Humboldt State lost a sporting legend earlier this month when Hall of Famer George Ibarreta died unexpectedly at the age of 86. Ibarreta is survived by his wife of 66 years, Evelyn, […]
Fortuna, Humboldt State sporting legend passes away
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 […]
McKinleyville Panthers get set to resume conditioning
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers will begin a conditioning program for their student athletes on Tuesday of next week, becoming the latest local high school to do so. Boys basketball […]
Huge turnout as Huskies return to practice
By Ray Hamill —The Fortuna Huskies enjoyed a successful return to the basketball court this past week, as they set the new standard for local prep sports. According to boys varsity basketball […]
Redwoods baseball adds to coaching staff
By Ray Hamill — With restricted practice scheduled to begin next week, College of the Redwoods baseball head coach Brad Morgan has added to his coaching staff for the upcoming year. In […]
Local all-star joins Corsairs coaching staff
By Ray Hamill — Local softball standout Courtney Christensen has joined the College of the Redwoods coaching staff and will be an assistant under long-time head coach Maggie White this year. Christensen, […]
EDITORIAL — A big step in the right direction for local sports
By Ray Hamill — At this stage we’ll gladly take some small victories. And with that in mind, this past week has been one of the most positive for the local sports […]
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 […]
Huskies returning to practice; Cats likely to begin conditioning
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna High boys and girls basketball programs will begin restricted practice on Monday after being given the all-clear again. New varsity boys head coach Norm Sotomayor gave […]
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 […]
H-DNL approves three-season model for 2020/21
By Ray Hamill — As was widely expected, the Humboldt-Del Norte League voted on Wednesday morning to approve a three-season sports model for the upcoming school year, breaking away from the state-wide […]
H-DNL commissioner says league is still reviewing options
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt-Del Norte League commissioner Jack Lakin reached out to Humboldt Sports on Friday morning to clarify the up-to-date situation in regard to the upcoming school year sports calendar. […]
Local youth sports activities close to a return
By Ray Hamill — Local health officials announced on Wednesday that youth sports activities are close to returning with notable restrictions in place. The news comes just two days after the state […]
Big decision looming for H-DNL schools
By Ray Hamill — With a big decision looming in the coming weeks, the Humboldt-Del Norte League appears to be leaning toward a start date of December 14 for the 2020/21 prep […]
POLL RESULTS — H-DNL fans split over what’s best to do
By Ray Hamill — The only certainty in this time of uncertainty for local high school sports is that there is no one right answer. Last week, here at Humboldt Sports we […]
EDITORIAL — Should the H-DNL follow the Northern Section’s example?
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a crazy few days for local sports, with the news early on Monday that the CIF has decided to push back the fall sports seasons to the […]
H-DNL coaches react to CIF decision
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 […]
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 […]
