It was over a quarter century in the making, but last week a former H-DNL player and coach and a Humboldt Crabs Hall of Famer reached a rare career milestone. Al Brisack, […]
Former Crusader and Crabs Hall of Famer notches 500th career win
Impressive JVs paint bright future for Eureka Loggers softball
It’s shaping up to be a breakthrough season for Eureka High softball in more ways than one. After managing just two wins over the past two springs combined, the Eureka varsity team […]
Little to separate McKinleyville, Eureka in conference tune-up
Tuesday’s non-conference game at Eureka showcased just how competitive this year’s Big 5 conference in softball should be. The new league season gets under way this weekend and all five schools look […]
Six golfers within 10 strokes at the top of the league standings
Parity is alive and well in H-DNL boys golf. Halfway through the 2026 league campaign, just 10 strokes separate the top six golfers in the season standings, with five different schools represented […]
LITTLE 4 BASEBALL — Crusaders, Cubs win conference openers
A pair of young pitchers stepped up in the biggest game of the year so far in the H-DNL on Tuesday, as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders won a battle of unbeaten teams […]
LITTLE 4 SOFTBALL — Cats sweep St. Bernard’s; Cubs, Warriors split
The Little 4 got under way in softball with four games on Tuesday, and it was a good opening day for the Ferndale girls. The Wildcats welcomed St. Bernard’s to Ferndale High […]
Florvilus, Gonzalez enjoy big days at Cal Poly Humboldt Invitational
It was a good day for some former H-DNL athletes at Saturday’s Cal Poly Humboldt Invitational at the Redwood Bowl. The meet featured five colleges, including Chico State, and saw the return […]
COLLEGE SOFTBALL — Redwoods, Humboldt split weekend conference games
It was a good weekend for the two local college softball teams, as the College of the Redwoods women got their first conference wins and Cal Poly Humboldt split a four-game series […]
Lassen sweeps Redwoods in three-game weekend series
Redwoods baseball let a golden opportunity slip away in game two of a three-game weekend baseball series at Lassen. The CR men opened the series with a 9-1 loss, before dropping game […]
Starkey leads the way as Warriors win two of three at Hidden Valley
Kanyon Starkey enjoyed a good weekend for Del Norte at the Hidden Valley baseball tournament, as the Warriors closed out their pre-conference schedule with two wins in three tourney games. The Warriors […]
Loggers drop two at Ukiah, get set for final conference tune-up
The Eureka Loggers will close out their pre-conference schedule in softball with a game at home against Big 5 rival McKinleyville on Tuesday, as they look to make some noise in this […]
St. Bernard’s Dyer named 2025/26 Humboldt Sports Player of the Year
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue for St. Bernard’s senior Liam Dyer after his outstanding final season on the high school courts. The Crusaders standout beat out a deep pool of […]
Wolford sisters cap memorable careers with player of the year honors
By Ray Hamill — Arcata seniors Tae and Mae Wolford closed out very impressive high school careers on the basketball court with memorable seasons. The twin sisters helped lead the Tigers to […]
McKinleyville Panthers feature heavily in end-of-season awards
By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable winter on the basketball courts for the McKinleyville Panthers, and that’s reflected in the Humboldt Sports end-of-season awards. The smallest school in the conference […]
Tigers secure awards sweep after a dominating winter on the courts
By Ray Hamill — The best team in the H-DNL this past winter has swept the Humboldt Sports end-of-season basketball awards. Arcata’s Tae and Mae Wolford have been named our girls co-players […]
Huskies rally late to beat Windsor, go to 11-0 ahead of Big 5 opener
It’s been an impressive opening month to the local high school softball season for the Fortuna Huskies, as they get set to turn their attention to this year’s Big 5 and the […]
Ferndale girls get back to winning ways, dominate at Calistoga
The Wildcats got back to winning ways on Saturday, sweeping a softball doubleheader at Calistoga to cap off an impressive pre-conference schedule for the team. Two days after suffering their first loss […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Hinrichs, Sanchez and the Huskies enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — A pair of seniors that have started their respective seasons strong feature in this week’s awards, and one of them features twice. Fortuna’s Isabel Sanchez has impressed through […]
Seniors and freshmen step up as Crusaders sweep the Tigers
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will carry plenty of momentum into what will be a huge week for the team next week. On Friday, the St. Bernard’s boys welcomed Arcata to […]
Panthers surrender late lead to Windsor as errors prove costly
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers let a late five-run lead slip away against Windsor on Friday afternoon, falling 8-6 in non-conference softball. The visiting Jaguars battled for all seven innings, scoring […]
