By Ray Hamill — Two very different but uniquely similar players are switching roles at College of the Redwoods this year, as one gets set to take his talents to a four-year […]
By Ray Hamill — Two very different but uniquely similar players are switching roles at College of the Redwoods this year, as one gets set to take his talents to a four-year […]
New Crabs manager Jeff Giacomini didn’t have to wait long for his first win in charge of the team, and he can thank some local pitchers for helping him achieve it. The […]
By Ray Hamill — Part of the joy in watching the Humboldt Crabs year after year is seeing the local players on the team. And that will continue to be the case […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of Humboldt Sports Player of the Year finalists have committed their future to College of the Redwoods men’s basketball, as head coach Justin Claus navigates a […]
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 […]
Henry Hinrichs returned in style on Saturday, as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders kicked off the North Coast Section playoffs. The top seeds in the Division-4 bracket hosted No. 9 Pinole Valley and […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Skyler Collenberg is heading to the CIF state championships in track and field for the second straight year. And he has qualified in two events after […]
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 — Postseason action continues on Saturday for the local high school teams in baseball and softball. Four more H-DNL teams will play their quarterfinals, with all four hosting their […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville to Marin connection is alive and well. Last week, Panthers senior Ahty Allen became the latest in a long line of recent Panthers to commit their […]
By Ray Hamill — The dynasty is alive and well. On Friday night, the McKinleyville Panthers secured a third straight Charles Lakin Tournament championship with a third straight final victory over Eureka, […]
The Loggers are taking full advantage of their opportunity. Nine days ago it appeared as if they had missed out on the chance to play for a Charles Lakin Tournament for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — When all was said and done, the Panthers left no doubt as to who was the best team in this year’s Big 5. In what was one of […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of conference championship teams feature in our weekly awards this week, including a couple of MVP candidates. In baseball, the McKinleyville Panthers clinched the Big 5 […]
By Ray Hamill — On Friday, Tate Saso showed us why he is one of the frontrunners for this year’s Big 5 MVP, and the McKinleyville Panthers gave us a timely reminder […]