By Ray Hamill — In part III of our three-part look back at the high school sports year, we close out our annual prep awards with our Boys Athlete of the Year, our […]
Prep athletes of the year and other awards, Part III
Prep athletes of the year and other awards, Part II
By Ray Hamill — We continue to take a look back at the 2019/20 local high school sports year in Part II of our three-part series, while handing out several more awards. […]
The most popular high school stories of the past year
By Ray Hamill — There was a clear common thread among the most read high school sports stories of the 2019/20 school year here on HumboldtSports.com. Actually two common threads — Del […]
Prep athletes of the year and other awards, Part I
By Ray Hamill — It was, to say the least, a thoroughly disappointing end to the school sports year for obvious reasons, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty to celebrate in […]
The day a former Big 5 pitcher faced Barry Bonds
By Ray Hamill — Gary Wilson has experienced a lot of baseball since the day he was cut from the Arcata High team as a freshman. And he has a lot of […]
Northern Humboldt Giants to hold tryouts next week
By Ray Hamill — A second local American Legion baseball program, the Northern Humboldt Giants, will hold tryouts next week, as the gradual return to sports continues. The Giants will follow in […]
Jacks name new head coach for men’s basketball
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State announced on Friday morning that Tae Norwood has been hired as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program. Norwood, who was chosen from a pool […]
Another encouraging step in the return to sports
By Ray Hamill — The tide appears to be turning, at least gradually. Less than a week after Oklahoma cleared the way for high school sports activities within the state to return […]
Nelson ends weeks of speculation about his future
By Ray Hamill — Thomas Nelson announced on Wednesday that he is taking his talents to Flagler College in Florida, ending weeks of speculation on where he would play next. Many local […]
Trio of players impressing early for Humboldt Eagles
By Ray Hamill — A loaded Humboldt Eagles 19U roster will feature plenty of talent this summer, but a trio of players in particular have been impressing early. The team began tryouts […]
Local youth football still planning on a season
By Ray Hamill — The Six Rivers Youth Football Conference voted on Tuesday night to move forward with plans for a fall season. The conference board will continue to monitor how COVID-19 […]
RAR officials optimistic of June return despite latest cancelation
By Ray Hamill — Redwood Acres Raceway officials announced on Wednesday morning that next week’s race night has been canceled, but stressed they are optimistic of a return to action before the […]
Governor’s decision puts planned weekend game on hold — for now
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles have been forced to put a planned weekend intra-squad game on ice for now after California Governor Gavin Newsom allowed for just a modified Phase […]
Eagles players starting to shake the rust
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles held a third day of tryouts while observing social distancing protocols on Tuesday, and according to head coach Matt Tomlin the players are beginning to […]
Could Oklahoma’s decision be a sign of things to come for local schools?
By Ray Hamill — This past weekend, Oklahoma became the first state in the nation to give the go-ahead to high school sports returning without restrictions. The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association […]
Prep sports will look different as guidelines are set for return
By Ray Hamill — High school and community sports are going to have a very different look as they begin to return in the coming months. Last week the National Federation of […]
H-DNL names all-league selections in at least one sport
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League wasn’t completely canceled this spring, with one sport at least getting in some action. Boys golf enjoyed some play before the lockdown, and because […]
Top JC conference will be stacked with H-DNL talent
By Ray Hamill — One of the top community college football conferences in the state, and perhaps even in the nation, will be loaded with talent from the H-DNL this fall. The […]
Challenging schedule in store for Fortuna football
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are not afraid to challenge themselves on the football field, and that will be the case once again this fall. The team recently finalized its […]
Some familiar faces join the Eagles for the summer
By Ray Hamill — Three players that were not expected to be available for the Humboldt Eagles this summer were on hand this week as the local American Legion club began tryouts for […]
