By Ray Hamill — Local football fans will get a first opportunity to check out several of the H-DNL football teams at Saturday’s league jamboree. Seven of the league’s nine varsity teams […]
H-DNL football teams get set for weekend preseason jamboree
Defending Big 4 champions appear ready to challenge again
By Ray Hamill — A remarkable run for Del Norte football is showing no signs of slowing down, and that has a lot to do with the culture of the program. Few […]
Eureka Loggers looking to take another step forward this season
By Ray Hamill — After making some big strides on the football fields last year, the Eureka Loggers will be hoping to challenge for the Big 4 championship and end a long […]
New-look Panthers eager to get back to winning ways this fall
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are looking for a fresh start on the football fields this fall after posting back-to-back winless campaigns. But with a new head coach, a new […]
Changes planned for B4 football with season fast approaching
By Ray Hamill — It is now officially less than four weeks to go to the new high school football season, and this fall we will see some big changes in the […]
Little 4 Athlete of the Year pays tribute to teammate’s role in his success
By Ray Hamill — After being named the 2025 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year last week, Hoopa’s Brandon Romero was quick to pay tribute to one of his […]
The Year of the Warriors — Del Norte dominates high school awards
By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable year for all of the H-DNL schools in sports, but for one in particular. The Del Norte Warriors had a senior class of student-athletes […]
Big 5 Athlete of the Year leaves a legacy that will be tough to top
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte senior Colton Schaad had worked hard for years for this moment and he wasn’t about to let it slip away without a fight. Competing in the […]
Little 4 Athlete of Year Romero inspires teammates and coaches
By Ray Hamill — Brandon Romero will be remembered as one of the best all-around athletes the Hoopa Warriors have seen in recent years. But that’s not all. According to his coaches, […]
Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to name the Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys and Girls Athletes of the Year for the 2024/25 school year. And as always, there are several […]
Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was another exciting year of sports action for the Little 4 boys, with several teams and individuals stepping up and showcasing their talents. The Ferndale Wildcats shared […]
Humboldt Sports High School Team of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — After another memorable year in local high school sports, it’s almost time for the Humboldt Sports end-of-year awards. As usual, we will be naming our six award winners […]
Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was another memorable year for H-DNL sports, and as always the coaches all played a huge role in that. And with that in mind, it’s almost time […]
Three Del Norte Warriors named 2025 senior athletes on the year
By Ray Hamill — It was such a good year for Del Norte High sports, it was impossible to single out any one student as a boys senior athlete of the year. […]
Eureka Loggers reschedule annual youth skills clinic for June 21
The Eureka Loggers football program has rescheduled its 2025 Youth Skills Clinic and the event will now take place on Saturday, June 21. The clinic is open to players in second through […]
Bravo, Houseworth among the athletes honored at Husky ESPYs
Mariah Bravo and Jake Houseworth were named the Fortuna High Athletes of the Year at the recent Husky ESPYs. The annual event, which honors the school’s senior student-athletes, has quickly become a […]
Loggers moving on — Seniors commit to college programs
By Ray Hamill — Eureka High School celebrated its senior student-athletes who will be moving on to compete at the collegiate level after graduation on Friday afternoon. At least 10 Loggers will […]
Cal Poly Humboldt announces 2025 athletics hall of fame class
Cal Poly Humboldt athletics has announced the 2025 Lumberjacks Hall of Fame class. The class, which will be inducted at a ceremony on Oct. 3, includes Monte Cook (staff, 1988-2006), Alyssabeth DeJerez […]
Busy spring for CR football brings new players, new coaches and another ring ceremony
By Ray Hamill — A busy spring for College of the Redwoods football will wrap up this week, as the local community college program gets set to host a scrimmage to close […]
Redwoods to host ring ceremony for bowl winners open to the community
By Ray Hamill — College of Redwoods will honor the 2024 Grizzly Bowl winning players with a ring ceremony later this week. Redwoods defeated West Hills Coalinga 37-26 in December to clinch […]
