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 […]
Local wrestling scene sets up MMA fighters to succeed
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 […]
Former Big 5 MVP embracing a new challenge in college
By Ray Hamill — From the court to the beach, one former Big 5 MVP appears to be enjoying a new challenge in college. Del Norte’s Kaleya Sanchez, who was MVP of […]
Napoleon already a go-to player for the Owls; Clifton a ‘perfect fit’
By Ray Hamill — It hasn’t taken Makaila Napoleon long to settle in at Oregon Tech, and the coaches expect much of the same from Del Norte’s Jadence Clifton. Napoleon, a former […]
CIF issues statement on 2020/21 sports calendar
By Ray Hamill — The California Interscholastic Federation officially postponed the start of the 2020/21 sports calendar on Tuesday. In a press release announcing the decision, the CIF said it does not […]
CR players named all-state scholar athletes
By Ray Hamill — A pair of former H-DNL volleyball standouts are succeeding in college on and off the court. On Friday, Arcata’s Kaylin Campbell and Del Norte’s Paula Mello, both now […]
Another Big 5 star commits to play for the Owls
By Ray Hamill — A strong H-DNL to Oregon Tech connection in basketball just got a little stronger, with the news this week that another Big 5 standout is set to join […]
H-DNL forced to push back start of sports calendar
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced on Wednesday that it does not anticipate beginning the sports calendar until sometime in the new year at the earliest. The local high school league […]
Still no youth sport updates from state officials
By Ray Hamill — The frustration continues for local high school sports teams and athletes, who are still waiting on updated guidelines from state health officials. Governor Gavin Newsom has not updated […]
Encouraging sign as CIF resumes talks with health officials
By Ray Hamill — Local sports got a boost this week with the news that the California Interscholastic Federation has resumed talks with state health officials in regard to a possible return […]
What to expect from the H-DNL football schedule
By Ray Hamill — One week after being given the go-ahead from the North Coast Section, the H-DNL looks likely to kick off the prep football season in mid-February. The H-DNL still […]
NCS approves H-DNL calendar
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section approved the proposed H-DNL sports calendar for 2020/21 at its Board of Managers meeting on Friday morning. The league had proposed a three-season calendar […]
NCS to meet on Friday to decide on H-DNL season
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL schedule will be on the agenda at this week’s North Coast Section meeting. In August the league voted to hold three shortened sports seasons this school […]
Successful return for Mack, St. Bernard’s athletes
By Ray Hamill — Two more H-DNL schools began some type of conditioning/practice for their student athletes last week, and it was a successful return for both. Following in the footsteps of […]
What will Eureka’s decision this week mean for the rest of the H-DNL?
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka City Schools District voted this past week to extend distance learning through January 22, leaving local sports fans wondering just how that could affect the H-DNL […]
H-DNL athletic directors to discuss scheduling next week
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League will begin the process of putting together an all-local schedule for all sports next week, including football. The league ADs will meet to discuss […]
Warriors remaining positive while they play the waiting game
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a frustrating and inconsistent offseason for the defending Big 4 football champions, but the players are remaining positive and hope to resume some type of conditioning […]
Five reasons the H-DNL football season will be memorable when it gets here
By Ray Hamill — Right now it may seem like a long way off, but when the 2020/21 local prep football season gets here it could go down as a memorable one […]
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 […]
EDITORIAL — H-DNL makes the right move for the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — There are still some logistics to hammer out when it comes to the upcoming high school sports calendar, but the H-DNL appears to have made the best decision […]
