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 […]
Five ways Tuesday’s fights impacted Humboldt County
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 […]
Local wrestlers gear up for NCS championships
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section boys and girls wrestling championships will be held this weekend, with the prestigious tournaments getting under way on Friday. And there will be plenty […]
Warriors, Loggers win H-DNL wrestling championships
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys were crowned H-DNL wrestling champions at Arcata High on Saturday after taking six individual championships with four runners-up. Fortuna was second with four individual […]
Hard work paying off for Arcata wrestlers ahead of league meet
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL wrestling championships will take place this Saturday at Arcata High, with league frontrunners Del Norte and Fortuna expected to compete for the team title. The host […]
Huskies and Warriors impress at NCS dual championships
Fortuna and Del Norte represented the H-DNL at the weekend North Coast Section Redwood Empire Division-II Dual Team Championships at Rancho Cotate High School. The Warriors were seeded No. 2 and placed […]
Successful week for Eureka girls on the wrestling mats
The Eureka Loggers have been busy recently on the wrestling mats, and continued to impress at a girls four-team dual meet tournament at Ukiah High over the weekend. The Loggers won all […]
