By Ray Hamill — The 2024 local high school football season kicks off later this month and all nine H-DNL varsity teams have reason to feel excited about the upcoming campaign. All […]
The most important early-season games for all nine H-DNL teams
Former Tiger Henry receives prestigious award at Aurora
Former Arcata Tigers standout Avary Henry has been recognized by Aurora University after an impressive career playing golf for the school. An H-DNL champion during her time at Arcata High, Henry recently […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors lead the way in our list of finalists for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year. After a big year […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL is lucky to have some of the very best coaches in the entire North Coast Section, and just like with every other category in our end-of-year […]
‘Team-oriented’ Harper named Big 5 MVP after stellar season
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors set the standard in H-DNL softball this year and junior Carlee Harper set the standard for the Warriors. This week, it was announced that […]
Fraser named MVP of the Big 5 after dominating spring for Mack
By Ray Hamill — Anyone who watched Evan Fraser on the mound this season knows the McKinleyville senior was a force to be reckoned with as a pitcher. But it was what […]
College of the Redwoods to feature all-local, speedy roster in 2024
By Ray Hamill — In her first full year as head coach of the College of the Redwoods volleyball team, Kayla Costello is adding plenty of speed to a roster that will […]
STATE BOUND — Three H-DNL athletes qualify for CIF championships
Three local high school athletes have qualified for the CIF state track and field championships after a strong showing for the H-DNL at this weekend’s North Coast Section Meet of Champions. Competing […]
Stewart leads the way for H-DNL at NCS Division-I championships
Eureka’s Andrew Stewart closed out the 2024 boys golf season with his best showing of the spring at Monday’s North Coast Section Division-I championships. Playing at Tilden Park Golf Course in Berkeley, […]
Pascascio, Collins lead the Big 5 charge at NCS championships
Fortuna senior Russell Pascascio led the way for the Big 5 schools at Saturday’s North Coast Section Redwood Empire track and field championships, as the league had eight top-three finishes at the […]
Three H-DNL players named to Division-4 state team of the year
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL players have been included on the CalHiSports.com Division-4 all-state girls basketball team, which was released on Sunday. The trio includes St. Bernard’s junior Laila Florvilus, who […]
Loggers dominate the field at H-DNL track and field championships
By Ray Hamill — Senior Sequoia Ashby and junior Isabella Claussen led the way on Saturday as the Eureka Loggers cruised to a dominating team victory at the 2024 H-DNL track and […]
Hanks, Harrison lead the Warriors to team victory at McKinleyville
By Ray Hamill — Deken Hanks placed first in all four of his events at the H-DNL track and field championships on Saturday to lead the Del Norte Warriors to a team […]
Big 5 championship remains up in the air after postponements
By Ray Hamill — Put the celebrations on hold. The Del Norte Warriors will have to wait at least two more days before they can claim a second straight outright Big 5 […]
Warriors take care of business, inch closer to Big 5 championship
The top of the lineup rose to the occasion for Del Norte on Wednesday, as the Warriors moved one step closer to a second straight Big 5 title in softball with an […]
Tigers keep Lakin tournament hopes alive with walk-off win
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers aren’t quite done just yet. A disappointing spring for a young Arcata team looked likely to end this week, but a dramatic 3-2 walk-off win over […]
McKinleyville Panthers win four games over busy three days
The McKinleyville girls kept their slender hopes of a Big 5 softball championship alive with a doubleheader sweep at Arcata on Saturday. The Panthers won the opener 6-0 and took game two […]
Panthers seal the deal, secure Big 5 championship without any help
By Ray Hamill — Perhaps the most impressive thing about this year’s Big 5 champions is that they could be even better next year. On Saturday afternoon, the McKinleyville Panthers clinched their […]
H-DNL girls building momentum ahead of league championships
Arcata’s Bella DeCarli continued her impressive spring in track and field with three wins at the fourth H-DNL meet of the season at Fortuna on Wednesday. The standout freshman won both the […]
Whitney leads the way as Tigers close out regular season strong
Arcata senior Nathan Whitney set a pair of PRs on his way to three victories at the fourth and final H-DNL regular-season track and field meet at Fortuna on Wednesday. Whitney was […]
