Frank James Cheek was born on August 6, 1937 to Alberta and Floyd Cheek in Dayton, Kentucky. He was the second oldest of five children. Alberta was just 18 years old when […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been exactly three months since we last saw any live sports action here on the North Coast, and little did we know then that we would be […]
By Ray Hamill — The press conferences on the other side just got a whole lot more interesting. I have a feeling Frank Cheek will not disappoint anyone there. He never did […]
High schools in Iowa this week became the first in the nation to resume baseball and softball, another sign of the gradual return to sports after COVID-19. Monday was the first day […]
By Ray Hamill — The local sports community lost one of its true legends on Saturday, when long-time Humboldt State head coach Frank Cheek passed away. He was 82. The legendary coach […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers’ softball season may have been canceled, but the team’s coaches certainly left their mark. On Wednesday, co-head coaches Katelyn Graeser-Fox and Sarah Fox were named […]
Former Fortuna High standout Hailey Dolcini has been named to the 2020 All-Mountain West Team in softball after an — yet shortened — spring season playing for Fresno State. Dolcini was one of […]
By Ray Hamill — Recruiting this spring has been a challenge to say the least for college teams across the nation, but College of the Redwoods softball coach Maggie White has been […]
By Ray Hamill — Ferndale High’s Towles twins, Bekah and Elizabeth, have committed to play at College of the Redwoods after graduation, benefitting a pair of teams at the local community college. […]
Humboldt State’s Micaela Harris has been named to the California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Star Softball Team, which was announced on Tuesday by the conference office. Harris’ teammate Evelyn Andrews, who passed away […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Briana Day is about to become a Knight. The Loggers senior announced this week that she is taking her game to Shasta College after graduation and will […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League schools paid tribute to their student athletes who had their spring sports canceled this year by lighting up the night on Monday. At 8:20 […]
By Ray Hamill — With the cancelation of the high school spring sports seasons, local fans were robbed of another potentially thrilling softball season. One year after the H-DNL remarkably won three […]
By Ray Hamill — Another key member of last season’s historic McKinleyville treble winning softball team is taking her game to the collegiate level. Shortstop Lexi White recently verbally committed to play […]
By Ray Hamill — Exactly one month ago today the sports world as we know it changed in ways we could never have anticipated. When Ferndale’s Landon Gomes threw the final pitch […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL got the news no one wanted but everyone expected this week, with the announcement that all section and state spring sport playoff events have been canceled […]
By Ray Hamill — High school seniors could be in line to lose a lot more than just their final seasons in prep sports. With the ongoing global crisis surrounding COVID-19, all […]
By Ray Hamill — It appears as if the Eureka Loggers are going to get the funds for long overdue upgrades to Albee Stadium. The Loggers are expecting confirmation within a week, […]
By Ray Hamill — A lot of young softball players here on the North Coast are playing the waiting game right now, wondering if they’ll get a season in, and if they […]
By Ray Hamill — The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors voted unanimously on Thursday to cancel the remainder of the 2020 spring sports season. Last week, the CCCAA […]
