By Ray Hamill — Two teams stand out above all others this week after a big showing for each of them at their respective Little League district tournaments. The McKinleyville and Redwood […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — All-Stars take center stage
Strong pitching, home runs lead Eagles 19Us to victory
The Humboldt Eagles rallied from an early deficit to pull out a 6-4 win over Headfirst Honors on opening day at the Reno tournament on Friday. The local 19U American Legion baseball […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Dixon hits grand slam in Reno
Jared Dixon is enjoying an outstanding year on the baseball fields, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down any. After a big spring playing for the Del Norte Warriors, the soon-to-be […]
Dominating Mack All-Stars clinch district championship
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville All-Stars are district champions. On Wednesday night, the Mack players capped a big week at the local 8-9-10s tournament in Arcata with another big showing, getting […]
RELL All-Stars continue to roll at district tourneys
By Ray Hamill — It was a good night for the Redwood Empire Little League all-stars on Tuesday. At McKinleyville, the 11s defeated the host team 13-3 in their district championship game, […]
76ers halt Eagles’ surge in 19U Legion baseball
The Southern Humboldt 76ers beat the Humboldt Eagles 5-1 in 19U American Legion baseball at Newburg Park on Tuesday night, ending their rivals’ five-game winning streak. The 76ers took the lead with […]
FC Athleticos claim Humboldt Champions League cup
By Jake Knoeller For HumboldtSports.com (Jake Knoeller is an Arcata High graduate who will be attending Humboldt State and studying journalism. This summer, he will be contributing some stories to HumboldtSports.com.) The […]
Legends of the Redwoods to feature two main events and big payout
The Legends division will take center stage at the Redwood Acres Raceway in September, with the biggest race the division has seen in its five years competing at the local track. The […]
District Little League all-star tournaments heating up
The McKinleyville all-stars reached a couple of championship games with big wins at their respective district tournaments on Monday night. In Arcata, the Mack 8-9-10s got the better of the host team […]
Eagles 19Us close out Medford tourney undefeated
The Humboldt Eagles 19U American Legion team closed out a successful weekend at the Medford tournament with a fifth win in four days on Sunday. The red-hot birds got the better of […]
Giants win two more, take tournament championship
The Northern Humboldt Giants continued to roll in American Legion baseball on Sunday, winning two more games to take the championship at their own tournament. The three-day event featured 11 teams and […]
District Little League all-star tournaments get under way
By Ray Hamill — Two District Little League all-star tournaments got under way in Humboldt County on Saturday, with three games split between Arcata and McKinleyville. At Hiller Park in McKinleyville, the […]
Legion tourney brings top teams to Humboldt on busy weekend
By Ray Hamill — There’s no shortage of baseball action around the county this weekend. In addition to the two district Little League all-star tournaments that got under way on Saturday, the […]
The Birds are Hot! — Eagles stretch winning streak to four
Playing in 110 degree weather hasn’t prevented the Humboldt Eagles 19Us from putting together their most impressive run of the season. The local American Legion club stretched its winning streak to four […]
Fischel stays hot as Crabs open road trip with a win
The Humboldt Crabs opened a three-game stand in San Luis Obispo with an 8-3 win over the Blues on Friday night. Former Eureka Logger Ethan Fischel continued his big week at the […]
Giants keep rolling, open tourney play with two more wins
The Northern Humboldt Giants continued their impressive summer with two more wins in American Legion baseball action on Friday. The Giants opened their own 11-team, 17U tournament with a 5-3 victory over […]
Valdez and Schoenhofer return to St. Bernard’s
After a year in charge at Hoopa Valley, local basketball legend Augie Valdez is returning to St. Bernard’s to take over as girls basketball coach. Valdez, who has been hired as the […]
HSU coach believes Nelson has the talent and maturity to succeed with the Jacks
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State men’s basketball head coach Tae Norwood says the addition of Thomas Nelson has nothing to do with the fact he’s a local star. Nelson, an Arcata […]
Eagles 19Us trending in the right direction with impressive win
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us held on for an impressive win in American Legion baseball action on Thursday on opening night at the Medford tournament. The Eagles overcame a two-run deficit with runs […]
Community showcases its support for local wrestlers
By Ray Hamill — Earlier this month, outgoing Eureka High seniors Kelli Johnston and Slate Delsman were both named to the California state wrestling team that will compete in a national freestyle […]