softball. That’s now guaranteed, and the only question is […]
Is this the dawn of a new era for Little 4 softball?
By Ray Hamill — Saturday signaled a new beginning for the Little 4 in softball, and perhaps the dawn of a new era for the conference rivalries. After a decade of looking […]
Benavides-Garb taking his game to HSU
By Ray Hamill — This past week, McKinleyville senior Benicio Benavides-Garb became the latest player from the local Eagles travel team to take his soccer talents to the collegiate level, although he […]
South Fork girls save the best for last
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork girls chose an opportune time to turn in their best performance of the season and left little doubt as to who was the better team […]
Hurst places eighth at state meet
Fortuna senior Katie Hurst closed out a legendary career at the CIF state track and field championships on Saturday. Making her fourth appearance at the prestigious meet, Hurst finished eighth in the […]
‘Hoopa family’ makes history with NCS win
The Warriors are a family on the softball diamond. It’s something they preach constantly and something they believe in. They’re also now history makers, and they are so in large part because […]
Cubs fall to Credo, bid influential seniors farewell
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs said farewell to four seniors and a talented underclassman in bittersweet circumstances on Saturday, as a team for the ages fell 8-3 to Credo […]
