By Ray Hamill — Opening weekend in local school football is now just five weeks away, with all nine H-DNL programs preparing for what they all hope will be a successful fall. […]
Intriguing opening weekend scheduled for H-DNL football season
Former Big 4 MVP joins Division-I Lindenwood University
By Ray Hamill — Former H-DNL standout Anthony Slayton is adjusting to some new surroundings and a new team this summer, but he’s relishing another challenge. The 2019 Big 4 co-Defensive MVP […]
High School Team of the Year — Warriors set the standard in the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Of the approximately 150 H-DNL teams that competed this past year, no one set a higher standard on or off the field of competition than the Del Norte […]
High School Coach of the Year — Ghisetti overcomes adversity with the Tigers
By Ray Hamill — It was a year many local teams and coaches will remember for some time, including a very clutch Arcata baseball team. Under the guidance of longtime head coach […]
Team of the Year finalists show a lot of resilience
By Ray Hamill — After another hugely exciting school year in sports, it has been a challenge narrowing down roughly 150 H-DNL teams to just 10 finalists for our 2023 Humboldt Sports […]
Coach of the Year candidates exceed expectations
By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to name the 2023 Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year and like with our other end-of-year award categories there is no shortage of […]
Several locals jump at the chance to wrestle for CR
By Ray Hamill — New College of the Redwoods wrestling head coach Brandon Benvenuti has been busy recruiting since taking over the position a month ago. The Corsairs will compete in men’s […]
All five schools represented in our finalists for B5 Boys AOY
By Ray Hamill — Once again we have no shortage of worthy candidates for our 2023 Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year. And once again, all five schools are represented among […]
Four-time local league champ taking her talents to CR
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL graduate Adenne Schaad will leave a lasting legacy in her wake at Del Norte High School as she sets out to begin a new one at College […]
Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year finalists have plenty in common
By Ray Hamill —Narrowing down the field of athletes to seven finalists for the 2023 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year was no easy task with at least 20 […]
H-DNL star continues to shine at national meet
Del Norte’s Lili Nunez is coming off a big month competing in the javelin. The Warriors junior is one of the best volleyball and basketball players in the H-DNL, but this summer […]
BASEBALL AWARDS — H-DNL teams take us on a thrilling ride
By Ray Hamill — It was another successful spring on the baseball fields for the H-DNL teams, with three of them in particular setting the standard. No one impressed more than the […]
SOFTBALL AWARDS — 2023 was the Year of the Warriors
By Ray Hamill — High school softball rarely disappoints here on the North Coast, and that was the case once again this spring as several H-DNL teams enjoyed memorable seasons. It was […]
Almost time for the 2023 High School Athletes of the Year
By Ray Hamill — With the high school year coming to an end, it’s almost time for the annual Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Year awards. Next week, we will be announcing […]
Local youth wrestlers continue to shine at Rocky Mountain Nationals
A successful year for local wrestling continued this past weekend, with three more young grapplers placing at the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Las Vegas. Leading the way was 13-year-old Chey Gensaw, who […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — Eagles pitcher rises to the occasion
By Ray Hamill — One local American Legion player has been particularly impressive early in the season, while two young local wrestlers continue to make a name for themselves well beyond the […]
Local youth wrestler clinches rare triple crown of state titles
Arcata youth wrestler Taylor Bell secured a rare triple crown of state titles after placing first at the California freestyle championships in Fresno over the weekend. Bell was one of several locals […]
Five H-DNL teams receive NCS Scholastic Championship awards
By Ray Hamill — Five H-DNL teams have received an NCS Scholastic Championship Team Award for the spring, including three from the one school. The awards are handed out to the teams […]
Fortuna star named MVP of the Big 5 after historic year
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Cody Collins has been named MVP of the Big 5 in baseball after leading the Fortuna Huskies to their first league title in 47 years. Collins edged […]
Morris named Big 5 MVP; five Warriors make all-league
By Ray Hamill — Kira Morris has been named MVP of the Big 5 in softball after closing out her high school career with another dominating campaign. The Eureka senior was not […]
