By Ray Hamill — Both the Fortuna boys and Arcata girls will look to solidify their position atop the Big 5 standings in local high school soccer this week, with a full […]
Busy week of local prep soccer in store
H-DNL frontrunners look to carry momentum into Wednesday’s meet
By Ray Hamill — The pace setters in H-DNL cross country will look to carry some momentum into Wednesday’s league meet at the Arcata Community Forest, which will be hosted by Northcoast […]
Big week in store on local volleyball courts
By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be a big week in the race for the Big 5 and Little 4 championships in volleyball, with some key matchups on tap. Heading into […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Welsh shines as Tigers take a big step toward B5 title
The Arcata girls took a big step toward a first league title since 2016 with a 2-0 win at home to Eureka on Saturday afternoon, their first win over their rivals in […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Eureka, Arcata tie; Del Norte wins again
The Del Norte Warriors are beginning to click. On Saturday, they won for the second time this week, shutting out McKinleyville 5-0. Just as impressively, it was the team’s second straight shutout […]
Purcell throws for eight TDs as Tigers pull away in the second half
If the Tigers can get around to playing two complete halves of football in the same game, who knows how many points they might actually score. A dangerous Arcata offense broke open […]
Ortega continues to set the pace in boys cross country
Jude Ortega won for the second time in two H-DNL cross country meets at Fortuna on Wednesday afternoon. The Arcata senior continued to set the pace for the boys, placing first in […]
Readers say Panthers, Loggers are the favorites in league
By Ray Hamill — North Coast football fans have spoken and the votes have been cast. McKinleyville and Eureka are the favorites to win a conference championship in football. In response to […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Arcata girls continue to shine
By Ray Hamill — Soccer and volleyball take center stage this week in our athletes and team of the week honors, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. Our team of the […]
Three-way logjam atop Big 5 volleyball at halfway stage
By Ray Hamill — The race for the Big 5 championship in volleyball will likely go down to the last night of action. At the halfway stage of conference play three teams […]
A whole new season as league play kicks off
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for six weeks of excitement on the local high school football fields, with both the Big 4 and Little 4 kicking off this weekend and running […]
FRIDAY NIGHT PREVIEWS — Busy night in store in the Big 4 and Little 4
By Ray Hamill — Both Eureka and Fortuna will be looking to bounce back from tough losses a week ago when they open the Big 4 against each other on Friday night. […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Wild day of action around the H-DNL
It was an interesting day around the H-DNL to say the least. At Fortuna, the Huskies continued to roll, overcoming their closest challengers this season with a big second half performance and […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Another big win for the Tigers
The Arcata Tigers continued to roll with another big statement win on Wednesday, defeating the Huskies 8-0 in Fortuna. In three games over the past eight days, the Tigers have outscored their […]
Huskies drop a close one in Del Norte, as Warriors take over first in B5
The Big 5 is shaping up to be quite a battle on the volleyball courts this fall. On Tuesday night, the Del Norte Warriors handed the Fortuna Huskies their first loss in […]
Sundberg stretches her league lead with another strong showing at Baywood
McKinleyville’s Sofie Sundberg continued to set the pace in H-DNL girls golf this week, winning for the fourth time in four rounds at Baywood Golf and Country Club on Monday. The Panthers […]
POLL — Who’s going to win the Little 4 this year?
The Little 4 gets under way this coming weekend, with anticipation high and several teams who will believe they have a shot at the title. Arcata (2-2) opens at home to Ferndale […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Another fast start for Tigers offense against Pinole Valley
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers were the only H-DNL football team to play here on the North Coast this past weekend, and they set themselves up nicely for conference play […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Loggers strike late; Huskies, Tigers roll
Lila Ekholdt broke the deadlock five minutes from time in what was another hard-fought and close encounter between the Eureka and McKinleyville girls at Albee Stadium on Saturday, with the Loggers sneaking […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP — No separating Loggers, Panthers in back-and-forth game
The Eureka and McKinleyville boys faced off in an entertaining Big 5 showdown at Albee Stadium on Saturday, which ended in a 3-3 tie. In other boys games on Saturday, Fortuna defeated […]
