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 […]
GIRLS TEAM OF THE YEAR — State champs in a league of their own
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 […]
Corsairs, Eagles ‘Play for Boo’ in annual Pink Memorial Game
When College of the Redwoods and Mendocino College meet in softball, it’s about more than the games. The two rival colleges played a conference doubleheader at Bear River on Tuesday and before […]
Steelheads prevail in Arizona heat with thrilling championship win
It was a “Steelheads party” in Arizona over the weekend, as the local travel baseball club won three championships at the WCP Arizona Spring Training tournament. The club’s 10Us, 11Us and 13Us […]
Jack Norton Elementary, the little school that could
With just 18 kids in the entire school, Jack Norton Elementary recently stunned the field at the 55th annual Jaycees Basketball Tournament in Crescent City. The Hoopa school took home the B-2 […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Wildcats remain unbeaten; Panthers fall to Ukiah
The Ferndale Wildcats posted their second one-run win over a Big 5 team on Tuesday, defeating Del Norte 3-2 at Ferndale. The victory keeps the impressive Wildcats undefeated on the season, as […]
Arcata boys, Eureka girls prevail in wet conditions at McKinleyville
The wet conditions didn’t prevent the H-DNL teams form competing at the annual early-season Panther Relays in track and field at McKinleyville High School on Saturday. And the rain didn’t dampen the […]
Local swim club preparing for big year, as locals advance to regional meet
By Ray Hamill — 2024 is expected to be a big year for the Humboldt Swim Club and two of the club’s swimmers are already living up to those expectations. Huck Russell […]
Dugan gets first save of the season after switching to the bullpen
A change in roles hasn’t slowed Nick Dugan down much. On Sunday, the former St. Bernard’s standout, who is a sophomore with the Stanford Cardinal, recorded his first save of the season […]
Kramer leads the way after three rounds of league play in boys golf
St. Bernard’s Jack Kramer took over sole possession of the league lead in H-DNL boys golf with a four-stroke victory in round three of league play on Monday. Competing at Del Norte, […]
