The Arcata Tigers came up just short in their bid for a first-ever North Coast Section championship in soccer on Saturday afternoon, falling 3-0 to top seed Head-Royce in the boys Division-1 championship game in Oakland.

The loss was just the third all season for the Tigers and their first since August.

The Tigers closed out the season 15-3-5 and went 9-0-3 on their way to winning the H-DNL championship.