The defending Charles Lakin Tournament champs kept their hopes of a second straight championship alive with a comfortable win in their tourney opener on Tuesday night. The Fortuna Huskies, who placed second […]
Huskies march on in Lakin play, as Cats close out their season
Changes announced for Charles Lakin Tournament schedule
Two changes have been announced to the schedule for this week’s Charles Lakin Tournaments. The H-DNL postseason baseball and softball tournaments are taking place in Arcata this week after getting under way […]
Dates announced for Lumberjack Iron Camp for 12- to 18-year-olds
The Lumberjack Iron Camp is returning to Cal Poly Humboldt this summer and will take place from June 29 to July 31. The popular strength and conditioning summer program will be open […]
Warriors return to winning ways, top the Cats in tournament action
The Del Norte bats rediscovered their touch at an opportune time. After posting back-to-back shutout losses in their final two regular season games, the Warriors opened the postseason with an 11-3 win […]
Loggers overcome defensively sound Cubs in Lakin opener
A pair of sophomores led the way for the Big 5’s No. 2 seeds in Tuesday’s Charles Lakin Tournament opener, as the Eureka Loggers continued to roll. The hottest team in the […]
Updated Charles Lakin Tournament results/schedule
2026 Charles Lakin Softball Tournament Tuesday Eureka 6, Hoopa 4 Fortuna 13, Ferndale 3 Thursday Fortuna 13, South Fork 12 Eureka 6, McKinleyville 4 Friday Championship game, Eureka 14, Fortuna 7 2026 […]
Loggers finish strong, advance to Lakin tournament semifinals
The last team to qualify for this year’s Charles Lakin Tournament has advanced to Thursday’s semifinal round. After placing fourth in the Big 5, the Eureka Loggers thought their hopes of a […]
Local coaches join Crabs staff for the 2026 summer season
By Ray Hamill — A new era for the Humboldt Crabs begins later this month, with former player and assistant coach Jeff Giacomini taking over as club manager after Robin Guiver stepped […]
CR’s Talty joins four-year program, while Gossi commits to local JC
By Ray Hamill — A productive offseason continued for head coach Bree Northern and the College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team this week. Sophomore guard Nora Talty officially announced she is […]
McKinleyville girls answer the call in competitive Big 5 conference
By Ray Hamill — When all was said and done, the Panthers left no doubt as to who was the best team in this year’s Big 5. In what was one of […]
Young Crusaders gain some valuable experience in 2026
A challenging softball season for St. Bernard’s closed out on Friday, but a sizable contingent of young players will benefit from the experience they gained this year. The Crusaders won just two […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Shepherd, Panthers enjoy pennant-winning weeks
By Ray Hamill — A pair of conference championship teams feature in our weekly awards this week, including a couple of MVP candidates. In baseball, the McKinleyville Panthers clinched the Big 5 […]
Panthers win battle of conference champions at McKinleyville
By Ray Hamill — On Friday, Tate Saso showed us why he is one of the frontrunners for this year’s Big 5 MVP, and the McKinleyville Panthers gave us a timely reminder […]
Jacks get first postseason win since 2017, but fall to top seeds to end their season
A memorable season for the Cal Poly Humboldt softball team concluded on Friday, as the Jacks lost 4-3 to No. 1 seed Cal State San Marcos at the CCAA Tournament in Hayward. […]
Warriors to host HDN track and field championships on Saturday
The 2026 H-DNL track and field championships will take place on Saturday at Del Norte High School. The best local track athletes will be on hand as they try to qualify for […]
Wildcats, Cubs close out Little 4 in wild, high-scoring game
The Ferndale Wildcats withstood a late rally by the Cubs on the way to closing out conference play with a 14-13 win in Miranda on Thursday afternoon. After scoring eight runs in […]
Charles Lakin Tournament schedule finalized
By Ray Hamill — The schedule for next week’s Charles Lakin Tournament has been finalized after the completion of league play on Thursday. The H-DNL postseason tournament for baseball and softball gets […]
Big 5 softball team unable to play in Lakin tournament
By Ray Hamill — A good season for the Eureka softball team got even better on Friday. After going winless in 2025, the Eureka girls have enjoyed a much more competitive season […]
Cal Poly Humboldt names new men’s wrestling coach
Cal Poly Humboldt athletics has announced the hiring of Anthony Mancini as the new head coach of the men’s wrestling program. Mancini replaces the departed Lennie Zalesky, who stepped down earlier this […]
Humboldt Eagles to hold two days of tryouts later this month
By Ray Hamill — With summer baseball just around the corner, the Humboldt Eagles will hold tryouts for their 2026 teams beginning on May 17. The local American Legion club will field […]
