By Ray Hamill — The local high school wrestling community got a boost this week with the news that Cass Bell is returning to Arcata High School to take over as the […]
Cass Bell goes back to his roots, embarks on a new challenge
Top coach visits the area for clinic, as locals push for HSU to reinstate wrestling
By Ray Hamill — One of the top collegiate wrestling coaches in the country will be on the North Coast for a clinic this week, as a result of the drive to […]
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Youth wrestler, Legion team honored
By Ray Hamill — A local youth wrestler got some national recognition recently and that makes him Humboldt Sports Athlete of the Week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. Southern Humboldt […]
Local youth wrestlers make quite a statement in Vegas
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 […]
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 […]
