By Ray Hamill — Victor Castanada is enjoying life as a Humboldt Crabs player. On Wednesday night, Castanada hit his third home run of the new season as the Crabs defeated the […]
Crabs prevail in all-Humboldt matchup at the Arcata Ball Park
Former Cal Poly standout named new softball head coach at CR
By Ray Hamill — Former Cal Poly Humboldt standout Micaela Harris has been hired as the new College of the Redwoods softball head coach. Harris will replace Megan Valente, who stepped down […]
Junior All-Stars get busy month under way for local Little League
By Ray Hamill — The first of the District 26 All-Star tournaments is down to the final three teams, as a busy month for local Little League begins to heat up. Competing […]
All four Emerald FC teams impress in season-opening tournament
Local travel soccer club Emerald FC kicked off the 2024 season with a successful trip to the recent Memorial Day Tournament in Medford, Ore., with four different teams competing. All four of […]
Redwood Acres Raceway season opener set for Saturday
Better late than never. It was a longer offseason than expected for local racing fans and drivers, but the 2024 Redwood Acres Raceway season finally gets under way this weekend. Mid-City Motor […]
Fraser named MVP of the Big 5 after dominating spring for Mack
By Ray Hamill — Anyone who watched Evan Fraser on the mound this season knows the McKinleyville senior was a force to be reckoned with as a pitcher. But it was what […]
Finck caps impressive high school career with MVP award
By Ray Hamill — There are several reasons the St. Bernard’s Crusaders were able to end an eight-year wait for a Little 4 championship in softball this spring, none more so than […]
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 […]
‘Baseball driven’ standout named 2024 MVP of the Little 4
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 […]
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 […]
