By Ray Hamill — Get ready fight fans for even more local MMA action. This week, Institute of Combat owner John “Juan” Thompson announced details of a new fight night at Cher-Ae […]
IOC to launch MMA fight night at Cher-Ae Heights
Bell signs multi-fight contract with Bellator
By Ray Hamill — The big time just got a whole lot bigger for Arcata’s Cass Bell. On Thursday, the local pro MMA fighter met with Bellator president Scott Coker in San […]
Long-time St. Bernard’s coach bids farewell
By Ray Hamill — After a long and successful stint in charge of the St. Bernard’s softball team, head coach Alan Borges announced on Friday that he is retiring from the program. […]
Eagles feature all-star lineup ahead of Legion opener
By Ray Hamill — With a lineup of all-stars for the ages, the Humboldt Eagles 19U will open the American Legion baseball season on Friday night in Ukiah. Ferndale’s Landon Gomes will […]
Humboldt Crabs prepare for Friday’s season opener
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs are back and ready for action. The players began to arrive in town this week in preparation for Friday night’s season opener against the Corvallis […]
‘Best ever’ B52s plan on winning plenty this summer
By Ray Hamill — Summer collegiate baseball returns to the North Coast on Friday night, with both the Humboldt B52s and Humboldt Crabs each hosting weekend series to begin their respective seasons. […]
Why Sears is the Pitcher of the Year, and other awards
By Ray Hamill — Get ready 2020, you’ve got a lot to live up to. Because in terms of success for local high school baseball and softball, there never has been a […]
Local distance star ready for the next challenge
By Ray Hamill — Banana slugs may not be known for their speed, but they are about to get a little faster. Arcata senior Riley Martel-Phillips, who has dominated local high school […]
Cappa has ‘pretty good chance’ to land starting job
Former Humboldt State offensive lineman Alex Cappa, who was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a year ago, is expected to make a big push to land a starting job this fall. […]
Tigers step up on biggest stage of all
By Ray Hamill — This time there was no way back for the McKinleyville Panthers. This time there was no way past Merek Sears. The Arcata junior was outstanding on Wednesday night, […]
Tigers win NCS as memorable season for H-DNL comes to an end
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers had the final say in a memorable season for local prep baseball and softball, knocking off arch rivals McKinleyville 3-0 in the North Coast Section […]
Humboldt mountain bikers impress at state championship
The Humboldt Composite mountain biking team recently closed out the spring season with a strong showing at the state championship race in Tehachapi, placing fifth as a team out of 37 teams […]
Eureka High hosts annual Logger Olympics
Eureka High School recently held its annual Logger Olympics, pitting athletes from different sports against each other in a series of fun and different team events. The big winners on the day […]
American Legion tryouts set for this weekend
The Northern Humboldt Giants and Knights will hold tryouts for the summer American Legion baseball season this weekend. The tryouts will take place on both Saturday and Sunday at the Arcata High […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Mack girls celebrate NCS championship
Tuesday was an historic day for the McKinleyville Panthers, who defeated St. Patrick-St. Vincent 11-1 in the North Coast Section Division-IV softball championship game, and there were plenty of celebrations afterwards, from […]
GALLERY — The Panthers’ big day in pictures
The McKinleyville girls defeated St. Patrick-St. Vincent 11-1 in six innings in the North Coast Section Division-IV championship game on Tuesday. For a full report, see No denying Mack girls on historic […]
No denying Mack girls on historic and thrilling run
By Ray Hamill — It was four years in the making and apparently worth every minute. And after dispatching of St Patrick-St. Vincent in the North Coast Section Division-IV championship game on […]
Panthers complete historic treble
By Ray Hamill — 2019 will be a tough act to follow for H-DNL softball, and in particular the McKinleyville Panthers. On Tuesday evening, the Mack girls completed an historic first-ever treble […]
Who has the edge ahead of NCS title showdown?
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Only this time there’s a little more at stake, a little more pride on the line, and a little piece of history up for […]
Athletes and Team of the Week
By Ray Hamill — I’m not sure we’ve ever had such a pool of standout performances to choose from in one week, both individually and team wise. But two teams stood out […]
