By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section playoff brackets were finalized on Saturday for both baseball and softball, with few surprises for the local teams. A total of 12 H-DNL teams […]
NCS playoff brackets released
Mack girls complete North Coast double with Lakin win
By Ray Hamill — Two down, one to go. The McKinleyville Panthers have been the best high school softball team on the North Coast all spring, and that continued to be the […]
Resilient Loggers win a fourth straight H-DNL tournament
By Ray Hamill — After a regular season that went down to the wire with little separating the top teams in the Big 5, it was only appropriate that we would see […]
‘Incredible’ Warriors deserve a home game in NCS
By Ray Hamill — If the Hoopa Valley softball team played football, there’s a pretty good chance the Warriors would find themselves in the Big 5 next year. And it probably wouldn’t […]
CR’s Purify moving on; Horton to help fill the void
By Ray Hamill — It was a busy week for College of the Redwoods women’s basketball, with one star moving on to greater challenges and another signing on to help fill the […]
Dodgeball tournament a big hit at Eureka High
Last weekend’s dodgeball tournament at Eureka High School was so well received, the Loggers are planning on making it an annual event. The fundraiser for the 2019 Safe and Sober Class raised […]
Championship matchups set in H-DNL tournaments
By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in the Big 5 will compete for the Charles Lakin H-DNL Tournament championship on Friday, in both baseball and softball. Defending tournament champions Eureka […]
Panthers win another close one against rivals
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville and Arcata faced off for the fourth time this season at the Arcata Ball Park on Thursday, and you get the feeling they may not be done […]
Hoopa girls no pushover for Eureka
The Eureka Loggers will get the chance to defend their Charles Lakin H-DNL Tournament title on Friday, but it wasn’t an easy road back to the championship game. The Hoopa Valley girls, […]
Loggers get another shot at the Panthers
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are headed back to the Charles Lakin H-DNL Tournament championship game. And they’ll get another shot at the Panthers in the process. The defending tournament […]
Mack girls dominate Arcata, advance to championship game
The McKinleyville Panthers have been unstoppable for much of the season, and that continued to be the case in the Charles Lakin H-DNL Tournament on Thursday, with a comfortable 11-0 win over […]
Where do local teams stand ahead of NCS playoffs?
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section playoff seedings and brackets will be announced for both baseball and softball this weekend, with as many as 13 local teams expected to be […]
Arcata battles Sir Francis Drake in NCS team tennis
The Arcata Tigers saw a memorable season in boys tennis come to an end on Tuesday in a 4-3 team loss to Sir Francis Drake at Fortuna High. The Tigers came within […]
Prep Softball — Big 5 teams pull away in the opening round
The two Little 4 teams kept things close early against their Big 5 opponents in the opening round of the Charles Lakin H-DNL Tournament at the Arcata Sports Complex on Tuesday, before […]
Prep Baseball — Eureka, Arcata advance in H-DNL tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 had the better of exchanges on the opening day of the Charles Lakin H-DNL Tournament at the Arcata Ball Park on Tuesday, with Arcata and […]
Athletes and Team of the Week
The Humboldt-Del Norte League track and field championships took center stage this past weekend, with the two defending team champions both reclaiming their titles in emphatic fashion. And that gives both teams […]
Crusaders win big to close out the Little 4
The St. Bernard’s girls closed out the Little 4 on a winning note in softball on Monday, defeating Ferndale 17-2 in a make-up game at Ferndale High. The Crusaders put the disappointment […]
‘Significant day’ for CR as 10 Big 5 all-stars commit
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods continued to generate excitement around its sports teams on Monday, with the announcement of another huge recruiting class. A total of 10 local stars […]
Big showing for Arcata tennis in NCS play
After dominating locally all season, the Arcata boys tennis team had an impressive showing at the North Coast Section tournaments over the weekend. Led by standout Leo Janzen, the Tigers placed third […]
Stellar pitching has Crusaders poised for big playoff run
By Ray Hamill — After wrapping up yet another Little 4 championship last week, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders will now turn their attention toward this coming week’s H-DNL tournament and next week’s […]
