By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are Charlie Lakin Tournament champions for the second time after defeating a resilient Hoopa Warriors team in the championship game at the Arcata Sports Complex […]
Eureka girls keep rolling, top Hoopa to win Lakin championship
Mahle, Pesch lead strong showing for Big 5 teams at NCS track meet
Eureka’s Josh Mahle and Emily Pesch each placed first in their events at the North Coast Section Redwood Empire Track and Field Championships at Petaluma High School on Saturday. Mahle had the […]
Looking to make history, Hoopa and Eureka girls have plenty in common
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their first league title in nine years, the Eureka girls will be looking to make some history in the coming weeks, and they’re not the only […]
Familiar programs to face off in Lakin baseball decider
By Ray Hamill — Only two teams have ever won a Charlie Lakin Tournament championship in the brief history of the H-DNL postseason baseball tournament. And the same two teams will face […]
Fortuna’s Norwood commits to CR, will bring defensive intensity
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna to CR connection is alive and well. Last week, Huskies senior Ronnee Norwood signed a letter of commitment to play basketball for the Corsairs, becoming the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Golf, track and baseball all feature this week
By Ray Hamill — Golf, baseball and track and field are all represented in this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. In golf, St. […]
Perseverance pays off as MIST 14Us qualify for national tournament
By Ray Hamill — A never-say-die attitude is paying off for one local softball team, which is getting ready to compete on the biggest stage of all. The Mad River MIST 14U […]
Loggers, Crusaders serve up a pitching classic in Lakin semi
The fans who showed up at the Arcata Ball Park on Thursday night were treated to a pitching classic in the all-Eureka Charlie Lakin Tournament semifinal between the Loggers and St. Bernard’s […]
Hoopa girls rise to the challenge again, edge McKinleyville in exciting semifinal
The Hoopa girls have proven they can compete with any team in the H-DNL, and they’ll get the chance to prove it once again on Saturday night. In Thursday night’s Charlie Lakin […]
Tigers rally late to set up Saturday championship showdown
The Big 5 co-champs will get to face off once more in Saturday’s Charlie Lakin Tournament championship game. In the first of Thursday’s semifinals at the Arcata Ball Park, the Arcata Tigers […]
Loggers shut out the Warriors, advance to Lakin championship
By Ray Hamill — Senior McKenna Beach is closing out her high school career in impressive fashion. Beach has been on fire at the plate recently, and that continued on Thursday evening […]
Kramer leads the local contingent at NCS golf, qualifies for D-1 tourney
St. Bernard’s sophomore Jack Kramer shot a round of 74 to tie for fifth overall at the North Coast Section boys Division-2 golf tournament on Monday. Kramer, who placed second to Eureka’s […]
Warriors coach pays tribute to his senior standouts
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors said farewell to six seniors this week as they closed out the 2022 baseball season, including two starters who played key roles for the […]
Thursday’s Charlie Lakin games get the go-ahead
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced early Thursday afternoon that that the Charlie Lakin Tournament semifinals will go ahead as scheduled. After concerns that the weather would force a postponement of […]
Big fourth inning lifts McKinleyville girls past St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill— The St. Bernard’s Crusaders gave the McKinleyville Panthers all they could handle early on in Wednesday’s Charlie Lakin Tournament opener at the Arcata Sports Complex, but the Big 5 runners-up […]
Loggers top the Cubs, get set for rematch with St. Bernard’s
The Eureka Loggers comfortably took care of business in their Charlie Lakin Tournament opener at the Arcata Ball Park on Wednesday, defeating South Fork 11-1 in five innings. Caden Vance hit a […]
Huskies overcome slow start to beat the Cats in tourney opener
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies overcame a slow start on their way to victory in the opening round of the Charlie Lakin Tournament at the Arcata Ball Park on Wednesday. […]
Warriors win tourney opener to set up big semifinal showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will get another chance to take on Big 5 champs Eureka on Thursday after a comfortable 16-1 win over South Fork in the opening […]
Panthers win two at Fortuna to close out league play
Branson Dobrec led the way at the plate and on the mound as the McKinleyville Panthers closed out the Big 5 with an impressive doubleheader sweep at Fortuna on Tuesday. Dobrec finished […]
Arcata boys make history, advance in NCS tennis
The Arcata Tigers are going where no H-DNL tennis team has ever gone before. The H-DNL champions opened the North Coast Section Division-II playoff tournament with a big win on Tuesday, defeating […]
