McKinleyville senior Jake Gardner capped a big spring in H-DNL boys golf with his third victory in six rounds on Monday. Competing at the Baywood Golf & Country Club in Arcata, Gardner […]
Gardner crowned H-DNL champion after victory at Baywood
Ferndale Wildcats strike early, take care of business at South Fork
The Ferndale Wildcats scored five runs in the top of the second inning to take control of their game at South Fork on Tuesday. The Cats won the game 9-4, improving to […]
Crusaders top Hoopa, clinch Little 4 championship outright
The Crusaders made it official on Tuesday afternoon. St. Bernard’s traveled to Hoopa for a Little 4 baseball game and won 8-1, securing the conference title outright. The Crusaders had already clinched […]
Plenty on the line over final few days of H-DNL play; tiebreakers set
By Ray Hamill — A busy and pivotal few days for H-DNL baseball and softball got under way on Tuesday with three local games. In baseball, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders clinched the […]
Busy spring for CR football brings new players, new coaches and another ring ceremony
By Ray Hamill — A busy spring for College of the Redwoods football will wrap up this week, as the local community college program gets set to host a scrimmage to close […]
Four Redwoods athletes qualify for track state championships
The College of the Redwoods track and field teams traveled to compete in the NorCal championships at Butte College over the weekend, with four CR athletes advancing to the upcoming state championships. […]
From the Panthers to the Cougars, Watson makes college choice
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville senior Gabby Watson is excited about the next chapter in her playing career, and her new coach is excited to bring her on board. On Friday night, […]
Del Norte overcomes distractions, secures three-peat of B5 titles
Good teams win championships, great programs win three of them in a row. And that’s exactly what the Del Norte girls achieved on the softball fields this spring, as they continue to […]
Warriors split with the Panthers, clinch at least a co-championship
The Del Norte Warriors are Big 5 champs in baseball for the first time since 2014. Now the question is can they clinch the title outright with a win at Eureka in […]
Huskies close out strong against Arcata, play the waiting game
The Fortuna girls did what they had to do on Saturday. Now they must play the waiting game. With a doubleheader sweep over Arcata, the Huskies closed out the Big 5 with […]
Arcata Tigers sweep the Huskies to end five-game skid in Big 5
Some strong pitching and timely hitting lifted the Arcata Tigers to a doubleheader sweep against Fortuna in Big 5 baseball on Saturday. The Tigers won game one 6-1 and followed that with […]
COLLEGE ROUNDUP — Morris gets the win in PacWest final, other former HDN stars shine
It was a good week for several former H-DNL standouts on the college baseball and softball fields, none more so than Eureka’s Kira Morris. The 2023 Eureka High graduate got the win […]
Little 4 MVP named to 2025 CalHiSports all-state team
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s junior Liam Dyer has been honored by CalHiSports. The Little 4 MVP and finalist for Humboldt Sports Player of the Year has been named to the […]
Giacone hoping to cap big spring with a state championship
Former Eureka Logger Jackson Giacone is enjoying a successful spring on the baseball fields playing for Mt. SAC. And he’ll be hoping to cap that with a state JC championship this month. […]
Wheeler one of the many bright spots for a young South Fork team
Sophomore Cody Wheeler is fast establishing himself as a key player on a young South Fork baseball team and turned in another good performance on Thursday. The Cubs welcomed St. Bernard’s to […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — A week to celebrate perfection, a new record and history makers
By Ray Hamill — This week was a memorable one in local high school sports for many reasons. We got the week started with the first perfect game of the season in […]
Ferndale boys shut out Hoopa, say goodbye to two old friends
The Ferndale Wildcats bid farewell to a couple of worthy adversaries on Thursday in a 10-0 win at Hoopa in Little 4 baseball. The Wildcats broke the game open with six runs […]
South Fork Cubs end long wait, clinch Little 4 championship
It’s been a long time coming. On Thursday afternoon, the South Fork Cubs swept a doubleheader of Little 4 games against St. Bernard’s to clinch this year’s Little 4 championship in softball. […]
Crusaders seal the deal, clinch at least a co-championship in Little 4
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders made it official on Thursday, clinching at least a share of this year’s Little 4 championship, as expected. Since taking three of four games against second-placed Ferndale earlier […]
Red-hot Warriors continue to roll, move up to second in conference
The Hoopa Warriors continued their late-season surge in Little 4 softball with a doubleheader sweep over Ferndale in warm conditions in Hoopa on Thursday afternoon. The home team took a hard-fought game […]
