By Ray Hamill — A crowd of close to 100 student athletes, coaches and fans showed up outside the Ferndale City Hall on Friday afternoon to showcase their support for the “Let […]
Athletes from across the H-DNL show up at local ‘Let Them Play’ rally
Tom Brady praises the play of ‘hard-nosed’ Cappa
Alex Cappa’s season is officially over after he suffered a fractured ankle in last weekend’s NFL playoff game, but the former Humboldt State star received some high praise this week from legendary […]
HSU men add two more basketball recruits
Humboldt State men’s basketball announced the addition of two new recruits this week, with Keshawn Hall and John Riddick joining the program for next season. Hall comes to Humboldt State from Lake Oswego […]
NCS issues guidelines to member leagues
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section Executive Committee approved new guidelines for the sports calendar on Thursday, while giving member leagues the autonomy to set their own seasons. Among the […]
Spring sports should be a priority for the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Whatever the H-DNL decides to do in regard to the sports calendar in the coming weeks, priority should be given to the spring sports. The league athletic directors […]
‘Let Them Play’ rallies planned throughout the state
By Ray Hamill — A grassroots movement known as “Let Them Play CA” is planning a series of rallies throughout the state on Friday in an effort to pressure Governor Gavin Newsom […]
High school basketball thriving in most states
By Ray Hamill — High school basketball is now under way in 33 states, with nine more and the District of Columbia slated to tip off by Feb. 1. Once again, however, […]
Hoopa Warriors name new football coach
By Ray Hamill — After more than a decade coaching youth and JV football in the Hoopa Valley, Floyd Billings is finally getting the opportunity to be head coach of the Warriors […]
Big week for two former Eureka Loggers
By Ray Hamill — It was a big week on the basketball court for two former Eureka Loggers. On Sunday, the day before the Alabama Crimson Tide won the national football championship, […]
EDITORIAL — The importance of CR football for local players
By Ray Hamill — Never underestimate the importance of a local community college football program. This past year, three former H-DNL offensive linemen played at the Division-I college level, and two of […]
More states move toward a return to prep sports
By Ray Hamill — High school sports are back on in Arizona. On Tuesday, the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board reversed a decision made just four days ago, voting 5-4 to begin […]
GVC schools opt out of men’s and women’s soccer
By Ray Hamill — The Golden Valley Conference has cancelled men’s and women’s soccer for the school year after all seven schools decided to opt out. That includes College of the Redwoods. […]
H-DNL meeting pushed back to Friday
By Ray Hamill — This week’s scheduled H-DNL athletic directors meeting has been pushed back from Wednesday to Friday. The league ADs are expected to discuss the sports calendar and what options […]
What now for the H-DNL and what sort of calendar can we expect?
By Ray Hamill — As we gear up for a possible return to competitive high school sports in the coming weeks there is still plenty of uncertainty. And not just in terms […]
Alex Cappa suffers fractured ankle in playoff win
By Ray Hamill — Alex Cappa’s playoff run appears to be done after the former Humboldt State star suffered a fractured ankle in his first-ever NFL playoff game on Saturday night. Cappa, […]
Eureka coach confident season will go ahead
By Ray Hamill — At least one local coach is confident his team’s season will go ahead this year despite the uncertainty surrounding the high school sports calendar. Eureka High cross country […]
Alex Cappa prepares for playoff run
By Ray Hamill — Former Humboldt State star Alex Cappa will begin his playoff journey with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday after what has been a breakout season for him. Praised […]
HSU student athletes setting new standards
It may have been a disappointing fall with no competition on the fields of play, but the Lumberjacks did not disappoint in the classroom Not only did the Humboldt State student athletes […]
CIF issues statement, still hoping for Jan 25 return
By Ray Hamill — The California Interscholastic Federation issued a statement this week addressing a potential return to competition later this month. The state high school sports governing body is asking people […]
Corsairs, GVC looking at 12-game basketball season
By Ray Hamill — It looks like the Corsairs will get the opportunity to defend their conference championships in men’s and women’s basketball this year. On Tuesday the Golden Valley Conference Athletic […]
