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 […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Big 5 champs win on busy day for local teams
Little 4 athletes claim six top-three finishes at Class A meet
First-place finishes by Ferndale’s Anthony Kasso and St. Bernard’s Kolton Hall were the highlight performances of the day for the Little 4 schools at the weekend North Coast Section Class A track […]
Updated NCS baseball and softball playoffs schedule/results
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) […]
Four HDN teams receive No. 1 seeds for NCS playoffs
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 […]
Updated Charles Lakin Tournament results/schedule
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 […]
Loggers finish strong, advance to Lakin tournament semifinals
The last team to qualify for this year’s Charles Lakin Tournament has advanced to Thursday’s semifinal round. After placing fourth in the Big 5, the Eureka Loggers thought their hopes of a […]
Warriors to host HDN track and field championships on Saturday
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 […]
Charles Lakin Tournament schedule finalized
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 […]
Freshman pitcher helps Crusaders secure perfect L4 campaign
The future appears bright for St. Bernard’s baseball. And the present isn’t half bad either. On Thursday afternoon, the Crusaders completed a perfect run through the Little 4 with a 12-1 win […]
Hern continues to impress as Hoopa girls sweep at Trinity
The Hoopa Warriors rallied on Wednesday to keep their winning streak going as they swept a non-conference softball doubleheader at Trinity. After taking game one 12-5, the Hoopa girls trailed by three […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Johnson, Hinrichs lead the way as Crusaders top the Cubs
Opposing teams are having a hard time keeping Tyler Hinrichs off base. The St. Bernard’s senior, who is hitting .534 this spring and has an on-base percentage of .634, reached base all […]
LITTLE 4 BASEBALL — St. Bernard’s clinches L4 outright; Wildcats win
St. Bernard’s made it official on Tuesday. The Crusaders traveled to South Fork and came away with an 8-5 win to secure this year’s Little 4 championship outright after having clinched at […]
T-Bone leads the Cubs past Hoopa in Little 4 make-up game
One day after suffering a loss at Hoopa, the South Fork Cubs responded with a shutout victory over the Warriors in Little 4 baseball on Friday afternoon, winning 10-0 in five innings […]
League athletes building momentum ahead of stretch run
The Eureka Loggers continue to set the pace in H-DNL boys track and field this week, posting a third league win in three league meets. The HDN athletes traveled to Del Norte […]
South Fork girls take a huge step toward second straight L4 title
The South Fork Cubs took a huge step toward a second straight Little 4 championship in softball with a doubleheader sweep over their closest challengers on Friday. In a pair of games […]
Young Warriors step up, get breakthrough win against Cubs
Hard work and resilience paid off for the Hoopa Warriors on Thursday, as the Hoopa boys got their first Little 4 baseball win of the season and ended a six-game losing streak. […]
