By Ray Hamill — Summer baseball is under way here on the North Coast and that’s reflected in our weekly awards this week. The District 26 tournament season got under way last […]
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Lukens, A’s standing tall
Former Humboldt player hired as new Lumberjacks men’s coach
Less than three weeks after it was announced Chris Tifft was leaving the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball program, the Jacks have hired his replacement. On Friday afternoon, Executive Director of Athletics […]
McKinleyville’s Evans Mechanical wins District Senior League TOC
The local youth baseball postseason tournament season got under way last week with the District 26 Junior and Senior League Tournament of Champions. On Saturday, at Belotti Field in Eureka, the two […]
Lumberjack Iron Camp for high school aged athletes returns this summer
The Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjack Iron Camp will return this summer for local athletes aged 13-18. The camp, which is hosted by legendary Lumberjacks strength and conditioning coach Drew Petersen and his […]
Three Del Norte Warriors named 2025 senior athletes on the year
By Ray Hamill — It was such a good year for Del Norte High sports, it was impossible to single out any one student as a boys senior athlete of the year. […]
Oliver, Ohlsen impress as Eagles push the Crabs in early matchup
A pair of former H-DNL standouts faced off in a pitchers’ duel at the Arcata Ball Park on Wednesday night, as the Humboldt Crabs hosted the Humboldt Eagles in their annual early-summer […]
Eureka Loggers reschedule annual youth skills clinic for June 21
The Eureka Loggers football program has rescheduled its 2025 Youth Skills Clinic and the event will now take place on Saturday, June 21. The clinic is open to players in second through […]
Tigers see late lead slip away, fall in extra innings in NorCal opener
The Arcata Tigers went down battling in their CIF NorCal opener in baseball on Tuesday evening, falling 9-8 in 10 innings at West Valley. Just a few days after they captured the […]
Bravo, Houseworth among the athletes honored at Husky ESPYs
Mariah Bravo and Jake Houseworth were named the Fortuna High Athletes of the Year at the recent Husky ESPYs. The annual event, which honors the school’s senior student-athletes, has quickly become a […]
No slowing down the Eel River A’s at district Junior League TOC
The Eel River A’s capped a perfect spring on the local baseball fields with another dominating win in the district Junior League Tournament of Champions on Saturday. The A’s got the better […]
Arcata’s Collenberg gains valuable experience at CIF state meet
Arcata’s Skyler Collenberg was the lone H-DNL representative at the weekend state championships in track and field in Clovis, as the local season came to an end. The junior standout and school […]
Cal Poly women place second at national rowing championships
Cal Poly Humboldt rowing concluded another memorable season with another memorable performance at the NCAA Division II Rowing Championships on Saturday. The Jacks captured the Varsity 4+ women’s national title and finished […]
Fans show up in big numbers as Humboldt Crabs sweep the Knicks
It was a great start to the new season for the Humboldt Crabs over the weekend, and a great start to the new season for local players and fans. A crowd of […]
No. 7 seeded Arcata Tigers to open NorCal playoffs at West Valley
By Ray Hamill — Two days after their memorable North Coast Section championship win, the Arcata Tigers received a No. 7 seed for this coming week’s NorCal playoffs. Arcata was placed in […]
Brownfield becomes the 11th recruit of the year for CR coaches
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a very busy and productive offseason for College of the Redwoods women’s basketball head coach Bree Northern. This week, Arcata senior Emmerson Brownfield signed her letter […]
Tigers’ NCS title continues impressive recent run for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers did more than just win a North Coast Section championship in baseball on Friday night, they continued a very strong recent tradition in the section […]
Loggers moving on — Seniors commit to college programs
By Ray Hamill — Eureka High School celebrated its senior student-athletes who will be moving on to compete at the collegiate level after graduation on Friday afternoon. At least 10 Loggers will […]
Resilient Tigers no-hit Kennedy in NCS decider, march on to NorCals
By Ray Hamill — Any time you win a North Coast Section title it’s special, but Arcata fans could be forgiven for enjoying this one just a little more. On Friday evening, […]
Jacks remain in contention for national championship after day one
The Jacks remain on course for a fourth national championship in 13 years after the opening day at the NCAA Division-II Rowing Championships in New Jersey. The Cal Poly Humboldt women turned […]
Crabs begin new season with five local players and high hopes
By Ray Hamill — With a new-look ball park and a new-look team, the Humboldt Crabs will kick off the 2025 season this weekend. The local summer collegiate club will host the […]
