By Ray Hamill — Ferndale junior Parker Prior has been named Little 4 MVP in baseball after an outstanding season both individually and for his team. Prior played a key role all […]
‘Baseball driven’ standout named 2024 MVP of the Little 4
2024 H-DNL football season now just 90 days away
By Ray Hamill — The 2023/24 high school sports year officially ended for local schools on Thursday when the Ferndale Wildcats bowed out of the NorCal baseball playoffs. An exciting year served […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Young standouts take center stage
By Ray Hamill — A pair of young Del Norte record breakers and a team of young soccer players take center stage this week in our weekly awards. Redwood Elementary School eighth-graders […]
Versatile Medina commits to play for Bisio and the Corsairs
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods continues to be a popular destination for some of the best young basketball players in the area. Earlier this week, Fortuna senior Alfonso Medina […]
Scary ending to Junior TOC final, as SoHum completes perfect season
An outstanding season ended in scary circumstances for the Southern Humboldt Junior Tournament of Champions team last week. The young SoHum players completed an undefeated season with another dominating performance in the […]
St. Bernard’s still kings of the NCS when it comes to baseball
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders may have fallen short in their bid for a third straight North Coast Section championship in baseball this year, but they remain the sport’s […]
Humboldt finishes strong at NorCal mountain biking championships
By Sasha Love, The Pepperbox The NorCal high school mountain bike championships were held on May 19 and the Humboldt Composite team (HCMTB) riders gave it their all on the Six Sigma course. […]
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 […]
Saso to start on the hill for the Crabs on opening night
By Ray Hamill — Former McKinleyville Panther Cameron Saso will get the start on the hill on opening night as he returns for his third season with the Humboldt Crabs. The local […]
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 […]
Steelheads shut out North Valley to win Memorial Day tourney
The Northern Steelheads 10Us continued their impressive run with another tournament championship over the weekend. The local travel baseball club rolled over North Valley 11-0 in the championship game at the Medford Memorial […]
NH Giants to hold tryouts for summer season this weekend
By Ray Hamill — With the high school baseball season winding down, local players are preparing for the summer American Legion season. And with that in mind, the Northern Humboldt Giants will […]
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 […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Ferndale Wildcats get set for biggest test yet
By Ray Hamill — After getting their first-ever state playoff win in baseball, the Ferndale Wildcats will have a quick turnaround. On Tuesday, the Cats rallied from an early deficit for the […]
College of the Redwoods to feature all-local, speedy roster in 2024
By Ray Hamill — In her first full year as head coach of the College of the Redwoods volleyball team, Kayla Costello is adding plenty of speed to a roster that will […]
Coaches convince Lopez to continue his playing career at CR
By Ray Hamill — Eureka senior Jorge Lopez thought he would be done with baseball after high school, but those plans have changed. Earlier this month, the Loggers standout pitcher signed his […]
Local eighth grader qualifies for National Junior High Rodeo Finals
Fortuna’s Kaden Mangrum will join around 1,200 middle schoolers at one of the biggest rodeos in the world after qualifying for this summer’s National Junior High Rodeo Finals in Des Moines, Iowa. […]
South Fork girls overcome the odds, return with a bang in 2024
The South Fork Cubs returned with a bang this year, piecing together an historic season on their way to a first-ever trip to the CIF state NorCal softball playoffs. The Cubs faced […]
Wildcats avenge ’23 playoff loss, advance to NorCal semifinals
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are playing with a lot of belief right now, and that showed once again on Tuesday. One week after they took care of business in […]
NORCAL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS — End of the road for H-DNL teams
All three H-DNL teams involved in the NorCal softball playoffs lost their opening games on Tuesday afternoon to end their seasons. In the Division-4 bracket, the Big 5 champion Del Norte girls […]
