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 […]
H-DNL forced to push back start of sports calendar
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 […]
Dolcini expecting big things from the Bulldogs in 2021
By Ray Hamill — Former Fortuna pitcher Hailey Dolcini is expecting big things for the Fresno State Bulldogs when they return to the softball field in 2021. Like many collegiate athletes around […]
Fortuna girls get creative with annual fundraiser
By Ray Hamill — The lack of a fall season hasn’t prevented the Fortuna High volleyball team from its annual fundraising efforts. On Wednesday afternoon, the Huskies will host a bake sale […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fortuna, Humboldt State sporting legend passes away
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, […]
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 […]
