By Ray Hamill — Gio Magdaleno is looking forward to more than just joining an explosive and successful College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team this year. He’s also excited about reuniting […]
Reunited — former teammate joins loaded Corsairs
How the Big Ten’s decision might affect some local players
By Ray Hamill — The Big Ten’s big announcement on Wednesday that the conference will play football this fall could have a trickle down effect. The news brought a reaction from both […]
CR women battling more obstacles because of wild fires
By Ray Hamill — After making their long awaited return to the basketball court last week, the College of the Redwoods women are already facing another challenge. The ongoing wild fires in […]
‘Patient’ CR men return with one notable absence
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team will return to practice next week, with 18 players signing up for the basketball conditioning class. Head coach Ryan Bisio […]
McKinleyville Panthers get set to resume conditioning
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers will begin a conditioning program for their student athletes on Tuesday of next week, becoming the latest local high school to do so. Boys basketball […]
Huge turnout as Huskies return to practice
By Ray Hamill —The Fortuna Huskies enjoyed a successful return to the basketball court this past week, as they set the new standard for local prep sports. According to boys varsity basketball […]
Huskies returning to practice; Cats likely to begin conditioning
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna High boys and girls basketball programs will begin restricted practice on Monday after being given the all-clear again. New varsity boys head coach Norm Sotomayor gave […]
Local players named among the best in NorCal
By Ray Hamill — They may not know for sure when their season will actually tip off, but at least two local basketball players have been attracting attention well beyond the North […]
New HSU coach adds two more recruits
New Humboldt State men’s basketball head coach Tae Norwood this week announced the addition of two more players to complete his first recruiting class. The final two additions to this year’s class […]
Arcata coach feels three-season model not the safest option
By Ray Hamill — At least one local coach, who will be affected more than most by the CIF’s recent decision to load the spring prep sports schedule, is on board with […]
HSU women’s basketball adds 13 recruits for next season
Despite the shelter in place restrictions, it’s been a busy offseason for the Humboldt State women’s basketball program. Head coach Michelle Bento-Jackson has added a remarkable 13 new players, announcing the new […]
With a lifetime of memories in tow, Kinder moves on from HSU
By Ray Hamill — It didn’t take long for Steve Kinder to miss coaching. A four-month shelter-in-place order saw to that. This week, the long-time former Humboldt State men’s basketball coach was […]
Napoleon to rejoin the Loggers
By Ray Hamill — Long-time local basketball coach Cliff Napoleon will rejoin the Loggers for the 2021 basketball season, the girls program announced on Friday. Napoleon, who was head coach of the […]
EDITORIAL — Should the H-DNL follow the Northern Section’s example?
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a crazy few days for local sports, with the news early on Monday that the CIF has decided to push back the fall sports seasons to the […]
Lumberjacks add three more recruits in men’s basketball
New Humboldt State men’s basketball head coach Tae Norwood has been busy at work since taking over the program a few weeks ago, announcing the signing of three more players to this […]
H-DNL coaches react to CIF decision
By Ray Hamill — The upcoming year in prep sports is going to present some unique challenges for the H-DNL and high schools everywhere. On Monday morning, the California Interscholastic Federation announced […]
Important Dates — NCS releases calendar for 2020/21 sports
By Ray Hamill — Practice for football and the other fall season sports will begin on December 14, the North Coast Section announced on Monday. The NCS calendar for the year was […]
CIF pushes back high school sports seasons
By Ray Hamill — As expected, the California Interscholastic Federation announced on Monday morning that the fall high school sports seasons have been pushed back due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19 and […]
Fortuna High sports shut down again
By Ray Hamill — One step forward, two steps back. Just one week after returning to practice, the Fortuna High teams have been shut down again because of concerns over COVID-19. Both […]
Charlo a winner at ESPN million dollar tournament
Eureka’s Mo Charlo earned himself a nice little paycheck on Tuesday night, helping the Golden Eagles to a championship at ESPN’s winner-takes-all million dollar Basketball Tournament. Charlo scored five points as the […]
