By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers aren’t shying away from expectations in softball this season. Nor should they. With just about everyone back from last year’s 18-9 squad, the Panthers could […]
Experienced Panthers embrace high expectations this season
Young Crusaders eager to compete for Little 4
By Ray Hamill — With just three seniors and a pair of juniors on hand, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders will feature a young lineup in softball this spring. But that doesn’t mean […]
Eureka bats come out firing at Lower Lake
The Loggers had a big day at the plate in a softball doubleheader at Lower Lake on Tuesday, winning both games by scores of 12-8 and 12-0. Alexa Moorehouse pitched the two […]
Defense will be key for Fortuna girls in 2019
By Ray Hamill — Defense is going to be key for the Fortuna Huskies in softball this spring. The Fortuna girls got the season off to a flying start with a 16-6 […]
Ferndale Mustangs enjoy a season for the ages
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good year for Ferndale youth sports. In the fall, Ferndale’s AAA team won a Six Rivers Youth Football championship, and the area followed that up […]
Double-double average propels Murphy to all-star team
Former Eureka Logger Kaylee Murphy has been named to the Association of Division III Independents First Team after a stellar freshman campaign playing basketball at UC Santa Cruz. Murphy, who graduated Eureka […]
Arcata boys win again in H-DNL tennis
The Arcata boys tennis team improved to 3-0 in the Humboldt-Del Norte League with another dominating win on Monday. The Tigers won all nine matches at Ferndale, with Leo Janzen defeating Ben […]
Big statement of intent for CR, local stars
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans are well aware of what a talented basketball player Isaac Puzz is. What they might not know, however, is that he’s apparently a pretty good […]
Hard working Ruiz wins thrilling pitchers’ duel in L4 opener
If opening night in the Little 4 was anything to go by, it could be a very enjoyable spring for the league. In a game that was brought forward a few weeks […]
Former Logger teammates among all-conference GVC selections
By Ray Hamill — Five College of the Redwoods basketball players have been honored on the Golden Valley Conference all-league teams, along with another former H-DNL standout. Logan Thrap, a St. Bernard’s […]
Arcata High sports fields remain a hot topic ahead of board’s vote
By Ray Hamill — Spending $8 million to host one varsity sporting event annually is what the Northern Humboldt Union Board of Trustees is being accused of proposing, and it’s not sitting […]
Humboldt State women get seven seed for NCAA
The Humboldt State women’s basketball team is going dancing. On Sunday night, the Jacks were included in the eight-team West Region field, earning the No. 7 seed for the prestigious tourney, which […]
Competition for places a good thing for the Tigers
By Ray Hamill — Complacency should not be a problem for the Arcata Tigers this spring. Heading into the new baseball season, there is competition for starting places across the board, with […]
Solid marks for Redwoods at Chico State
The Corsairs enjoyed some impressive marks at the Highlight Wildcat Relays at Chico State on Saturday. Leading the way was Tana Liona, who placed third in the 110 meter hurdles. Liona finished […]
Sophomore bats, strong defense set the tone for Huskies
It was a typical opener in some ways, and a very impressive start in others, as the Fortuna Huskies began the 2019 softball season at Middletown on Friday. The Huskies won the […]
Corsairs fall to San Jose in softball
The good news for the Corsairs on Saturday is that they did manage to get in a softball game. The bad news is they continued to struggle in a 14-0 loss at […]
H-DNL all-league basketball selections announced
By Ray Hamill — The 2018/19 H-DNL all-league selections in basketball were released on Saturday, honoring the best local players from this season. No surprises among the MVPs, with Del Norte’s Kaleya […]
Prep Roundup — Pitching, defense lead Crusaders past Middletown
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders got the season off to an impressive start on Friday night, with some solid pitching and solid defense highlighting a 2-0 win over Middletown at Bomber Field in […]
Loggers have lots of pitching, potential in 2019
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say no local baseball team will have more pitching than the Eureka Loggers this spring. They almost have an entire roster of them. At an […]
Fundamentals will be key for Hoopa baseball
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are preaching baseball fundamentals this season, and if they can actually get outside to practice at some stage, they may be able to put them […]
