By Ray Hamill — No athlete in the entire H-DNL has achieved more on the sports fields over the past few years than the 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year
The 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — As with our other end-of-year high school awards categories, narrowing down the list of finalists for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year was […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports High School Team of the Year Finalists
By Ray Hamill — After another memorable year for teams in the H-DNL there was no shortage of worthy candidates for the 2024 Humboldt Sports High School Team of the Year. The […]
Coach makes all the difference on Guynup’s path to success
By Ray Hamill — Sometimes the right coach can make all the difference for an athlete. After missing out on a spot on the McKinleyville High varsity volleyball team as recently as […]
Slayton taking her talents to NAIA program after two big years at CR
By Ray Hamill — After two years playing multiple sports at College of the Redwoods, sophomore Molly Slayton is taking her talents to a four-year program to continue her volleyball career. The […]
College of the Redwoods to feature all-local, speedy roster in 2024
By Ray Hamill — In her first full year as head coach of the College of the Redwoods volleyball team, Kayla Costello is adding plenty of speed to a roster that will […]
Several H-DNL teams receive NCS scholastic awards for 2023/24
By Ray Hamill — Sometimes they’re talented and pretty smart as well. This year, a total of 13 H-DNL teams have received scholastic team awards from the North Coast Section, including four […]
Another H-DNL standout commits to play college ball
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte senior Breann Winingham is looking forward to a new chapter in her life, a new challenge on the volleyball court and better tacos. The multi-sport Warriors […]
Big 5 MVP commits to play for state powerhouse program
By Ray Hamill — Two-time Big 5 volleyball MVP McKenna Curtis is taking her talents to one of the best community college programs in the state after recently signing a letter of […]
WaveRiders go out in style with tournament championship
The WaveRiders said goodbye in style over the weekend. Playing in their final games, the local volleyball club’s players concluded two years competing together by taking home a championship at the Rogue […]
Resilient WaveRiders battle their way to tournament final
A group of local volleyball players are closing out their travel club careers with a bang after a strong showing at a tournament in Redding over the weekend. The WaveRiders Volleyball Club, […]
Fortuna Huskies honored for their sportsmanship in the fall of 2023
By Ray Hamill — It was a good fall for Fortuna High sports in more ways than one. The Huskies enjoyed memorable campaigns in football, volleyball, soccer, cross country, girls tennis and […]
Local volleyball club enjoys impressive season debut in Oregon
Hard work is paying off for a group of local volleyball players, who enjoyed a successful trip to Oregon over the weekend. The WaveRiders Volleyball Club, which is made up of seniors […]
College of the Redwoods sophomores close out with a bang
After going nearly five years without a conference win on the volleyball court, the College of the Redwoods women closed out the 2023 season with a bang this week, posting back-to-back conference […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — SB, Ferndale girls set new standards
By Ray Hamill — It was an historic week for two local teams and another memorable week for two local athletes. The St. Bernard’s volleyball and Ferndale girls soccer teams both won […]
Shanahan, Nunez and Curtis named league MVPs in volleyball
By Ray Hamill — When your team is as good as the Del Norte Warriors were this season, you need two MVP awards. The H-DNL announced the MVPs and all-league honors for […]
Crusaders receive a No. 5 seed for NorCal playoff tournament
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off an historic North Coast Section volleyball championship over the weekend, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders will open the NorCal tournament on the road. The SB girls will […]
History-making Crusaders secure the H-DNL’s first NCS crown in 37 years
By Ray Hamill — The wait is finally over. On Saturday night, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders ended a 37-year-old North Coast Section championship drought for the H-DNL in volleyball, securing this year’s […]
‘Dynamic’ St. Bernard’s girls eager to make history in NCS final
By Ray Hamill — Getting off to a fast start could be key for the St. Bernard’s girls on Saturday night, as they look to end a 37-year championship drought for H-DNL […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — League champs continue to set the standard
By Ray Hamill — Tennis, football, soccer and volleyball are all represented in this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes and Team of the Week, sponsored as always by College of the Redwoods Athletics. […]
