By Ray Hamill — As always there’s a lot of competition for this year’s Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year award with several worthy candidates considered. The annual award […]
Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — All-Stars, Howard impress on big stage
By Ray Hamill — It was a big week for several of the local Little League All-Star teams as their season came to an end, as well as for one Humboldt Crabs […]
Orleans players impress at Native American Jr. Nationals tourney
It’s been a good summer for a group of young Orleans basketball players, who have been busy honing their skills ahead of their middle school season next winter. Two AAU teams of […]
Crabs fall short in key series opener against league leaders
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs were unable to take advantage of their opportunities on Friday night, as the Healdsburg Prune Packers won the opening game of a three-game series between […]
Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was another good year for Little 4 girls sports, with several teams and individual athletes all leaving their mark on the H-DNL and beyond. The St. Bernard’s […]
Large local contingent enjoying big summer with Humboldt Crabs
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs have not featured as large a group of local players in recent times as they are this summer, and just about all of them are […]
Crabs manager believes ‘sky’s the limit’ for draft pick Elijah McNeal
By Ray Hamill — Elijah McNeal became the latest Humboldt Crabs player to be taken in the MLB Draft this week, and his manager believes he has a bright future. McNeal, who […]
Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to name the Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys and Girls Athletes of the Year for the 2024/25 school year. And as always, there are several […]
Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was another exciting year of sports action for the Little 4 boys, with several teams and individuals stepping up and showcasing their talents. The Ferndale Wildcats shared […]
Resilient Mack All-Stars enjoy exciting summer despite tourney loss
When the disappointment of Wednesday night’s loss dissipates, the McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars and their fans will look back on the summer as one of the most exciting they have ever enjoyed in […]
Crabs prepare for pivotal series against league-leading Prune Packers
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs are getting ready for what will be one of the biggest weekends of the 2025 season. On Friday night, the local club will open a […]
Mack All-Stars lose a close one to end thrilling summer season
The 2025 McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars season did not lack in excitement. On Wednesday night, with the Section championship and a place in this year’s NorCal state tournament on the line, the young […]
Redwood Empire All-Stars go down fighting, have a bright future
Despite Tuesday’s season-ending loss, it was a memorable and very successful summer for the Redwood Empire 11-year-old All-Stars. The District 26 champs traveled this week to play their Section tournament in Chico […]
Busy summer continues for Mack basketball with upcoming youth camp
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a busy offseason for the McKinleyville boys basketball program and that’s not going to slow down anytime soon. The defending Dick Niclai tournament champions have been […]
Big night for local players as the Crabs dominate Seals Baseball
Several local players enjoyed a big night at the Arcata Ball Park on Tuesday night as the Humboldt Crabs continued to roll. The Crabs welcomed Seals Baseball to the North Coast for […]
Mack All-Stars get set for another big showdown at Section tourney
Here we go again. On Wednesday night, the McKinleyville and West Redding 12-year-old All-Stars will face each other for the second straight night with a place in this year’s NorCal state tournament […]
Mixed fortunes for Mack, RELL All-Stars on exciting night of action
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars avoided elimination for the third straight day and set up a winner-takes-all championship showdown on Wednesday night. On Tuesday in Chico, McKinleyville won an exciting and back-and-forth matchup […]
RELL All-Stars battle back, get set for big rematch against Chico
The Redwood Empire 11-year-old All-Stars are showing a lot of fight this week. After dropping their opening game at the Section tournament in Chico on Saturday, the young RELL players have battled […]
Determined Mack All-Stars avenge earlier defeat; Juniors bow out
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars got the rematch they wanted in their Section tournament on Monday night, and they took full advantage. After dropping their opening game of the tournament to Chico Central […]
ALL-STARS ROUNDUP — Three District 26 teams remain in contention
It was a busy weekend for all four of the District 26 All-Star teams in action, with three of them remaining in contention heading into Monday afternoon. Here on the North Coast, […]
