By Ray Hamill — With the new local high school football season kicking off this weekend, it’s time for the first Humboldt Sports Power Rankings of the year. Last week’s league preseason […]
POWER RANKINGS — Who is the best team in the H-DNL?
Defending champs building some momentum ahead of B5 play
The 2024 Big 5 volleyball champions have hit the ground running this fall. On Thursday night, the Arcata Tigers defeated the visiting Fortuna Huskies in three sets, their second non-conference straight sets […]
Houseworth included on Cal Bears roster for opener at Corvallis
By Ray Hamill — It hasn’t taken Jake Houseworth long to make an impression with the Cal Bears. The former Fortuna Husky and last year’s Big 4 co-Defensive MVP looks set to […]
Huskies expect big things this fall as they get set for season opener
By Ray Hamill — With a core group of talented senior leaders on the team, the Fortuna Huskies believe it could be a good season in The Friendly City. It all gets […]
HDN teams get set for new season at annual league jamboree
Local high school football fans and coaches got a first taste of live action at last weekend’s H-DNL jamboree. Seven of the nine local programs traveled to McKinleyville High School for the […]
Crusaders impress in season opener, shut out the Huskies
The Crusaders sent out a statement of intent to their conference rivals in girls soccer with a big win in their season opener this week. St. Bernard’s kicked off the new campaign […]
Members of SAAC send timely reminder to H-DNL parents, fans
By Ray Hamill — Members of the HDN Student Athletic Advisory Council (SAAC) have sent a timely reminder to the H-DNL community ahead of the upcoming high school sports year. The council, […]
Local high school and college games to be broadcast live on radio
By Ray Hamill — The new high school and college football seasons kick off this weekend, and as always several games will be broadcast live on local radio this fall. As usual, […]
Schedule change announced for opening weekend in football
By Ray Hamill — The first Saturday of the new high school and college football season is going to be a busy one here on the North Coast. The new high school […]
H-DNL football teams get set for weekend preseason jamboree
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 […]
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 […]
Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — As always there’s a lot of competition for this year’s Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year award with several worthy candidates considered. The annual award […]
Large local contingent enjoying big summer with Humboldt Crabs
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs have not featured as large a group of local players in recent times as they are this summer, and just about all of them are […]
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 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 […]
Humboldt Sports Softball Player of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to announce the 2025 Humboldt Sports Softball Player of the Year. It was another exciting season on the H-DNL fields, with one team solidifying its […]
Warriors dominate all-conference team, Nolan earns MVP honors
By Ray Hamill — After winning a third straight Big 5 championship in softball this spring, the Del Norte Warriors had several worthy candidates for conference MVP. And when the conference coaches […]
Daniels named MVP as Big 5 All-Conference team is announced
By Ray Hamill — It will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who followed this year’s Big 5, but Del Norte senior Preston Daniels has been named the conference MVP in […]
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 […]
Brownfield becomes the 11th recruit of the year for CR coaches
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a very busy and productive offseason for College of the Redwoods women’s basketball head coach Bree Northern. This week, Arcata senior Emmerson Brownfield signed her letter […]
