By Ray Hamill — A crowd of close to 100 student athletes, coaches and fans showed up outside the Ferndale City Hall on Friday afternoon to showcase their support for the “Let […]
Athletes from across the H-DNL show up at local ‘Let Them Play’ rally
NCS issues guidelines to member leagues
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section Executive Committee approved new guidelines for the sports calendar on Thursday, while giving member leagues the autonomy to set their own seasons. Among the […]
What now for the H-DNL and what sort of calendar can we expect?
By Ray Hamill — As we gear up for a possible return to competitive high school sports in the coming weeks there is still plenty of uncertainty. And not just in terms […]
State issues updated guidelines and tier system for local sports
By Ray Hamill — On Monday evening the state of California released updated guidelines for high school and adult recreational sports, establishing a tier system for when competition can potentially resume. The […]
CIF issues statement on 2020/21 sports calendar
By Ray Hamill — The California Interscholastic Federation officially postponed the start of the 2020/21 sports calendar on Tuesday. In a press release announcing the decision, the CIF said it does not […]
H-DNL forced to push back start of sports calendar
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 […]
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 […]
