Summer 2022 - A Blue-Collar Pro: Humboldt's Greg Shanahan

There are four Humboldt Historian articles about local baseball that have been published. They are attached below.

HH 36-5, September-October 1985, “Louie Bonomini and his Winning Ways” by Jack Silvey

HH 62-1, Spring 2014, “Seventy years of Humboldt County Baseball” by Scott Gourley

HH 65-1, Spring 2017, “Lou Bonomini: Mr. Baseball of Humboldt County” by Maria Bonomini Briggs and Jack Nash

HH 66-1, Spring 2018, “The Arcata-Somoa Team 1940 Winners of the County League” by Jack Nash

Coach Shanahan and Logan Thrap

Coach Shanahan checks in with grand nephew Logan Thrap at third base.

Coach Shanahan and Logan Thrap

Coach Shanahan giving advice to Crusader ace, Logan Thrap.

Coach Shanahan with Family

Coach Shanahan with seven grandchildren, a grandniece, and two grandnephews after winning the North Coast Section Title in 2015.

Coach Shanahan with Grandnephews

Coach Shanahan with grandnephews Logan Thrap and Chandler Wilson after winning the North Coast Section Title in 2014.

The Crusaders

The Crusaders line up for the National Anthem before a 2016 playoff game. Future Crabs pitcher on the far left, Caleb Ruiz. Current Seattle Mariners accountant, Nolan Stokesbury on the far right. Grandson Sean Gardner third from the left.