By Ray Hamill — North Coast sports fans know all about Cass Bell the MMA fighter, but what he’s achieving as a local youth wrestling coach is arguably even more impressive. Bell’s […]
Local youth wrestlers make quite a statement in Vegas
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big week for Crabs standout, youth wrestlers
By Ray Hamill — A group of hard-working young wrestlers and a local Humboldt Crabs standout get the nod for this week’s Humboldt Sports Team and Athlete of the Week, sponsored by […]
Groundbreaking local wrestlers setting new standards
By Ray Hamill — Girls wrestling is definitely on the rise here in Humboldt County. This weekend, Eureka’s Slate Delsman and Kelli Johnston will represent the state of California at a national […]
Community showcases its support for local wrestlers
By Ray Hamill — Earlier this month, outgoing Eureka High seniors Kelli Johnston and Slate Delsman were both named to the California state wrestling team that will compete in a national freestyle […]
Eureka girls to compete in Western States Championships
By Ray Hamill — A team of six Eureka girls wrestlers will compete in the Western States Championships in Provo, Utah, this weekend. Loggers coaches Cecil Wilson and Thomas Gowing have made […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Seniors close out in style
By Ray Hamill — The final week of high school sports brought plenty of excitement on the basketball courts and some big news for a couple of local wrestlers. In basketball, the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Consistency the key for Tanuvasa and Price
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors feature heavily in this week’s Athletes and Team of the Week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. Del Norte senior Kaleb Price is […]
H-DNL wrestling season wraps up at league meet
A short but much-appreciated H-DNL wrestling season wrapped up at McKinleyville High on Saturday with an outdoor league championships. The league had originally intended on holding just the semifinals in boys and […]
Wrestling returns to the North Coast, with league titles up for grabs
By Ray Hamill — After months of uncertainty, high school wrestling returned to the North Coast this week, with seven schools competing. The schedule will last just three weeks, with a series […]
Former Hoopa star returns to coach at the school
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 […]
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 […]
