Competing on the biggest stage of their lives didn’t seem to intimidate Eureka’s Jamin Guilbert and McKinleyville’s Derek Ray over the weekend. In fact, if anything it inspired them. The two H-DN throwers […]
Longstanding H-DNL record broken as Guilbert and Ray reach state finals
Shanahan still working his magic with the Crusaders
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s baseball has been setting the standard in the North Coast Section for decades and there’s one thing that many of those teams have in common — […]
Northern Humboldt Giants to hold tryouts this week
By Ray Hamill — The Northern Humboldt Giants will hold tryouts for the upcoming American Legion season this weekend at Arcata High School. The Giants are one of three local American Legion […]
Modified Series to visit the Redwood Acres Raceway
The 2023 Redwood Acres Raceway season returns on Saturday after a three-week break, with another busy night of action scheduled. In addition to all five local divisions, the night’s racing will also […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Tigers respond late in thrilling championship
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are the 2023 North Coast Section Division-4 baseball champions after a thrilling comeback at the Arcata Ball Park won Saturday night. The Tigers rallied from […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Crusaders pull away late in Division-6 final
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are North Coast Section champions again after a comfortable victory in Saturday’s Division-6 final at Crusader Field. The SB bats took control of the […]
Letter impresses in Eagles’ season-opening doubleheader
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off a big spring for the Fortuna Huskies, Matt Letter got the American Legion season off to a good start with the Humboldt Eagles 19Us. The Eagles […]
H-DNL teams to open NorCal playoffs on the road
By Ray Hamill — After clinching North Coast Section titles on Saturday, both Arcata and St. Bernard’s will travel for their NorCal baseball playoff openers this coming week. The Tigers received the […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Arcata boys show plenty of fight in NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — With his team trailing late in Saturday’s North Coast Section Division-4 championship game but refusing to throw in the towel, senior Cedar Cline told me this is a […]
Tigers secure NCS title with another walk-off win
By Ray Hamill — A thrilling postseason continued for the Arcata Tigers on Saturday night as they secured a third North Coast Section championship in just six postseasons with a 5-4 win […]
Cal Poly Humboldt women win a third national championship
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s rowing team won a national championship with a perfect score on Saturday. The Lumberjacks won both the Fours Grand Final and Eights Grand Final at the NCAA […]
Crusaders win record 15th NCS baseball championship
By Ray Hamill — The most successful baseball program in the North Coast Section is showing no signs of slowing down. On Saturday afternoon, the St. Bernard’s boys won a record 15th […]
FRIDAY SPORTS ROUNDUP — Warriors lose NCS final; H-DNL athletes shine at state
The Del Norte Warriors saw a memorable season come to an end in softball with a 3-0 loss to Cardinal Newman on Friday evening. The two teams faced off in the North […]
Little 4 schools to face off in D-6 championship game
By Ray Hamill — One Little 4 school will be crowned a North Coast Section champion on Saturday afternoon, the only question is which one. League rivals St. Bernard’s and Ferndale will […]
Last of the Big 5 teams finding ways to win in the NCS
By Ray Hamill — There’s something to be said about playing your best at the business end of the season. After the disappointment of barely losing out in the race for both […]
Dugan throws season-high six innings in Pac-12 tournament appearance
One year after his legendary week with St. Bernard’s in the CIF NorCal playoffs, Stanford freshman Nick Dugan is settling in nicely at the next level. After what has been an up-and-down […]
Saso, Dorsch to play for JC state title in baseball
Here we go again. McKinleyville’s Cameron Saso will compete for a state championship in baseball with the Folsom Lake Falcons for the second straight year, beginning this weekend. The 2020 Mack High […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Track stars lead the way again
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL track and field athletes qualified for this week’s CIF State Championships after a big showing for the league at last weekend’s NCS Meet of Champions. Seniors […]
2023 Humboldt Eagles offense could be their best ever
By Ray Hamill — The season hasn’t even begun yet, but the Humboldt Eagles are already attracting the attention of some college coaches and scouts. The local American Legion club held tryouts […]
A reminder about NCS championship game tickets
By Ray Hamill — Local fans who will be attending either of Saturday’s North Coast Section championship baseball games here in Humboldt County should remember that tickets can only be purchased online […]
