The Humboldt Eagles 19Us defeated Napa Valley 6-2 at the American Legion Area Tournament in Fairfield on Saturday, but it wasn’t quite enough to see them advance to the semifinals. After dropping […]
Humboldt Eagles top Napa Valley in season finale
Crabs take series opener against the Admirals
The Humboldt Crabs overcame a late deficit with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as they opened a three-game weekend series against the Bay Area Admirals with a 6-4 […]
Young Mack All-Stars win big in Section Tournament opener
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 8-10 All-Stars have been putting up plenty of runs this summer and that continued to be the case on Friday. Playing their opening game at the […]
Eagles 19Us suffer disappointing loss at Area Tournament
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us face an uphill battle to keep their postseason going after a heartbreaking 12-11 loss to Yolo Post 77 at the American Legion Area Tournament in Fairfield on Friday. […]
Homecoming for Bell as Blue Lake debuts new fight night
By Ray Hamill — A busy month of local MMA action continues this weekend, as legendary local fighter Cass Bell gets set to fight in his native county for the first time […]
Former Humboldt Crabs players chosen in this week’s MLB Draft
By Ray Hamill — Two former Humboldt Crabs players were drafted this week in the 2023 MLB Draft. Josh Mollerus, who played for the local club in 2019, was taken by the […]
McKinleyville 12s shut out Chico in Section tournament opener
Hudson Kapko continued to impress on the mound and Carson Hicks and Cabella Carper each hit a home run, as the McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars got the Section tournament off to a winning […]
Eagles 19Us drop their playoff opener in extra innings
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us opened the American Legion postseason with a one-run loss to Petaluma in Fairfield on Thursday, falling 4-3 in eight innings. The Eagles now must win their next two […]
Crabs pitching continues to impress, as big test awaits this weekend
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs will welcome some old friends with a new name to the Arcata Ball Park this weekend. Formerly known as the West Coast Kings, the newly […]
Former Big 4 MVP joins Division-I Lindenwood University
By Ray Hamill — Former H-DNL standout Anthony Slayton is adjusting to some new surroundings and a new team this summer, but he’s relishing another challenge. The 2019 Big 4 co-Defensive MVP […]
Two local players included on the CalHiSports all-state teams
A pair of H-DNL players have been included on the CalHiSports All-State Baseball Teams. Seniors Tyler Dimmick of St. Bernard’s and Cole Ayala of Fortuna were both honored on the teams, which […]
High-scoring Crabs take two from the Anchors
The red-hot Humboldt Crabs swept a two-game midweek series against the Alameda Anchors at the Arcata Ball Park this week. The Crabs won game one 18-1 on Tuesday and followed that with […]
Local All-Star and Legion teams get set for tournaments
By Ray Hamill — The local Little League all-star district champions will all be back in action this week, as will the district American Legion clubs, as the summer baseball season heats […]
Local coach to appear on popular Food Network show
By Ray Hamill — When he’s not cooking up a game plan for the Fortuna football team, head coach Mike Benbow enjoys spending time in his kitchen cooking food. But he never […]
A ‘thrilling development’ as former player joins CR coaching staff
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will welcome back an old friend for next season after head coach Ryan Bisio announced that Zac Claus has joined the coaching staff of […]
Eagles tournament wraps up after a busy few days
An action packed and busy few days at the Humboldt Eagles tournament closed out on Sunday. The touring WBS Colts Red team won the 19U championship with a 5-2 win over Eugene […]
Crabs remain hot, get set for Bay Area teams
With 10 wins in their last 11 games, the Humboldt Crabs will welcome a pair of Bay Area teams to the Arcata Ball Park this week. First up, on Tuesday and Wednesday […]
Miller wins his third straight Firecracker 100
David Miller clearly enjoys the Firecracker 100. The veteran driver from Coquille, Oregon, made it three straight wins in the annual late models race at the Redwood Acres Raceway on Saturday night. […]
Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year — Morris more than a softball star for Eureka
By Ray Hamill — Concordia University softball is getting a star player and an even better person, and the Eureka Loggers are losing arguably one of the best athletes they’ve seen in […]
Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year — A record-setting year to remember
By Ray Hamill — Arguably this was the closest of all of our high school awards categories this year, with little to separate the top three contenders. But when you’re one of […]
