Former football head coach Rob Smith and the 2008 softball team highlight the 2023 Cal Poly Humboldt Hall of Fame class. The class will be inducted at a special ceremony at Baywood […]
Smith, 2008 national champs highlight Jacks hall of fame class
Girls Athletes of the Year prepare for new challenges
By Ray Hamill — As the summer winds down, both of the Humboldt Sports 2023 Girls Athletes of the Year are preparing for new challenges. Our Big 5 Girls Athlete of the […]
Exciting times for College of the Redwoods athletics
By Ray Hamill — Community support for College of the Redwoods athletics is alive and well. On Thursday night, the local community college held its annual fundraising dinner and auction with a […]
Athlete of the Year Guilbert prepares for a new challenge
By Ray Hamill — When you’re the 2023 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Athlete of the Year, you’re probably going to have some options when it comes to playing in college. And that […]
Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year — A record-setting year to remember
By Ray Hamill — Arguably this was the closest of all of our high school awards categories this year, with little to separate the top three contenders. But when you’re one of […]
Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year — Hoopa’s three-sport star leads the way
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa’s Gerard Marshall leaves an impressive legacy with the Warriors after an outstanding senior year in three different sports. And that’s why he’s the 2023 Humboldt Sports Little […]
Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year — Three-time MVP enjoys dominating year
By Ray Hamill — Officially she only won three league MVP awards this year, but in reality she was the best athlete in the Little 4 in four sports. And that’s why […]
Coach of the Year candidates exceed expectations
By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to name the 2023 Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year and like with our other end-of-year award categories there is no shortage of […]
H-DNL school record breaker commits to Cal Poly Humboldt
By Ray Hamill — After a record-setting career at McKinleyville High School, Kalyssa Claros announced this week that she’s taking her talents to Cal Poly Humboldt. The Panthers standout will compete for […]
H-DNL star continues to shine at national meet
Del Norte’s Lili Nunez is coming off a big month competing in the javelin. The Warriors junior is one of the best volleyball and basketball players in the H-DNL, but this summer […]
No shortage of worthy candidates for L4 Boys Athlete of the Year
By Ray Hamill — It was another fun sporting year in the Little 4, with several standouts in multiple sports, including our finalists for the 2023 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete […]
Derek Ray enjoys another big day at Nike Nationals
McKinleyville graduate Derek Ray has carried his incredible spring form in track and field into the summer. After a top-10 finish at last month’s CIF state championships, Ray traveled to Eugene to […]
Former H-DNL runner named UC Santa Cruz athlete of the year
Former H-DNL standout Riley Martel-Phillips capped an impressive collegiate career with a prestigious award recently. Earlier this month, the 2019 Arcata High graduate was named UC Santa Cruz Female Student-Athlete of the […]
Former teammates reunited at Crusaders triple signing
By Ray Hamill — One of the best local basketball players in recent years was back in the area on Tuesday as the Crusaders celebrated a trio of student-athletes taking their talents […]
Five H-DNL teams receive NCS Scholastic Championship awards
By Ray Hamill — Five H-DNL teams have received an NCS Scholastic Championship Team Award for the spring, including three from the one school. The awards are handed out to the teams […]
Redwoods star named state athlete of the year
College of the Redwoods athletics continues to gain statewide attention after sophomore Hannah Hartwell was named California Community College Sports Information Association female athlete of the year. Just a few months after […]
Longstanding H-DNL record broken as Guilbert and Ray reach state finals
Competing on the biggest stage of their lives didn’t seem to intimidate Eureka’s Jamin Guilbert and McKinleyville’s Derek Ray over the weekend. In fact, if anything it inspired them. The two H-DN throwers […]
FRIDAY SPORTS ROUNDUP — Warriors lose NCS final; H-DNL athletes shine at state
The Del Norte Warriors saw a memorable season come to an end in softball with a 3-0 loss to Cardinal Newman on Friday evening. The two teams faced off in the North […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Track stars lead the way again
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL track and field athletes qualified for this week’s CIF State Championships after a big showing for the league at last weekend’s NCS Meet of Champions. Seniors […]
Hartwell cements her CR legacy with legendary performance
College of the Redwoods sophomore Hannah Hartwell closed out a sensational JC career with another outstanding performance at the California community college state track and field championships over the weekend. Hartwell placed […]
