By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable year for all of the H-DNL schools in sports, but for one in particular. The Del Norte Warriors had a senior class of student-athletes […]
The Year of the Warriors — Del Norte dominates high school awards
Steinruck caps impressive prep career with athlete of year award
By Ray Hamill — It was a year Tsinte Steinruck won’t easily forget, and one that capped an impressive high school career that saw her leave her mark on multiple teams and […]
Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — As always there’s a lot of competition for this year’s Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year award with several worthy candidates considered. The annual award […]
Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was another good year for Little 4 girls sports, with several teams and individual athletes all leaving their mark on the H-DNL and beyond. The St. Bernard’s […]
Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — It was another memorable year for H-DNL sports, and as always the coaches all played a huge role in that. And with that in mind, it’s almost time […]
Coast League sports building momentum after record-setting year
By Ray Hamill — Coast League sports are on the rise and building some momentum. This year, the league for charter schools in the area competed in a record five different sports […]
Three Del Norte Warriors named 2025 senior athletes on the year
By Ray Hamill — It was such a good year for Del Norte High sports, it was impossible to single out any one student as a boys senior athlete of the year. […]
College of the Redwoods athletics names two new head coaches
College of the Redwoods announced on Wednesday that the school has named two new head coaches ahead of the 2025/26 school year. Macy Thomas will take over the volleyball team from Kayla […]
Humboldt’s Fakalata and Slavik receive all-conference recognition
Two Cal Poly Humboldt volleyball players have received all-conference recognition after impressive seasons for both. The All-California Collegiate Athletic Conference teams were announced on Wednesday, with Awelina Fakalata included on the conference […]
‘Scrappy’ Corsairs earn the respect of their opponents despite struggles
By Ray Hamill — It was a challenging season for the College of the Redwoods volleyball team, but a determined all-local roster of just eight players earned the respect of their opponents […]
Campbell named Big 5 MVP, as all-league team is announced
By Ray Hamill — The season may not have ended the way they wanted it to, but the Arcata girls enjoyed a memorable fall in volleyball and one player in particular played […]
Impressive young Panthers go undefeated in league play again
By Ray Hamill — The Jacoby Creek Panthers had another season to remember on the volleyball court, with the school’s eighth graders winning a second straight Bay League title. And they did […]
‘A coach’s dream,’ Hoopa’s Annie Lanning named Little 5 MVP
By Ray Hamill — A late-season surge saw the Hoopa Warriors close out the 2024 high school volleyball season strong, and one player in particular played a key role in that big […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — No joy for the H-DNL in Saturday’s playoff games
It was a tough night for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Saturday night. All three teams involved lost their quarterfinal matchups to end their seasons. In […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Local D-6 teams advance; Warriors bow out
St. Bernard’s and Ferndale won their North Coast Section volleyball playoff openers on Wednesday night, but a third Little 5 team to qualify for the postseason bowed out on Tuesday. The Crusaders […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Loggers fall to Pinole Valley in playoff opener
The Eureka Loggers and Hoopa Warriors both lost their opening round games in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Tuesday night, ending good seasons for both programs. The Loggers were seeded […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Five H-DNL teams included in postseason brackets
By Ray Hamill — Five of the 10 H-DNL varsity volleyball teams have been included in the North Coast Section playoff brackets, which were announced on Sunday, but there is one notable […]
Crusaders, Panthers serve up five-set thriller in regular-season finale
Two days after clinching the Little 4 championship, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders closed out the regular season in volleyball with a hard-fought win against McKinleyville on Thursday night. The SB girls won […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Conference champs take center stage
By Ray Hamill — Volleyball takes center stage in our awards this week, with a championship team and one of the most consistently dangerous players in the H-DNL honored. The St. Bernard’s […]
Arcata JVs enjoy another undefeated league campaign in volleyball
The Arcata Tigers’ success on the volleyball court this fall was not just limited to the varsity team. On Tuesday night, the Arcata girls won the Big 5 outright after Eureka defeated […]
