The Del Norte Warriors prepared for league play with a comfortable 16-4 win over South Fork in five innings in Crescent City on Tuesday afternoon. The Del Norte boys had to overcome […]
Warriors top the Cubs as they prepare for league opener
League lead on the line in big Wednesday showdown
By Ray Hamill — Arguably the biggest game of the spring so far will take place at McKinleyville on Wednesday afternoon, with the Big 5 lead up for grabs in softball. The […]
Warriors win again as Wildcats finally open the new season
The Hoopa Warriors continued to roll in softball on Tuesday afternoon, stretching their winning streak to 10 straight with two more league wins. Playing at Ferndale, the Hoopa girls won 18-1 and […]
Mack, Eureka throwers compete at Stanford Invitational
It’s shaping up to be a good year in the throwing events for the McKinleyville Panthers, and the H-DN. Over the weekend, four local high school throwers traveled south to compete at […]
Eureka, Fortuna athletes shine at Enterprise High meet
The Eureka Loggers and Fortuna Huskies combined for 17 top-three finishes in varsity competition at the Jim Deaver Hornet Invite at Enterprise High School over the weekend. The most impressive performance of […]
Two strokes separate top five at Fortuna in closest round yet
Arcata’s Mason Alway and St. Bernard’s Esteban Cervantes tied for the low score of the day in the tightest round of H-DNL boys golf this season at Fortuna’s Redwood Empire Golf & […]
Tigers, Loggers split on opening day at new Arcata field
It took a little longer than anticipated, but the Arcata Tigers finally got to play an official game on their new field on Monday after several setbacks dating back to last spring. […]
Panthers complete series sweep, move into a tie for Big 5 lead
The McKinleyville Panthers moved into a tie with Eureka atop the Big 5 softball standings on Monday after completing a three-game sweep of the Fortuna Huskies. Thanks to some timely hitting and […]
Huskies win big with statement sweep at McKinleyville
The Fortuna bats came to play at McKinleyville on Saturday, as the Huskies posted a pair of statement wins that will have their Big 5 rivals on high alert. After dropping their […]
Warriors enjoy bye in league play with team-bonding trip
The Del Norte Warriors enjoyed a team-bonding trip to Chico over the weekend, as they took full advantage of a bye in league play. Despite having two of their four scheduled games […]
Special Olympics basketball returns to the North Coast
By Ray Hamill — Special Olympics basketball returned to the North Coast on Friday and it was a huge success, according to participants and tournament organizers. Four high school teams traveled to […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies score 38 runs in doubleheader rout
The Fortuna bats came out swinging in a doubleheader at McKinleyville on Saturday, as the Huskies swept both games by scores of 19-2 and 19-9. In other local baseball on Saturday, a […]
Wildcats and Cubs split Little 4 doubleheader
It was definitely a tale of two games at Ferndale on Saturday, as South Fork and Ferndale split a Little 4 doubleheader in baseball. The Cubs won game one 17-3 and the […]
Morris leads the way in league-opening series sweep
Eureka’s Kira Morris was expected to be the most dangerous player in Big 5 softball this spring and she’s more than living up to the billing. The senior standout was outstanding once […]
Mack girls strike late again, go to 2-0 in the Big 5
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers rallied late for the second straight game to go to 2-0 in Big 5 softball. Trailing Fortuna by a run going into the bottom of […]
Red-hot Hoopa Warriors make it eight wins in eight days
The Hoopa Warriors kept rolling with another doubleheader sweep at St. Bernard’s on Saturday, as the defending Little 4 champs got their league campaign off to a successful start. The Warriors took […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big weeks for Colegrove, Eureka track and field
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for a number of local athletes, including Hoopa senior Tatianna Colegrove. The Warriors standout softball player was outstanding both at the plate and […]
Big day for Maples as Crusaders close out tournament play
Sophomore Tyler Maples had a monster day at the plate on Saturday, as St. Bernard’s closed out the Estrella Foothills Wolves Classic tournament with a victory in Arizona. The Crusaders defeated Independence […]
Crusaders split tournament doubleheader in Arizona
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders continued their Arizona road trip with a doubleheader split on the opening day of the Estrella Foothills Wolves Classic on Friday. The Crusaders dropped their tourney opener to […]
Redwood Giants 12Us come out swinging in tournament play
The hard-hitting Redwood Giants 12Us hit eight home runs in four games on the way to a tournament championship at the Perfect Game Spring Slugfest Tournament in Sunnyvale last weekend. The local […]
