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 […]
H-DNL forced to push back start of sports calendar
Dugan now the top-ranked 2022 prospect in California
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s baseball standout Nick Dugan continues to attract the attention of MLB scouts and on Tuesday was named the No. 1 overall junior prospect in all of […]
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 […]
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 […]
What to expect from the H-DNL football schedule
By Ray Hamill — One week after being given the go-ahead from the North Coast Section, the H-DNL looks likely to kick off the prep football season in mid-February. The H-DNL still […]
Dugan’s draft prospects on the rise after strong showing
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s junior pitcher Nick Dugan continues to attract the attention of top baseball scouts, with another stellar performance on Saturday. Dugan, who has already committed to play […]
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 […]
Gildea excited for season, as new coaches and players join the Crusaders
By Ray Hamill — New St. Bernard’s boys basketball head coach Issac Gildea has named two coaches to round out his staff for the upcoming season, with Joe Claus and Carter Johnson […]
Successful return for Mack, St. Bernard’s athletes
By Ray Hamill — Two more H-DNL schools began some type of conditioning/practice for their student athletes last week, and it was a successful return for both. Following in the footsteps of […]
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 […]
Healthy again, Schoenhofer determined to enjoy the moment
By Ray Hamill — After everything she has had to endure since graduating St. Bernard’s in 2017, Makenna Schoenhofer has one goal in mind this year. She’s determined to enjoy the moment. […]
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 […]
A change of plan as Thrap opts to play baseball for CR
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s multi-sport standout Lane Thrap has decided to put his college football career at Santa Rosa JC on hold for a year in the midst of […]
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 […]
Five reasons the H-DNL football season will be memorable when it gets here
By Ray Hamill — Right now it may seem like a long way off, but when the 2020/21 local prep football season gets here it could go down as a memorable one […]
Dugan attracting the attention of MLB scouts
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s junior pitcher Nick Dugan recently got the opportunity to impress some MLB scouts, and he took full advantage. Appearing at the prestigious Area Code Games in […]
EDITORIAL — H-DNL makes the right move for the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — There are still some logistics to hammer out when it comes to the upcoming high school sports calendar, but the H-DNL appears to have made the best decision […]
H-DNL approves three-season model for 2020/21
By Ray Hamill — As was widely expected, the Humboldt-Del Norte League voted on Wednesday morning to approve a three-season sports model for the upcoming school year, breaking away from the state-wide […]
