Eureka High celebrates five seniors signing to college sports programs

Three Eureka High seniors will keep their athletic careers in Humboldt County, turning Friday morning’s signing ceremony into a local pipeline story as much as a recruiting milestone. Brycen Mismash will play football at College of the Redwoods, Sergio Calderon will join CR soccer and Madelis Martinez will compete in track and field, giving the Eureka campus south of town three more homegrown athletes to follow.

The five-athlete class split across five college programs, with Ty Crawford headed to Santa Rosa Junior College for baseball and Owen Hiscox moving on to El Camino College in Torrance for basketball. Family, friends, teammates and coaches packed the event at Eureka High School, where the group was recognized for what it had done on the field and for what it represents in the county’s sports pipeline.

Crawford’s senior baseball season made him one of Eureka’s most productive players. He hit .382, drove in 26 runs, hit five home runs and eight doubles, and also posted a 7-2 pitching record with a 1.08 ERA. His production gave the Loggers a two-way force and helped cap a season in which the senior class carried more than one program.

Hiscox was part of the Eureka boys basketball team that delivered the school’s first-ever North Coast Section championship in 2026. The Loggers’ postseason run ended with a 52-59 loss to Weed in a CIF State Division V playoff game on March 5, 2026, but the title already had secured a place in school history. Coach Jimmy Rodgers described Hiscox as one of the most dedicated players he had ever coached, and assistant coach Andrew DeHart said he set a standard for work ethic, leadership and school-community involvement.

The three College of the Redwoods commitments carry added weight because they keep Eureka athletes close to home. CR’s Eureka campus opened permanently in September 1967, serves about 5,000 full- and part-time students and offers more than 1,000 classes each semester. Eureka High also has dual-enrollment classes with College of the Redwoods, extending a relationship that reaches beyond athletics and into the classroom.

The latest signings fit a broader pattern as well. Eureka seniors Garrett Levitt and Jesse Vasquez signed with College of the Redwoods baseball on May 26, 2026, and Macy Secor signed with CR volleyball in April. For Humboldt County, the message is plain: Eureka High keeps producing athletes good enough to leave, and strong enough to stay.