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 […]
Local youth sports activities close to a return
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 […]
Orion Cosce opponent confirmed as he prepares for busy summer
By Ray Hamill — Local MMA pro Orion Cosce will fight Matt Dixon in a battle of undefeated fighters at the Dana White Contender Series, it was confirmed on Saturday. Cosce is […]
EDITORIAL — Cosce brothers no longer Humboldt’s best kept secret
By Ray Hamill — The Lost Boys are gradually finding their way, maneuvering toward the summit, patiently and precisely with each devastating blow. It hasn’t been an easy path for the Cosce […]
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 […]
CIF pushes back high school sports seasons
By Ray Hamill — As expected, the California Interscholastic Federation announced on Monday morning that the fall high school sports seasons have been pushed back due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19 and […]
Cosce brothers invited to join Dana White Contender Series
By Ray Hamill — Brothers Louis and Orion Cosce are on the verge of hitting the big time after it was announced this weekend that they will both compete on this summer’s […]
Decision day looming for local sports
By Ray Hamill — The next couple of weeks will be crucial for local athletes and sports fans who are eager to see a return to action, with big decision days looming […]
Scheduled openers now just nine weeks away
By Ray Hamill — There are exactly nine weeks to go until the scheduled season opening weekend for high school football. Of course, it remains to be seen if the season will […]
H-DNL submits CIF guidelines for return to county officials for approval
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has submitted the California Interscholastic Federation’s return to activity guidelines to the county health department for approval. The CIF guidelines were released earlier this month, with […]
Positive news from the CIF, with big decision looming in July
By Ray Hamill — The California Interscholastic Federation appears determined to avoid canceling any more prep sports seasons because of COVID-19, with a big decision looming next month. After a meeting with […]
Prep athletes of the year and other awards, Part III
By Ray Hamill — In part III of our three-part look back at the high school sports year, we close out our annual prep awards with our Boys Athlete of the Year, our […]
Prep athletes of the year and other awards, Part II
By Ray Hamill — We continue to take a look back at the 2019/20 local high school sports year in Part II of our three-part series, while handing out several more awards. […]
Prep athletes of the year and other awards, Part I
By Ray Hamill — It was, to say the least, a thoroughly disappointing end to the school sports year for obvious reasons, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty to celebrate in […]
Redwoods building strong Hoopa connection
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods is building a strong Hoopa connection, as the Corsairs close in on their largest contingent of local players in several years. Head coach Frank […]
Co-recruiting drive paying off for CR
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods track and field team is on the rise, both in numbers and stature, and that is in large part due to a recent […]
CR-bound Kelley keeping his options open
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa’s Tommy Kelley isn’t ready to end his playing career just yet. The only question is how many sports he will play at the next level. The Warriors […]
