By Ray Hamill — The new high school football season is now just around the corner, with opening weekend set for the end of the month. This year will feature a new […]
Opening weekend features several intriguing matchups
With a new head coach, Warriors hoping to challenge in the L4
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 will feature a pair of new coaches in football this fall, including at Hoopa High. Former Warrior Tashone Rice returns to the program and takes […]
Four H-DNL teams to feature new head coaches for 2026 season
By Ray Hamill — Almost half the H-DNL football programs will feature new head coaches this fall, with a sizable turnover from last year. Four of the nine varsity teams welcome new […]
2026 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — As always, there are no shortage of worthy candidates for our end-of-year high school awards. And that includes our Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year. We will […]
2026 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was another exciting year in local high school sports, and with that in mind it’s almost time for the Humboldt Sports end-of-year high school sports awards. We […]
Three different programs recognized in our end-of-season awards
By Ray Hamill — Three different programs are represented in our end-of-season high school softball awards this year, showcasing just how competitive the H-DNL was in 2026. Just three wins separated the […]
Coleman and Colegrove named co-MVPs of the Little 4 in softball
By Ray Hamill — The importance of pitching was highlighted in the race for this year’s Little 4 championship in softball. In what was an exciting and closely-fought campaign, the South Fork […]
Hinrichs, Pidgeon share Little 4 MVP honors in baseball
By Ray Hamill — The MVP awards are beginning to pile up for a pair of Little 4 standouts. Seniors Tyler Hinrichs of St. Bernard’s and Tanner Pidgeon of Ferndale have been […]
Future appears bright for several Hoopa track and field athletes
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors appear poised to make some noise in H-DNL track and field in the coming years. The Hoopa boys and girls enjoyed a productive spring as a […]
CR track team adds ‘incredible’ recruiting class for 2027
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a very successful spring for the College of the Redwoods track and field team. And they haven’t done too badly on the field of competition either. […]
H-DNL announces All-League Sportsmanship team for 2025/26
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 […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Big 5 champs win on busy day for local teams
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 […]
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 […]
