A big year for McKinleyville High School sports continued on Wednesday. With a 9-2 win over rival Arcata at McKinleyville High, the Panthers clinched this year’s Big 5 title outright in baseball, […]
Panthers prevail, top rivals to secure Big 5 title outright
Updated NCS rankings for the HDN baseball and softball teams
By Ray Hamill — With the North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs fast approaching, three of the 18 H-DNL teams are ranked No. 1 in their division, while six others currently […]
Warriors close out strong, sweep L4 doubleheader at St. Bernard’s
To their credit, the Hoopa girls kept battling and took care of what they had to. But they would come up just short in their bid for a Little 4 championship in […]
South Fork girls seal the deal, claim L4 championship outright
South Fork took care of their business in game one of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Ferndale. The Cubs came into their final conference games having already clinched at least a share of this […]
LITTLE 4 BASEBALL — Crusaders notch 20th win; Cats top the Cubs
St. Bernard’s wasn’t supposed to be this dominant this spring. But with the help of three outstanding seniors and a group of young players coming together at the varsity level quicker than […]
Jacks receive the No. 3 seed for tournament, open on Thursday
Freshman Lily Fournier and the Cal Poly Humboldt softball team will carry some momentum into this week’s CCAA Tournament. The Jacks secured qualification for the postseason tourney after splitting four games at […]
HCMBT riders continue their busy spring at Novato races
The Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike Team (HCMBT) traveled to Novato for the third race of the spring season over the weekend, with 16 riders from around the county making the trip. And […]
Crusaders get their busy week under way at University Prep
The Crusaders got a busy week on the baseball fields under way in Redding on Monday, traveling to play University Prep in non-conference action. And it was a disappointing start to the […]
The Kees to victory — Arcata brothers post back-to-back wins
It’s been a difficult season for the Arcata High baseball team, but the Tigers got to celebrate something special on Saturday and something you don’t see every day in high school sports. […]
Panthers bounce back to clinch share of Big 5 title, but want more
Three days after suffering a first conference loss at Eureka, McKinleyville got back to winning ways with a pair of hard-fought wins in two pitchers’ duels on Saturday, and that clinched at […]
Fortuna girls take care of business, keep Big 5 hopes alive
The Fortuna Huskies did what they needed to do to keep their Big 5 softball championship hopes alive on Saturday. Now they must play the waiting game to see if it was […]
Panthers split with Del Norte, clinch at least a co-championship
As expected, the race for this year;’s Big 5 championship will go down to the final day off action. But on Saturday, the field of contenders was narrowed down to two, as […]
Arcata teammates push each other all the way in race for HDN title
Arcata senior Ryzen Miller has been crowned H-DNL champion in boys golf for 2026 after a big week. Miller posted the low score of the day in the penultimate league round at […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Pidgeon, Miller and the Crusaders enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s baseball was crowned outright conference champs this week, while an Arcata High golfer clinched a league title and a Ferndale senior continued his hot streak at […]
Changes announced for this year’s Charles Lakin Tournament
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL postseason Charles Lakin Tournament will get under way on May 12 in baseball and softball. And this year sees a return to the Arcata Ball Park […]
Jacks punch their ticket, end nine-year wait for CCAA tourney spot
Cal Poly Humboldt softball secured its place in the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade after splitting a doubleheader at Stanislaus State on Friday. Playing in their final series […]
Fortuna senior makes college decision, commits to play for Butte
Fortuna’s Macee Marquez will continue her playing career on the college basketball courts after signing her letter of intent to play at Butte College earlier this week. On Tuesday afternoon, the two-time […]
Record-setting senior track star enjoying a season for the ages
By Ray Hamill — Local track and field fans fully expected Skyler Collenberg to finish his high school career strong this spring, but I’m not sure how many of them expected quite […]
Hard-hitting Pidgeon leads Cats past the Warriors in L4 action
With his high school career winding down, Ferndale senior Tanner Pidgeon seems determined to close out with a bang. Pidgeon and his teammates hosted Hoopa in Little 4 baseball action on Thursday […]
Humboldt County youth boxer wins his fight debut in Redding
By Ray Hamill — A local youth boxer enjoyed a successful debut in the ring this past weekend, traveling to Redding to compete at the Shasta April Cool Fights. Angel Torres, who […]
