By Ray Hamill — Humboldt County will extend a wet welcome to 18 community colleges from around the state on Saturday, on what will be a very busy day for local cross […]
Busy weekend in store for local cross country
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Tigers back on top; seniors closing out strong
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are champions of the H-DNL in boys soccer for the first time in six years after completing an undefeated league campaign last week. And that […]
New-look CR men’s team gets set for season opener
By Ray Hamill — The local basketball season officially tips off this weekend with a new-look College of the Redwoods men’s team playing three games in Napa. The two-time defending Golden Valley […]
POWER RANKINGS — Which team really belongs at No. 2?
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna head coach Mike Benbow and his staff have always done a good job getting the most out of their players and fielding improving teams as the season […]
Two NCS doubleheaders set for the North Coast this weekend
By Ray Hamill — Both Eureka and Arcata will host North Coast Section soccer playoff doubleheaders this weekend. On Friday night, the Eureka boys and girls teams will play their quarterfinals at […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Which H-DNL teams are in, which are on the bubble
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section playoffs essentially get under way this week for some of the H-DNL football teams, who have to win their final game just to qualify […]
Arcata, NPA girls looking to make NCS tennis history
By Ray Hamill — Four years after her breakthrough postseason performance, Arcata senior Keona Gutierrez DeArmond is determined to close out her high school career with a bang. The Tigers’ No. 1 […]
NCS SOCCER — Playoff brackets announced, with 12 local teams included
By Ray Hamill — A total of 12 H-DNL teams have been included in the North Coast Section soccer playoff brackets, which were announced on Sunday. The playoffs kick off on Wednesday, […]
Exciting finish as Little 4 showdown goes down to the wire
The Arcata Tigers kept their playoff hopes alive with their third win in four games on Friday night, edging the Ferndale Wildcats 28-26 in a very entertaining showdown at McKinleyville High. The […]
Leonard leads the way at Del Norte ahead of league championships
Eureka’s Charlotte Leonard appears to be peaking at an opportune time. After four straight second-place finishes in H-DNL cross country, the senior ran her best race of the season and posted a […]
BOYS SOCCER — Tigers seal the deal with victory over rivals
The Fortuna Huskies’ decade of dominance in local boys soccer officially came to an end on Thursday when the Arcata Tigers clinched their first outright H-DNL title since 2012. The Tigers needed […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Big week for three former H-DNL QBs
By Ray Hamill — Three former H-DNL quarterbacks are coming off big weekends for their respective teams on the college fields. Arcata’s Shane Purcell, a freshman at Contra Costa College, was named […]
Arcata girls deny the Loggers league perfection
The Arcata Tigers denied their biggest rivals a perfect league campaign thanks to a second-half goal from Zoe Macknicki on Wednesday night. After losing twice to Eureka earlier in league play, the […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Crusaders, Warriors advance to section quarterfinals
Two H-DNL teams won their opening games in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Wednesday night to advance to the weekend quarterfinals. At St. Bernard’s, the Crusaders defeated Holy Names in […]
POWER RANKINGS — Del Norte hangs on to top spot, with changes elsewhere
By Ray Hamill — After watching the weekend game at Albee Stadium, we may have over-estimated the gap between the top two teams in our rankings, but not the order. The Del […]
BOYS SOCCER — Tigers win at South Fork to clinch at least a co-championship
The race for the boys H-DNL championship will go down to the final night of action, although the Arcata Tigers won their game in hand on Tuesday night to claim at least […]
Where the race for the championship stands in boys soccer
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL boys soccer championship will be decided this week, one way or the other. The league issued a clarification on Tuesday morning amid some confusion as to […]
H-DNL seniors close out strong at NCS championships
The league champion led the way for the H-DNL with a strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-2 Girls Golf Championships on Monday. Competing at the Rooster Run Golf Club in […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Bubble teams qualify as playoff brackets set
By Ray Hamill — Six of the 10 H-DNL varsity volleyball teams have qualified for this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this week. The league will be represented […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Arcata boys inch closer; St. Bernard’s girls clinch co-championship
The Arcata boys took a big step toward a first league title in seven years with a 4-1 win at Del Norte on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Tigers improved to […]
