By Ray Hamill — All four Big 4 teams won their games against Little 4 opponents in girls soccer on Tuesday evening. The closest matchup was at Arcata where the host Tigers […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Big 4 teams too strong for L4 opponents
POWER RANKINGS — Top teams in the H-DNL continue to roll
By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in our Power Rankings continued to roll on Friday night, meaning there’s no change at the top this week. Fortuna cruised to a lopsided […]
Fired-up Arcata Tigers prove a point in statement win
The Arcata Tigers felt they had a point to prove on Saturday. One week after a disappointing shutout loss at Fortuna — a game in which the players showed no energy, according […]
CR women embracing a new challenge on the volleyball court
By Ray Hamill — One of the biggest challenges facing new College of the Redwoods volleyball coach Paul Castillo is getting his players to believe in what they’re capable of. But they are […]
Several locals get set to debut with the Lumberjacks
A large contingent of local athletes will compete for the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks this school year, including a talented trio of runners who will get the new cross country season under […]
Nelson leads the way for defending league champs on opening day
The defending H-DNL girls golf champions got the new season off to a good start on a competitive opening day for the league on Thursday. But they had to battle, with just […]
What’s next for all of the local football teams
By Ray Hamill — All nine local high school varsity teams will be in action this weekend, along with seven of the eight JV teams and College of the Redwoods. And that […]
JV FOOTBALL — Three local teams remain unbeaten, Cats go to 2-0
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are off to an impressive start in JV football after improving to 2-0 on the season with a big win at Fort Bragg on Friday […]
MIX 95.1 FM to broadcast weekend game, season schedule set
By Ray Hamill — Local radio commentator Tag Wotherspoon and the crew at MIX 95.1 FM will be back on the air this weekend, broadcasting the first of several football games this […]
POWER RANKINGS — Three teams standing out early
By Ray Hamill — Last year Del Norte dominated our Power Rankings all season long, holding the position from the opening week until the final game of the season. This year it […]
Exceptional defense leads Corsairs to victory in season opener
By Ray Hamill — Saturday’s season opener for College of the Redwoods was a little closer than it should have been, considering the opportunities the offense left on the field. But it […]
Fortuna boys go 4-0 at McKinleyville tournament
The Fortuna boys beat Arcata 1-0 in the championship game at the McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament on Saturday. Jesus Vielma scored the only goal of the game, as the Huskies won for […]
Some more stats from Friday night’s football games
By Ray Hamill — One of the most impressive aspects of Fortuna’s shutout win on Friday night was the balanced ground attack, with eight different players combining for more than 300 yards […]
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — Two Big 4 teams setting the early standard
By Ray Hamill — We’re now two weeks into the 2023 high school football season and so far two Big 4 teams are setting the standard for the H-DNL. The Fortuna Huskies […]
Impressive Huskies shut out the Tigers, go to 2-0
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies scored touchdowns on four of their five first-half possessions on their way to a comfortable 34-0 win over the Arcata Tigers at Husky Field on […]
Former Arcata Tiger, Athlete of the Year to start for CR
By Ray Hamill — After a year at Contra Costa College, former Arcata Tiger Carson Tucker is back on the North Coast this fall and turning some heads on the football field. […]
Community interest building ahead of CR season opener
By Ray Hamill — The buzz surrounding College of the Redwoods football has been building for a while, with high expectations for the team this fall after an impressive return to action […]
Tigers, Huskies win their tournament openers at MIST
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers and Fortuna Huskies both won their opening games at the McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament early Friday afternoon. Both games were decided by the narrowest of […]
Panthers get set to host eight-team MIST this weekend
By Ray Hamill — Eight teams will battle it out at the 2023 McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament this weekend, as the local boys soccer season begins to build momentum. The two-day tournament […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — SB senior, Tigers D stand out in openers
By Ray Hamill — Week one of the local high school football season as always gave us plenty to talk about. As expected St. Bernard’s set a physical tone in the trenches […]
