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 […]
H-DNL football and soccer teams to begin practice on Monday
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Another career night for McCracken; Schoenhofer sparks the Redwhawks again
Kaylie McCracken matched her career-high for the third time in four games on Friday night, scoring 24 points as the Whitman Blues returned to action after two weekends of postponements. The former […]
TENNIS ROUNDUP — Eureka boys top NCP and St. Bernard’s; Tigers win again
The Eureka Loggers won a pair of H-DNL matches in boys tennis on Saturday, getting the better of North Coast Prep 2-1, before defeating St. Bernard’s 3-0. In the opening match, there […]
Friday’s news was ‘bigger than wins and losses and championships’
By Ray Hamill — Are you ready for some football? Apparently the North Coast is. The news on Friday that the state has cleared the way for a return to all outdoor […]
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 […]
Sundberg tops the field again, with Pepper a close second
McKinleyville senior Isabella Sundberg topped the field for the third time in as many weeks on Wednesday, in the latest round of H-DNL girls golf. Sundberg shot a season-best 83 at the […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Purify, Schoenhofer and Northern all score team-highs
By Ray Hamill — Three former H-DNL standouts scored team-highs for their respective college basketball teams over the weekend. Former Eureka Logger Bobbie Purify scored 12 points off the bench to lead […]
What’s on tap this coming week in H-DNL sports
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL cross country, boys tennis and girls golf will all be in action again this coming week, as the season begins to heat up in all three sports. […]
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 […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Former H-DNL stars provide valuable minutes
A couple of former H-DNL players were in action on the college basketball courts over the weekend, while COVID restrictions continued to take their toll on some others. Playing Division-I ball for […]
Local college golfers get set to return to competition
By Ray Hamill — Just as H-DNL golf finally returned to the North Coast this past week, a number of former H-DNL golfers are getting set for their college seasons, which are […]
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 […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP —McCracken earns second straight athlete of the week award
By Ray Hamill — Kaylie McCracken’s blistering start to the new basketball season showed no sign of letting down over the weekend as she led Whitman College to a pair of wins […]
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 […]
Video highlights and photos from Friday’s ‘Let Them Play’ rally
By Ray Hamill — Well over 100 student athletes, coaches, parents and fans showed up in Eureka on Friday afternoon for another “Let Them Play CA” rally. The “Let Them Play CA” movement […]
H-DNL athletes show widespread support for a return to play
By Ray Hamill — The message from all across the H-DNL was loud and clear on Friday afternoon. They want to play! Well over 100 student athletes, coaches, parents and fans showed […]
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 […]
