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 […]
H-DNL coaches react to CIF decision
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 […]
Community college sports on hold until the spring
By Ray Hamill — The California Community College Athletic Association announced on Thursday that all fall and winter sports have been pushed back to the spring. According to a press release announcing […]
Decision day looming for local sports
By Ray Hamill — The next couple of weeks will be crucial for local athletes and sports fans who are eager to see a return to action, with big decision days looming […]
Positive news from the CIF, with big decision looming in July
By Ray Hamill — The California Interscholastic Federation appears determined to avoid canceling any more prep sports seasons because of COVID-19, with a big decision looming next month. After a meeting with […]
Good news for JC sports as plans move forward for fall competition
By Ray Hamill — The California Community College Athletic Association took a big step towards a return to sports on Friday after voting unanimously to go ahead with plans for fall sports, […]
Prep athletes of the year and other awards, Part III
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 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. […]
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 […]
Uncertainty surrounds CR fall sports after this week’s decision
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods athletics could remain suspended through the fall seasons after the school announced on Tuesday it will continue with mostly online classes for the fall […]
Maggie Stacy prepares for new opportunities at Cuesta
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Maggie Stacy is driven to succeed, and now she’s taking that drive to the collegiate level. The outgoing senior, a standout in cross country and track and […]
Bennett, Stockwell impress at state championships
Eureka’s Ian Bennett led the local charge once again at Saturday’s state cross country championships in Fresno. Bennett, a junior, placed 73rd overall out of 210 runners in the Division-4 boys race, […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — An historic few days for H-DNL sports
By Ray Hamill — Two cross country rivals, a tennis partnership and a history-making football program are all featured among this week’s Humboldt Sports athletes and team of the week. Eureka’s Ian […]
Bennett and Stockwell advance to state meet
A pair of H-DNL cross country runners are headed to the state championships after big showings at Saturday’s North Coast Section meet at Hayward High School. Eureka’s Ian Bennett and Fortuna’s Collin […]
College cross country runners close out impressive seasons
A pair of local college cross country runners closed out impressive seasons on Saturday. Humboldt State’s Daniel Tull placed 56th out of 263 runners at the NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country […]
Busy weekend in store for local cross country runners
By Ray Hamill — This weekend will be a busy one for local cross country, with three big events featuring North Coast runners. On Saturday the H-DNL teams will head to Hayward […]
Excitement building for this year’s Turkey Trot
By Ray Hamill — Thanksgiving is almost here and that means it’s almost time for the Turkey Trot, an annual fundraiser for local cross country and track and field programs. The race […]
Athletes of the Week — CC stars, Del Norte youth football steal the show
By Ray Hamill — A pair of local high school cross country runners capped memorable seasons on the North Coast over the weekend, and that earns them our athlete of the week […]
McGoldrick, Wood crowned H-DNL champions
The freshmen girls and junior boys stole the show at Saturday’s H-DNL cross country championships at the Arcata Marsh. As expected, Arcata freshman Ai-Lan McGoldrick capped a magnificent season on the North […]
CR’s Traficante qualifies for state cross country meet
College of the Redwoods freshman Kaleb Traficante is heading to the state cross country championships after an impressive showing at the NorCal meet in Salinas on Friday. One week after placing first […]
