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 […]
Legendary coach Frank Cheek passes away
Loggers name their coaches of the year at annual school ESPYs
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 […]
A ‘rock in the circle,’ Dolcini named all-conference
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 […]
CR softball recruiting on track despite setbacks
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 […]
Towles twins, Cruz commit to play at CR
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. […]
HSU players receive all-star honors
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 […]
Day to the Knights, Briana makes her college choice
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 […]
H-DNL stadiums light up the night for student athletes
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 […]
Five reasons 2021 should be a great year for H-DNL softball
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 […]
Canceled season inspires Mack senior to keep playing
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 […]
One month on from the last game, when can we expect to see local sports again?
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 […]
Stay positive Humboldt, things will get better
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 […]
Seniors facing a triple blow if spring sports don’t resume
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 […]
Plenty of facility upgrades in the works at Eureka High
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, […]
Local softball players still hoping for a season
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 […]
CCCAA officially cancels spring sports, athletes to receive extra eligibility
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 […]
High school seniors play the waiting game
By Ray Hamill — I was glad to see the CIF and section commissioners make the right decision on Tuesday, when they put off making a decision regarding the spring sports playoffs. […]
WHERE ARE THEY NOW — Where they left off this spring
By Ray Hamill — While local high school athletes are still hopeful of getting in some sort of a shortened season this spring, college sports appear to be done and dusted until […]
CIF leaves door open for spring sports
By Ray Hamill — The California Interscholastic Federation and the 10 section commissioners met on Tuesday and announced that they are leaving the door open for now on the spring sports postseasons. […]
Local high school sports look likely to continue for now
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL sports look likely to continue for now, with no directive expected from the California Interscholastic Federation in regard to regular-season scheduling. The CIF announced on Thursday that […]
