By Ray Hamill — This was one of the toughest calls to make in our six end-of-season awards considering the quality of coaching here on the North Coast right now. But three […]
BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR — Davis makes immediate impact with the smallest B5 school
BOYS TEAM OF THE YEAR — Niclai champs overcome adversity on path to success
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are the 2023/24 Humboldt Sports Boys Basketball Team of the Year. And they are so for multiple reasons. After a somewhat slow start to their […]
Panthers sweep the Huskies in conference-opening doubleheader
The McKinleyville Panthers showcased their championship credentials against the Huskies on Saturday with a dominating opening day in Big 5 baseball. In a doubleheader that was switched to McKinleyville because of the […]
Standish, Loggers prevail at Arcata, go to 2-0 in the Big 5
Eureka’s Sebastian Standish hit a game-winning home run in the top of the seventh inning of game one in Saturday’s baseball doubleheader at Arcata, as the Loggers opened the Big 5 with […]
Tigers, Loggers split exciting Big 5 doubleheader with a pair of 7-6 games
The Tigers and Eureka Loggers got the Big 5 under way with a couple of exciting games at Arcata High School on Saturday. The home team rallied from a late 6-2 deficit […]
Fortuna, McKinleyville girls share the spoils on opening day
If opening day in Big 5 softball was any indication, there’s going to be a lot of parity in the conference this year. At least between the four teams that were in […]
Warriors well positioned for the Big 5 after impressive March run
The Del Norte Warriors will carry plenty of momentum into their Big 5 opener in baseball next week after an impressive pre-conference run. However, they lost their final game at the Hidden […]
GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR — No one can match Tomlin’s incredible success
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue to build for St. Bernard’s Matt Tomlin. Two days after being named CalHiSports Division-4 coach of the year, Tomlin can add the 2023/24 Humboldt Sports […]
GIRLS TEAM OF THE YEAR — State champs in a league of their own
By Ray Hamill — There can be little doubt as to who was the most impressive girls basketball team in the H-DNL this past season. The St. Bernard’s girls not only separated […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders sweep Hoopa on quiet day for local teams
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders improved to 4-0 in the Little 4 after sweeping a doubleheader at Hoopa on Friday afternoon. The Crusaders won game one 6-1 and shut out the home team […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — A big week for Kasso, Eagles and the Steelheads
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for the Northern Humboldt Steelheads, the Mendocino College Eagles and one Ferndale senior in particular. Isaak Kasso turned in the performance of the […]
McKinleyville’s Golightly becomes highest-placing local gymnast in 30 years
McKinleyville’s Lily Golightly is setting a high standard for local gymnastics. Last weekend, Golightly and two of her Redwood Coast Gymnastics Team teammates traveled to Roseville to compete in the level 6-10 […]
More schedule changes announced for Big 5 and Little 4 games
By Ray Hamill — Some more changes to the weekend schedule of Big 5 and Little 4 baseball games were announced on Friday morning. A Friday doubleheader between the South Fork and […]
‘Wave of blue’ inspires Steelheads 13U players to championship
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads 13U completed a hat trick of championships for the travel club with a thrilling come-from-behind win in the final of Sunday’s WCP Arizona Spring Training tournament. After watching […]
Warriors win tournament opener; Little 4 schedule updates
With a bye in conference play this week, the Del Norte Warriors are playing at the Hidden Valley baseball tournament. They opened tournament play on Thursday with a comfortable 9-1 win over […]
Pesch, Ashby lead strong showing for Eureka girls at Fortuna
Eureka’s Emily Pesch and Sequoia Ashby and Arcata’s Bella DeCarli were all multiple winners at Wednesday’s league-opening track and field meet at Fortuna. Ashby led a one-two-three finish for the Eureka girls […]
Kasso shines in league-opening meet; Warriors edge the Tigers
Ferndale senior Isaak Kasso got the new league campaign off to a flying start in H-DNL track and field on Wednesday. Competing at Fortuna, Kasso was the big winner on the day, […]
Complete team baseball leads Steelheads 10s to tournament title
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads 10Us were one of three club teams to win a tournament championship at the weekend WCP Arizona Spring Training tournament. The youngest of the three teams won all […]
Midweek Big 5 baseball and softball openers postponed again
By Ray Hamill — Four scheduled Big 5 openers in baseball and softball have been pushed back again because of the field conditions. All four games are originally scheduled to take place […]
Former H-DNL stars lead Eagles to doubleheader sweep over CR
By Ray Hamill — It was a successful return to the North Coast for some former H-DNL players on Tuesday, as the Mendocino College Eagles swept a softball doubleheader against College of […]
