Murphy nets career high in points for Banana Slugs
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Kaylee Murphy has begun her sophomore collegiate basketball season in style, scoring a career-high 24 points for UC Santa Cruz on Saturday in a game at Willamette […]
HSU basketball to host Sonoma State in conference openers
Humboldt State will open conference play in men’s and women’s basketball on Thursday night, with Sonoma State traveling to Arcata. The HSU women get the action under way at 5:30 p.m., and […]
Switch in venue for South Fork’s NCS game
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs will host this coming weekend’s big NCS playoff football game after a switch in venue was announced early this week. The No. 3 seed […]
Montana gets first start for Pioneers, helps team to win over Puget Sound
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka quarterback Cruz Montana got his first start for Lewis & Clark over the weekend, as the Pioneers closed out the football season with a 32-21 win […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — Soccer stars step up on big stage
By Ray Hamill — A pair of soccer players played a pivotal role in helping their respective teams to an NCS championship over the weekend, at opposite ends of the field. And […]
VIDEO — Family, coaches and teammates celebrate Sears’ big day
By Ray Hamill — A number of friends, teammates and coaches paid tribute to Merek Sears on his big day, as he signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Washington […]
Sears signs letter of intent to play in the PAC-12
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Merek Sears is taking his talents to Washington State after signing a letter of intent to play baseball for the Cougars after graduation. Sears, HumboldtSports.com‘s pitcher […]
VIDEO — What a great weekend for H-DNL football
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL did itself proud once again in football this weekend. It’s been a good few years for the North Coast teams and that doesn’t appear to be […]
Tomlinson, seniors lead St. Bernard’s to dramatic NCS win
Marayah Tomlinson and the St. Bernard’s seniors saved the best for last. Boy did they ever. Tomlinson completed her hat trick less than two minutes from time to lead the Crusaders back […]
Wildcats O-line paves the way in NCS rout
The Ferndale Wildcats dominated the line of scrimmage on Saturday and that paved the way for a comfortable 57-28 win over California School for the Deaf in the opening round of the […]
Arcata girls fall to Middletown in NCS decider
By Ray Hamill — The bounce of the ball just didn’t go the Tigers’ way on Saturday, as visiting Middletown came away from Arcata with a 1-0 win in the North Coast […]
Crusaders roll over Ygnacio Valley in NCS opener
It’s safe to say the Crusaders were playoff ready on Saturday. St. Bernard’s opened the North Coast Section Division-6 postseason in style, coming storming out of the gates on the way to […]
Tigers go down battling against top seeds in NCS
The Arcata Tigers gave the No. 1 seeds in their bracket all they could handle for much of Friday night’s NCS Division-6 football playoff game at Kennedy High in Richmond, before eventually […]
VIDEO — The save heard around Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — It was one of the most remarkable penalty shootouts you’ll ever see, with the two goalkeepers combining to save nine of the 14 attempts they faced and not […]
VIDEO — Fortuna NCS championship highlights and celebrations
By Ray Hamill — The house that Daniel built was in full bloom on Friday night. Playing in front of a loud and enthusiastic crowd at Fortuna High, head coach Daniel Holmes […]
Deserving Huskies crowed NCS champs after thrilling shootout
By Ray Hamill — In the world of sports it simply doesn’t get any more exciting than this. It certainly doesn’t get much closer. But then again, no one ever said winning […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Del Norte, South Fork move on; Fortuna, Arcata bow out
Del Norte and South Fork each advanced to the semifinal round in the North Coast Section football playoffs on Friday night, while both Fortuna and Arcata bowed out on the road against […]
Corsairs can’t keep up with athletic Mendo in men’s basketball
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team was unable to keep up with an athletic Mendocino on Friday night, falling 91-78 in Ukiah. Drew Gillette led the Corsairs with 31 points, […]
HUMBOLDT SPORTS TALK — A new sports podcast for the North Coast
By Ray Hamill — Welcome to a new podcast for local sports on the North Coast, Humboldt Sports Talk. The show is produced by former Humboldt State Assistant Athletic Director Andrew Goetzin […]
NCS soccer championship dates and times finalized
By Ray Hamill — Three local teams will get the opportunity to play for a North Coast Section championship in soccer this weekend, including two here in Humboldt County. And game times […]