By Ray Hamill — Some local sports fans will remember 2020 as the year of COVID-19, while others will remember it as the year Orion and Louis Cosce broke onto the UFC […]
Our 2020 Sports People of the Year
The year that was in local sports and a handful of shoutouts
By Ray Hamill — The 2020 year in sports will be remembered more for what we didn’t get to see than what we did. For the most part, local sports have been […]
Plenty for H-DNL to discuss at January meetings
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League will have plenty to discuss in the coming weeks, as local high school sports hope for a return in late January. According to the […]
Matt Adkins to coach in New Year’s Eve bowl game
By Ray Hamill — The Adkins coaching tradition is alive and well. On New Year’s Eve, former Arcata High quarterback Matt Adkins will be on the sidelines for San Jose State, when […]
Former Lumberjack steps into NFL head coaching role
By Ray Hamill — For the second time this season, a pair of former Lumberjacks will face off against each other in the NFL. And this time, one of them will be […]
LOCAL MMA SPOTLIGHT — Lopez overcomes many obstacles on the way to MMA success
This is the fourth in a series of stories focusing on the next generation of MMA talent here on the North Coast, as Humboldt Sports takes a closer look at the many […]
Alex Cappa left off Pro Bowl roster
By Ray Hamill — Despite leading all guards in the NFC in fan voting, former Humboldt State star Alex Cappa failed to make this year’s Pro Bowl roster. The conference all-star teams […]
Humboldt State lends a hand in championship season
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State may not have a football team, but the Jacks played their part in an historic season nonetheless. On Saturday, San Jose State won a first-ever Mountain […]
Cappa tops fan voting; Pro Bowl rosters to be released today
By Ray Hamill — Fan voting for this season’s NFL Pro Bowl closed out late last week, with former Humboldt State star Alex Cappa leading the way among NFC guards. Cappa, in […]
Spalding named all-conference, considers his NFL options
By Ray Hamill — Kyle Spalding capped an outstanding season playing left tackle at San Diego State by being named to the Mountain West All-Conference First Team this week. And on Thursday […]
Four local coaches who could build something special at CR
By Ray Hamill — While the recent news that College of the Redwoods is considering bringing back football doesn’t guarantee anything just yet, it also doesn’t mean we can’t begin to dream. […]
Just a few more hours to cast a vote for Alex Cappa
By Ray Hamill — Local football fans have just a few more hours to cast a Pro Bowl vote for Alex Cappa, with voting set to close at 9 p.m. PDT today. […]
Rice brothers set to transfer after Azusa Pacific drops football
By Ray Hamill — Brothers Jack and Maximus Rice are wasting no time in preparing to transfer after the news broke on Tuesday afternoon that Azusa Pacific is dropping its football program. […]
State issues updated guidelines and tier system for local sports
By Ray Hamill — On Monday evening the state of California released updated guidelines for high school and adult recreational sports, establishing a tier system for when competition can potentially resume. The […]
Local wrestling scene sets up MMA fighters to succeed
By Ray Hamill — Aside from being ambitious, talented and driven to succeed, the local contingent of pro MMA fighters have one other important characteristic in common — they all got their […]
One year on from a night North Coast fans will never forget
By Ray Hamill — Exactly 12 months ago this weekend, North Coast sports fans had the chance to celebrate local high school football like never before. We had two state championship games […]
Schoenhofer records season highs against Northwest
By Ray Hamill — Makenna Schoenhofer’s season is building momentum. The former St. Bernard’s standout is playing Division-I basketball at Seattle University and is coming off her best performance of the young […]
Purify having an immediate impact at William Jessup
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka Logger Bobbie Purify has found a new home for herself at William Jessup University and has been an immediate contributor for the Warriors this season. Purify, […]
LOCAL MMA SPOTLIGHT — Guisa perfectly poised to go pro
This is the third in a series of stories focusing on the next generation of MMA talent here on the North Coast, as Humboldt Sports takes a closer look at the many […]
A golden opportunity to put CR football back on the map
By Ray Hamill — Santa Claus came early for the Corsairs this year. Or maybe he came just in time for a community that was desperate for some good news in the […]
