By Ray Hamill — All four of the Little 4 football teams open the new football season next week and the big question heading into the new campaign is can anyone beat […]
Reasons for optimism for all of the Little 4 teams and South Fork
The Beat 95.1 FM to broadcast several football games this season
By Ray Hamill — With the local high school football season now just a week away, The Beat 95.1 FM will once again be broadcasting several games this fall. The local radio […]
Panthers better positioned to compete in this year’s Little 4
By Ray Hamill — After barely having enough players to field a varsity team last year and finishing one of their games with just nine players available, the McKinleyville Panthers are far […]
How the local players fared on this year’s Crabs team
By Ray Hamill — It was another good summer for the Humboldt Crabs and a notable one for local players on the team. A total of eight Humboldt County played a part […]
The most important early-season games for all nine H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The 2024 local high school football season kicks off later this month and all nine H-DNL varsity teams have reason to feel excited about the upcoming campaign. All […]
The 2024 Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year finalists
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL is lucky to have some of the very best coaches in the entire North Coast Section, and just like with every other category in our end-of-year […]
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 […]
McKinleyville’s Bragg ready for a new challenge with the Corsairs
By Ray Hamill — Tyson Bragg ended his high school baseball career with his best season yet, and now he’s hoping to carry that momentum on to the collegiate fields. The McKinleyville […]
Fraser, Dobrec and the Cats honored in 2024 baseball end-of-season awards …
By Ray Hamill — With another season safely in the books, it’s time to name the Humboldt Sports player, team and coach of the year in baseball. Earlier this month, McKinleyville senior […]
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 […]
‘Team-oriented’ Harper named Big 5 MVP after stellar season
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors set the standard in H-DNL softball this year and junior Carlee Harper set the standard for the Warriors. This week, it was announced that […]
Fraser named MVP of the Big 5 after dominating spring for Mack
By Ray Hamill — Anyone who watched Evan Fraser on the mound this season knows the McKinleyville senior was a force to be reckoned with as a pitcher. But it was what […]
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 […]
Poor start proves costly for Panthers, as memorable season ends
A memorable and very successful season for the McKinleyville Panthers ended on Wednesday, as the Big 5 champs bowed out of the North Coast Section Division-4 playoffs with a 4-1 loss at […]
Six H-DNL teams still in contention for NCS titles, state playoffs
By Ray Hamill — With one North Coast Section championship already secured, the big question now for H-DNL fans is can any of the other five remaining teams add to that haul […]
Panthers move on to NCS semifinals after shutout victory
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers continued to roll on Saturday, as they opened the North Coast Section baseball playoffs with a shutout win over St. Helena at McKinleyville. The Big […]
What’s next for the nine remaining H-DNL teams in the NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs continue for nine of the 18 H-DNL teams this weekend, including five that will host games. The biggest matchup of […]
Stewart leads the way for H-DNL at NCS Division-I championships
Eureka’s Andrew Stewart closed out the 2024 boys golf season with his best showing of the spring at Monday’s North Coast Section Division-I championships. Playing at Tilden Park Golf Course in Berkeley, […]
Six local teams make the NCS softball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Six H-DNL teams have been included in the North Coast Section softball playoffs after the brackets were announced on Saturday. And we could see an all-local clash in […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Warriors, Panthers enjoy historic week
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for the Del Norte Warriors and for a couple of their athletes in particular. And it was a good week for McKinleyville baseball. […]
