By Ray Hamill — When you win a national championship, you deserve to be named a Humboldt Sports Athlete of the Week. And that’s the case this week for a pair of […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Hard work pays off for national champs
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — H-DN teams close out tourney play at Shasta
The four local teams competing at the Shasta tournament went undefeated on the final day of action on Thursday. The Eureka Loggers and Arcata Tigers capped an impressive showing in Redding as […]
Former Loggers crowned national champs in cheerleading
A pair of former Eureka Loggers have been crowned national champions in cheerleading while competing for Lindenwood University out of Missouri. Connor Brogan, a 2019 Eureka High graduate, and KyleeAnna Zink-Clinton, who […]
Ohlsen leads the Loggers past Red Bluff in tournament play
The Eureka Loggers made it two wins in two days at the Shasta tournament on Wednesday with an 11-2 victory over Red Bluff. Cooper Ohlsen pitched 6.2 strong innings and got plenty […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Mixed fortunes for H-DN teams at Shasta
Two of the four H-DN teams in action at the Shasta tournament opened with a victory on Tuesday. The Eureka Loggers rebounded from a disappointing Saturday in the Big 5 to beat […]
Clutch Panthers remain in the hunt for a league crown
The McKinleyville Panthers kept their Big 5 title hopes alive with a pair of much-needed wins against Eureka on Saturday. The Panthers ended a three-game losing skid with 8-1 and 6-5 victories […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Morris, Hartwell and the Huskies stand out
By Ray Hamill — There are good weeks and there are really good weeks, and when the latter rolls around it’s a whole lot easier to pick our Athletes and Team of […]
Loggers pull away late in key B5 showdown at McKinleyville
The Eureka Loggers took over sole possession of first place in the Big 5 with a 5-1 win at McKinleyville on Wednesday afternoon. The game was close throughout and tied 1-1 heading […]
Loggers bounce back with series-opening win at Mack
After dropping their league-opening series to the Arcata Tigers, the Eureka Loggers got a much-needed win at McKinleyville to keep their Big 5 hopes alive on Wednesday. The Loggers won 5-3 and […]
Mack, Eureka throwers compete at Stanford Invitational
It’s shaping up to be a good year in the throwing events for the McKinleyville Panthers, and the H-DN. Over the weekend, four local high school throwers traveled south to compete at […]
Eureka, Fortuna athletes shine at Enterprise High meet
The Eureka Loggers and Fortuna Huskies combined for 17 top-three finishes in varsity competition at the Jim Deaver Hornet Invite at Enterprise High School over the weekend. The most impressive performance of […]
Tigers, Loggers split on opening day at new Arcata field
It took a little longer than anticipated, but the Arcata Tigers finally got to play an official game on their new field on Monday after several setbacks dating back to last spring. […]
Morris leads the way in league-opening series sweep
Eureka’s Kira Morris was expected to be the most dangerous player in Big 5 softball this spring and she’s more than living up to the billing. The senior standout was outstanding once […]
Eureka athletes getting excited about their new home
The wait is almost over. Later this year, the Eureka Loggers will finally open their new Jay Willard Gymnasium, which is expected to be competed during the summer. And several of the […]
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Panthers win their Big 5 openers
The Eureka Loggers began the defense of their league title with a victory at Arcata on Wednesday, beating the Tigers 9-5. Also in action on opening day, the McKinleyville Panthers won a […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers win at Eureka; Panthers prevail against Fortuna
McKinleyville and Arcata got the Big 5 off to a winning start on Wednesday, as the two Northern Humboldt rivals moved into an early tie for the league lead. The Panthers defeated […]
POLL RESULTS — And the favorites in Big 5 softball are …
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt Sports fans have spoken and the Eureka Loggers are the favorites to win this year’s Big 5 in softball. In response to a poll we first published […]
POLL RESULTS — And the favorites in Big 5 baseball are …
By Ray Hamill — The results are in and we have a clear favorite for this year’s Big 5 in baseball. Last week, we asked our readers who they thought would win […]
GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Dynamic Nunez a driving force for Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — The best is yet to come from Del Norte’s Lili Nunez, and that’s bad news for the rest of the H-DN. The dynamic junior is coming off a […]
Change announced for key Big 5 league-opening series
The Arcata Tigers will finally get the opportunity to play a first official game at their new baseball field next Saturday after a switch in venues was announced for next week’s league-opening […]
