By Ray Hamill — Football returned to the North Coast on Saturday for the first time in 15 months. With the H-DNL season officially getting under way next weekend, six of the […]
Football makes a welcome appearance on the North Coast
H-DNL issues guidelines for spectators
By Ray Hamill — With a limited number of fans permitted to attend the upcoming games, the H-DNL has issued guidelines for spectators as the league soccer and football seasons get set […]
Freshmen lead the way in H-DNL boys golf opener
If the opening round of H-DNL boys golf is any indication, it should be an exciting season with little to separate the top contenders. Including a pair of freshmen who were making […]
H-DNL proposing to allow four spectators per player
By Ray Hamill — With another league meeting scheduled for Friday, the H-DNL is expected to allow four spectators per player from the same household when football and soccer resumes competition next […]
No testing required for weekend scrimmages
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s and McKinleyville have been given the all-clear for Saturday’s football scrimmage with no COVID testing required this week. State youth sports guidelines require that football players […]
Low numbers but plenty of talent on hand for South Fork Cubs
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs have a number of talented upperclassmen on their roster this season, but with only 14 players on hand they’ll have to avoid injuries as […]
The complete H-DNL football schedule
Complete H-DNL football schedule March 19/20 Fortuna at Del Norte, Fri, 5/7:30 p.m. Ferndale at Arcata, Fri, 7:30 p.m. McKinleyville at South Fork, Fri, 7:30 p.m. Eureka at St. Bernard’s, Sat, 1 […]
Rivalries remain front and center in football schedule
By Ray Hamill — Mark you calendars, H-DNL football is almost here again. The schedule was officially approved by the league Board of Managers on Tuesday, and is set to kick off […]
H-DNL approves schedules for football, soccer
By Ray Hamill — On Tuesday afternoon, the H-DNL Board of Managers unanimously approved the proposed schedules for the upcoming football and soccer seasons. In addition, the league athletic directors have scheduled […]
H-DNL football and soccer teams to begin practice on Monday
By Ray Hamill — Most of the H-DNL football and soccer teams will return to practice on Monday, with the seasons for each expected to kick off in the coming weeks. The […]
Contreras named new head coach for South Fork baseball
By Ray Hamill — With baseball set to return to the North Coast in the coming weeks, South Fork High School has named Chris Contreras as the Cubs new head coach. Conteras […]
Football, outdoor sports cleared to return under certain conditions
By Ray Hamill — High school football and other outdoor sports should be returning to the North Coast sooner than expected after Governor Gavin Newsom updated the state’s youth sports guidelines on […]
CIF says athletes can now compete in more than one sport at the same time
By Ray Hamill — The California Interscholastic Federation announced on Wednesday morning that student athletes in California will now be permitted to play more than one sport within the same season, as […]
H-DNL reconsidering its decision on all-league awards this year
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL appears open to reversing an earlier decision to not award all-league selections this school year in the midst of shortened and restricted seasons. The H-DNL athletic […]
Schedules finalized as H-DNL gets set to return from 330-day shutdown
By Ray Hamill — A 330-day shutdown for local high school sports will finally come to an end on Thursday, when the H-DNL resumes competition in girls golf. Girls golf is one […]
NCS and county health officials give H-DNL the green light
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has received official approval from both Humboldt County health officials and the North Coast Section to begin competing in some sports as of Monday. Based on […]
State health officials clear youth sports to begin under tier system
By Ray Hamill — It wasn’t the news many frustrated high school athletes were hoping for on Tuesday, but some youth sports have been given the all-clear to return by state officials. […]
H-DNL’s proposed return date cast into doubt by state health officials
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL’s proposed return date for some high school sports has been cast into doubt, as state health officials refuse to confirm youth sports competition will be allowed […]
How returning sports will work and the challenges ahead
By Ray Hamill — With the H-DNL approving a return to action for four sports on Wednesday, you can expect each of them to look a little different and face some unique […]
H-DNL open to discussing another option for football
By Ray Hamill — One of the key points of discussion to come out of Wednesday’s H-DNL meeting was in regard to the football season and one option in particular. Last week […]
