By Ray Hamill — Are you ready for some football? All nine local varsity teams will be in action over the next two days as the new high school season kicks off. […]
H-DNL football teams gets set for opening weekend
Girls Athletes of the Year prepare for new challenges
By Ray Hamill — As the summer winds down, both of the Humboldt Sports 2023 Girls Athletes of the Year are preparing for new challenges. Our Big 5 Girls Athlete of the […]
Young Eureka team prepares for tough opening stretch
By Ray Hamill — Whether or not the Eureka Loggers can challenge for a league title or a playoff spot this fall will depend on how quickly a young roster can come […]
Loggers coming together nicely on the volleyball court
Having to replace eight seniors from last year’s volleyball team doesn’t look like it’s going to be as big a problem as anticipated for the Eureka Loggers. Eureka got the new season […]
Nearby fires affect H-DNL opening-weekend schedule
By Ray Hamill — With the new high school football season set to begin this weekend, there has been a change of venue announced because of nearby wildfires and smoke conditions. A […]
Athlete of the Year Guilbert prepares for a new challenge
By Ray Hamill — When you’re the 2023 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Athlete of the Year, you’re probably going to have some options when it comes to playing in college. And that […]
Local players play a key role in successful summer for the Crabs
By Ray Hamill — When 2023 Eureka High graduate Myles Standish made his first appearance of the summer last weekend, he became the sixth local player to play for the Humboldt Crabs […]
Local players enjoy busy summer playing for TKB Baseball
By Ray Hamill — Several local baseball players are getting the opportunity to showcase their talents to college coaches this summer while playing for TKB baseball out of the Bay Area. A […]
Corsairs defense will have plenty of depth and experience
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods football officially begins preseason practice next week with the season opener now exactly one month away. And there will be plenty of excitement around […]
Big numbers expected to help Redwoods football in 2023
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods football will begin official preseason practice on Aug. 7 with big expectations surrounding a team that pleasantly surprised on its return to competition in […]
Nicholson busy preparing for sophomore season at Shasta
By Ray Hamill — In his own words, former Eureka Logger Shyloh Nicholson wants to play football at “the highest level I can get to.” Nicholson certainly appears to have the work […]
Intriguing opening weekend scheduled for H-DNL football season
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. […]
Crabs top the Tigers, stretch winning streak to nine straight
The Humboldt Crabs continued to roll with a two-game midweek sweep of the California Tigers at the Arcata Ball Park this week, stretching their winning streak to nine straight. The Crabs beat […]
Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year — Morris more than a softball star for Eureka
By Ray Hamill — Concordia University softball is getting a star player and an even better person, and the Eureka Loggers are losing arguably one of the best athletes they’ve seen in […]
Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year — A record-setting year to remember
By Ray Hamill — Arguably this was the closest of all of our high school awards categories this year, with little to separate the top three contenders. But when you’re one of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kings and Dukes step in to fill void at Eagles tournament
By Ray Hamill — A pair of local teams have stepped in to fill a void after two teams dropped out of this week’s Eagles American Legion tournament. The 16-team, four-day tournament […]
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 […]
