By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles have been forced to put a planned weekend intra-squad game on ice for now after California Governor Gavin Newsom allowed for just a modified Phase […]
Governor’s decision puts planned weekend game on hold — for now
Eagles players starting to shake the rust
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles held a third day of tryouts while observing social distancing protocols on Tuesday, and according to head coach Matt Tomlin the players are beginning to […]
Could Oklahoma’s decision be a sign of things to come for local schools?
By Ray Hamill — This past weekend, Oklahoma became the first state in the nation to give the go-ahead to high school sports returning without restrictions. The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association […]
Prep sports will look different as guidelines are set for return
By Ray Hamill — High school and community sports are going to have a very different look as they begin to return in the coming months. Last week the National Federation of […]
H-DNL names all-league selections in at least one sport
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League wasn’t completely canceled this spring, with one sport at least getting in some action. Boys golf enjoyed some play before the lockdown, and because […]
Top JC conference will be stacked with H-DNL talent
By Ray Hamill — One of the top community college football conferences in the state, and perhaps even in the nation, will be loaded with talent from the H-DNL this fall. The […]
Challenging schedule in store for Fortuna football
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are not afraid to challenge themselves on the football field, and that will be the case once again this fall. The team recently finalized its […]
Some familiar faces join the Eagles for the summer
By Ray Hamill — Three players that were not expected to be available for the Humboldt Eagles this summer were on hand this week as the local American Legion club began tryouts for […]
CR adds another local standout in soccer
By Ray Hamill — Recruiting this spring has been far from ideal for the College of the Redwoods teams, and there remains uncertainty whether the fall seasons will even be played. But that […]
Three players commit to play for the Jacks
Humboldt State men’s basketball has announced the signing of three out-of-area recruits — John Reitenbach, JT Riddick and Jordan Robinson. “We would like to welcome John, Jordan and JT to Humboldt State […]
Baseball returns as Eagles hold opening day of tryouts
By Ray Hamill — After two months of suspended sports and two days of rainouts, baseball finally returned to the North Coast on Wednesday evening. A total of 50 players showed up […]
Eureka girls celebrate their season with unique ceremony
The Eureka Loggers held a rather unique end-of-season awards ceremony for their girls basketball team on Wednesday afternoon, but then again these are rather unique circumstances. The players and coaches gathered in […]
Local greats set Spalding up for success at San Diego State
By Ray Hamill — As he gets set for his final season at San Diego State this fall, former Big 5 standout Kyle Spalding recalled recently how being around the game of […]
Uncertainty surrounds CR fall sports after this week’s decision
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods athletics could remain suspended through the fall seasons after the school announced on Tuesday it will continue with mostly online classes for the fall […]
Eureka girls basketball adds new coach
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers may have just added the piece they needed to get them over the hump in girls basketball. After finishing second in the Big 5 in […]
Proud day for CR athletics as graduation rates continue to rise
By Ray Hamill — Saturday was a proud day for College of the Redwoods athletics, albeit in somewhat difficult circumstances. Although there was no ceremony on campus due to COVID-19, Saturday’s 2020 […]
Arcata’s Olson commits to play at Siskiyous
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Connor Olson is set to reunite with his older brother Spencer at College of the Siskiyous after recently committing to play men’s soccer for the Eagles after […]
Eureka players pay tribute to their head coach
By Ray Hamill — A number of Eureka High girls basketball players have paid tribute to their head coach Michael Harvey this past week. Harvey, who is coming off his second season […]
‘Eager’ 76ers, Giants not ready to return just yet
By Ray Hamill — As the Humboldt Eagles get set for tryouts on Monday, the county’s other American Legion baseball teams are taking a more cautious approach for now. Both the Northern […]
Maggie Stacy prepares for new opportunities at Cuesta
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Maggie Stacy is driven to succeed, and now she’s taking that drive to the collegiate level. The outgoing senior, a standout in cross country and track and […]
