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
The 2024 Humboldt Sports High School Team of the Year
By Ray Hamill — Winning a league title is always a great accomplishment for any team, while winning a North Coast Section championship is obviously even more so. But nothing compares to […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year is one of the greatest the H-DNL has ever seen. And that’s only half the story. This year […]
McKinleyville All-Stars remain optimistic despite shutout loss
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars lost their opening game at the NorCal state tournament in Madera on Saturday morning, falling 15-0 to Land Park out of Sacramento. It was a disappointing opening game […]
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 […]
Popularity of youth flag football on the rise, nationally and locally
The sport of flag football is on the rise, both locally and at a national and international level. Two weeks before the Humboldt Flag Football League begins its inaugural playoffs, local fans […]
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Arredondo, Giants enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — With the summer baseball season winding down, this week we recognize a Little League standout and a local American Legion team. Our athlete of the week goes to […]
Former Loggers help keep Crabs in the hunt for PEL championship series
Myles Standish got his first start of the summer for the Humboldt Crabs at the Arcata Ball Park on Friday night, as they secured a crucial win to remain in the chase […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the year epitomized what it is to be a great athlete in more ways than one. Not only did […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year
By Ray Hamill — No athlete in the entire H-DNL has achieved more on the sports fields over the past few years than the 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of […]
Crabs avoid sweep, shut out the Packers to remain in PEL chase
Andrew Overland threw five scoreless innings on Thursday night as the Humboldt Crabs got a crucial Pacific Empire League win against the Healdsburg Prune Packers at the Arcata Ball Park. The 6-0 […]
Timeline for announcing our end-of-year high school awards
By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to announce the winners of the Humboldt Sports end-of-year high school awards. Now that the finalists have been announced for all six awards, the winners […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors lead the way in our list of finalists for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year. After a big year […]
McKinleyville All-Stars could get a big boost at state this weekend
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars could be in line for a big boost when they get set to open the NorCal state tournament in Madera on Saturday. The District […]
Local motor sports events canceled due to ongoing wild fires
The Redwood Acres Raceway has been forced to postpone the next scheduled race night of the summer because of CALFIRE’s use of the fairgrounds. The event, which was scheduled for July 27, […]
Redwood Empire All-Stars go down battling in Section tournament
The local Little League All-Star season is down to just one team after the Redwood Empire 11s bowed out of their Section tournament with a gutsy team performance in Yuba City on […]
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 […]
Eagles will carry some momentum into weekend Area tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles are playing some of their best baseball of the summer at an opportune time, as they get set to compete at the 2024 California American […]
Community getting behind the red-hot McKinleyville All-Stars
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars will begin their quest for a NorCal state championship on Saturday morning after securing another Section championship on Monday night. And the players appear ready for the challenge, […]
Local players having a big impact with the Humboldt Crabs
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka Logger Myles Standish is the latest local player to join the Humboldt Crabs for the 2024 season after making his summer debut with the team over […]
