By Ray Hamill — Former Hoopa High Warrior Merk Robbins is heading back to the program he helped lead to a league title a decade ago. Robbins was recently named the Warriors […]
Former Hoopa star returns to coach at the school
Local wrestling scene sets up MMA fighters to succeed
By Ray Hamill — Aside from being ambitious, talented and driven to succeed, the local contingent of pro MMA fighters have one other important characteristic in common — they all got their […]
LOCAL MMA SPOTLIGHT — Guisa perfectly poised to go pro
This is the third in a series of stories focusing on the next generation of MMA talent here on the North Coast, as Humboldt Sports takes a closer look at the many […]
Hoopa coach says Cosce brothers were born for the MMA stage
By Ray Hamill — Former Hoopa High wrestling coach Mike Lee knew before anyone else just how special Orion and Louis Cosce were. As the brothers’ long-time mentor, Lee coached the two […]
Loggers get the go-ahead to return to practice
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers are back. On Thursday night the Eureka City Schools District board voted unanimously to allow their high school student athletes to resume sports participation for the […]
Five ways Tuesday’s fights impacted Humboldt County
By Ray Hamill — This past week was a big one for local MMA, with brothers Orion and Louis Cosce both winning their fights at the Dana White Contender Series and earning […]
EDITORIAL — Should the H-DNL follow the Northern Section’s example?
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a crazy few days for local sports, with the news early on Monday that the CIF has decided to push back the fall sports seasons to the […]
Important Dates — NCS releases calendar for 2020/21 sports
By Ray Hamill — Practice for football and the other fall season sports will begin on December 14, the North Coast Section announced on Monday. The NCS calendar for the year was […]
Obituary — Frank Cheek, 1937-2020
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 […]
How wrestling helped prepare Scott for the next challenge
By Ray Hamill — Danika Scott says she owes a lot to the sport of wrestling and how it has helped her grow both on and off the mat. Despite only competing […]
Scott, Slayton named Del Norte athletes of the year
By Ray Hamill — Seniors Danika Scott and Anthony Slayton have been named the Del Norte High Athletes of the Year after outstanding years for both. The two outgoing seniors, who will […]
Eureka Loggers name their Team of the Year
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls wrestling team has been setting the standard recently for Loggers sports, and the rest of the school is taking notice. On Friday, the female wrestlers […]
Garner, Rendon receive Best Individual Performance honors at Logger ESPYs
By Ray Hamill — Two clutch performances by Eureka High student athletes were recognized on Tuesday, as the annual Logger ESPYs continued. Seniors Cahliel Garner and Aracely Rendon each received Best Individual […]
Eureka girls step up to the challenge, reap rewards
By Ray Hamill — Eureka senior Aracely Rendon-Gomez has signed a letter of intent to wrestle collegiately at Eastern Oregon University next year, as a challenging season paid big dividends for the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Wild, successful weekend for local stars
By Ray Hamill — It was a big weekend for local sports in more ways than one, with plenty of options for our weekly awards. On the wrestling mats, Del Norte senior […]
All five local qualifiers make some noise at state championships
All five H-DNL wrestlers to qualify for this weekend’s state championships in Bakersfield won at least one match in an impressive showing for the North Coast contingent. Leading the way, Eureka senior […]
‘Spider sense’ begins to kick in for local youth wrestlers
A group of local youth wrestlers are beginning to discover their own spider sense, and that’s setting them apart from the opposition. Last weekend, a small team of grapplers coached by local […]
Eureka girls prepare for state championships
By Ray Hamill — Three Eureka girls will compete at this week’s CIF State Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield, after a strong showing for the team at last weekend’s section meet. A total […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Scott, Nelson and Eureka wrestlers lead the way
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte senior Danika Scott highlighted an impressive weekend for the H-DNL at the North Coast Section wrestling championships, winning an individual title. The Warriors standout pinned one […]
NCS WRESTLING — Del Norte’s Scott wins section title; Eureka girls place third
Del Norte’s Danika Scott was crowned NCS champion on Saturday, capping a good day for the H-DNL at the section wrestling championships. Scott pinned Casa Grande’s Lilly McCoy, the No. 3 wrestler […]
