Ten H-DNL student-athletes have been honored with inclusion on the 2025/26 All-League Sportsmanship Team. The second annual sportsmanship team, which is the brainchild of the HDN Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), was […]
Ten H-DNL student-athletes have been honored with inclusion on the 2025/26 All-League Sportsmanship Team. The second annual sportsmanship team, which is the brainchild of the HDN Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), was […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a challenging year for McKenna Curtis, but the former two-time Big 5 MVP believes the adversity she has faced since graduating high school two years ago […]
It was a tough day for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Friday, as all three local schools in action lost their quarterfinals. Despite being the top […]
By Ray Hamill — The first round of the North Coast Section baseball playoffs were not kind to the H-DNL, with just two teams remaining in contention for a Section championship. The […]
Fortuna junior Addison Burgess and Arcata senior Skyler Collenberg led the H-DNL charge at the weekend North Coast Section Redwood Empire track and field championships. Burgess set a PR on her way […]
NCS BASEBALL SCHEDULE TUESDAY Division 5 (13) St. Patrick-St. Vincent 7, (4) Ferndale 3 WEDNESDAY Division 2 (1) McKinleyville 2, (16) California 1 (2) Northgate 11, (15) Eureka 1 Division 4 (5) […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section brackets and seeds for the baseball and softball playoffs were announced early Sunday afternoon, and it brought good news for the H-DNL teams. As […]
Here we go again. For the third straight year, McKinleyville and Eureka will face off for the Charles Lakin baseball tournament championship at the Arcata Ball Park on Friday night. Both schools […]
The Eureka Loggers will carry plenty of momentum into this week’s North Coast Section postseason after claiming 11 individual and a pair of team titles at the H-DNL Championships. The top high […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The hottest team in the H-DNL will carry plenty of momentum into this year’s Charles Lakin Tournament. On Wednesday the Eureka Loggers stretched their winning streak to seven straight in baseball with […]
This year’s Big 5 was everything we expected as the race for the championship went down to the final day of action. In one of the most competitive Big 5s we’ve seen […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]