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 […]
Coaches convince Lopez to continue his playing career at CR
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 […]
Goodrich enjoys big day at Coast League track and field championships
The Coast League track and field season recently concluded with the league championships at Fortuna Elementary School. And it proved to be a good day for the Academy of the Redwoods team […]
Four H-DNL teams qualify for state baseball/softball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big week of state playoff action in baseball and softball, with four H-DNL teams included in the NorCal tournament brackets. And three of them […]
Crusaders go down battling in NCS, as they wait to see if they advance
Whether they qualify for this year’s CIF NorCal state softball playoffs or not, it has been a memorable postseason run for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders. And their success is something Crusaders fans […]
Warriors play the waiting game, but it’s looking good for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — Losing a North Coast Section championship game is never easy, and losing them in back-to-back years is even tougher. But the Del Norte girls are hoping to get […]
Franklin getting ready for a new challenge on the college fields
By Ray Hamill — Drew Franklin enjoyed a very successful career during his time playing baseball for the Fortuna Huskies, and now he’s hoping to do the same at College of the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big week for Shanahan, Steinruck and the Wildcats
By Ray Hamill — One high school senior saved her best for last with one of her most dominating performances ever in her final high school sports appearance. And that makes her […]
Tough day for the H-DNL, as Del Norte, SB lose one-run NCS finals
The Del Norte Warriors and St. Bernard’s Crusaders both lost by just one run in their North Coast Section softball championship games on Friday. The Warriors, who lost an NCS final for […]
Shanahan sets new PR, leads H-DNL charge at state meet
St. Bernard’s senior Madelyn Shanahan closed out an outstanding high school career in sports with an impressive showing at the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High School in Clovis […]
A&I Roofing shuts out Arcata in Senior TOC championship game
McKinleyville Little League got a busy summer tournament season off to a winning start on Thursday night, as the association’s A&I Roofing team won the District 26 Senior League Tournament of Champions. […]
Former CR athletes continue to shine at four-year programs
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods track and field and cross country head coach Reed Elmore is clearly doing something right. Few community college programs around the state do a […]
Redwoods football gets Grizzly Bowl rematch in home opener
By Ray Hamill — A rematch with the team they hammered in last year’s Grizzly Bowl is one of the highlights of the 2024 Corsairs football schedule, which was recently finalized. Last […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Ferndale players enjoy big year in NCS
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are getting used to this. On Wednesday evening the school won its third North Coast Section championship of the year when the Wildcats baseball team […]
Youth basketball takes center stage at county-wide Humboldt Wild tournament
The strength of local youth basketball was on full display here on the North Coast this past weekend. And it was on display all across the county. The annual Humboldt Wild Battle […]
Motivated Wildcats take care of unfinished business with NCS win
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section Division-6 baseball championship will remain in Humboldt county for the third straight year, it’s just switching schools. On Wednesday evening, a determined Wildcats team […]
Poor start proves costly for Panthers, as memorable season ends
A memorable and very successful season for the McKinleyville Panthers ended on Wednesday, as the Big 5 champs bowed out of the North Coast Section Division-4 playoffs with a 4-1 loss at […]
