By Ray Hamill — Are you ready for some football? There will be plenty of it on Friday night, when the local high school season kicks off. Seven of the nine local […]
H-DNL teams get set for busy opening night
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — H-DNL teams scrimmage at Fortuna and St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — Eight H-DNL teams scrimmaged at two different locations on Saturday, as they get set to kick off the new high school football season next week. Fortuna hosted a […]
Little 4 teams to renew old rivalries this season
By Ray Hamill — Three Little 4 teams will get the opportunity to renew a couple of old rivalries when the new high school football season gets under way next week. In […]
Tight-knit Warriors have high expectations for new season
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa football head coach Floyd “Cowboy” Billings expects the Little 4 to be very competitive this season, and he also expects his team to be right in the […]
Fortuna Huskies to host six-team scrimmage this weekend
By Ray Hamill — Local football fans will get their first chance to check out several H-DNL teams this weekend, with the Fortuna Huskies hosting a six-team scrimmage on Saturday. The action […]
H-DNL teams to kick off new football season in two weeks
By Ray Hamill — The opening night of the new high school football season is now just two weeks away, with eight of the nine local varsity teams scheduled to kick off […]
Bond of brothers inspires Cosce to historic UFC victory
By Ray Hamill — Orion and Louis Cosce have been inspiring each other for about as long as either brother can remember, and that continued to be the case on Saturday as […]
Cosce goes back to his roots for big UFC showdown
By Ray Hamill — Orion Cosce will make his much-anticipated return to the cage this weekend, almost exactly one day to the year since his last MMA fight. The Humboldt County native […]
Former teammates reunited as high school award winners receive their plaques
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt Sports managed to reunite a couple of former teammates while honoring our high school athletes, team and coach of the year this summer. Jeff Meyer of Mendes […]
LITTLE 4 GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — A three-sport star and a two-time NCS champ
By Ray Hamill — When Savannah Colegrove looks back on her high school career there are many moments that will stand out. The 2022 Hoopa High graduate was a three-sport star for […]
Warriors set up fundraiser to honor history-making players
The Hoopa softball coaches are planning on honoring their history-making 2022 players and have set up a Gofundme page to help fundraise toward that goal. The Warriors want to provide each player […]
2021/22 HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS — Coach of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — The success of the H-DNL begins with the coaching and that continued to be the case this year. League-wide we saw some outstanding coaches in every sport, particularly […]
2021/22 HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS — Team of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable year for local high schools sports, with strong showings for the H-DNL on several sporting fronts. All of which means we had a deep […]
2021/22 HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS — Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — All four schools are represented in our list of finalists for this year’s Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year. And just about all of the finalists were […]
2021/22 HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS — Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — It’s that time of the year, where we get to hand out our high school awards to the best athletes, team and coach in the H-DNL during the […]
SOFTBALL AWARDS — Another very competitive spring for the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Unlike with our baseball end-of-season awards, the softball awards were not quite so clearcut. And that’s a reflection of how competitive the H-DNL is when it comes to […]
2021/22 High School Athletes of the Year coming soon
By Ray Hamill — So who were the best high school athletes, teams and coaches on the North Coast this past school year? There are certainly plenty of good choices. Humboldt Sports […]
H-DNL names all-league teams and MVPs in softball
By Ray Hamill — A pair of seniors who led their teams to plenty of success this spring have been rewarded for their efforts, with the H-DNL announcing the 2022 Softball All-League […]
Dugan, Standish named H-DNL MVPs in baseball
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s senior Nick Dugan has been named Little 4 MVP in baseball, the H-DNL announced on Tuesday. Dugan is coming off a sensational senior season and on […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big-time players set up on the big stage
By Ray Hamill — Big-time players always step up to the occasion, and that was the case this week with all three of our Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week, sponsored by […]
