Two local teams played in tournament championship games on Saturday, with the St. Bernard’s Crusaders winning at Upper Lake and the McKinleyville Panthers losing in their own tournament decider. The Crusaders improved […]
Two Big 5 teams were involved in a couple of thrilling finishes on Saturday, with mixed fortunes. At the Grass Pass tournament, Eureka edged Crater thanks to a late Claire Maples 3-pointer. […]
A pair of local teams will play for a tournament championship on Saturday after another strong performance for each on Friday night. At McKinleyville, the Panthers advanced to their own tournament championship […]
The McKinleyville girls maintained their impressive start to the new season with a statement win over their rivals at the Arcata tournament on Friday night. Facing the host school in a championship […]
By Ray Hamill — North Coast wrestling fans will get a first look at this year’s H-DNL grapplers this weekend, as the new season officially gets under way. All nine league programs […]
By Ray Hamill — It was another highly entertaining and exciting high school soccer season here on the North Coast with plenty of success for the local teams. Three league champions were […]
By Ray Hamill — The local high school basketball tournament season gets under way this week, with several varsity teams in action. Two high school tournaments will take place here in Humboldt […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of outstanding cross country runners and a football team that dominated all season long make up this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes and Teams of the Week, […]
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte senior running back RJ Loftin has been named Big 4 Offensive MVP for the second straight year, the H-DNL announced on Friday. His teammate Giancarlo Desolenni […]
The Warriors defense stepped up to the challenge of playing one of the best teams in the entire North Coast Section on Saturday afternoon, but they were unable to match that on […]
By Ray Hamill — After leading her team to an undefeated league championship this fall, Del Norte junior McKenna Curtis has been named Big 5 MVP in volleyball. Curtis presented a huge […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Ethan Gyenis and Eureka’s Aidan Sloper each received MVP recognition this week after outstanding individual seasons for both players on the soccer field. Gyenis, who helped lead […]
By Ray Hamill — As they always seem to do, the Del Norte Warriors handled last week’s disrespectful seeding for the North Coast Section football playoffs with class. Instead of complaining about […]
By Ray Hamill — There was certainly no shortage of talent in H-DNL girls soccer this year, and the league coaches seem to agree. A total of seven different players tied for […]
By Ray Hamill — Four local teams remain in the hunt for a North Coast Section championship as we head into this weekend’s semifinals. Three of them, however, will have to play […]
By Ray Hamill — Playing on the road against higher seeds doesn’t seem to bother the H-DNL teams when it comes to the North Coast Section football playoffs. Of the seven squads […]
It’s safe to say the North Coast Section seedings committee got this one wrong. Despite a dominating season that saw them clinch a Big 4 championship, the Del Norte Warriors were handed […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a packed couple of days of North Coast Section football playoff action, with seven H-DNL teams playing, three on Friday night and four on Saturday. […]
By Ray Hamill — We have co-Teams of the Week once again this week, with a pair of history makers sharing the spoils. The St. Bernard’s girls soccer team clinched a North […]
Check out one of Payton Harbin’s eight interceptions above … By Ray Hamill — Several H-DNL football players feature at or near the top in multiple statistical categories in the North Coast […]
