By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a wild weekend in local sports. In addition to 10 H-DNL teams still involved in NCS playoff soccer, a packed […]
Get ready for a wild weekend in local sports
POWER RANKINGS — Is the gap at the top widening?
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have left little doubt as to who has the best team on the North Coast this season. And as the schedule begins to wind […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Warriors poised for big playoff run
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors feature prominently in this week’s athletes and team of the week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. Last weekend, Del Norte shut out […]
NCS BOYS SOCCER — Mixed fortunes for H-DNL teams in playoff openers
There were mixed fortunes for the H-DNL boys teams in Wednesday’s opening round of the NCS soccer playoffs. In Division I, Arcata won a thriller against Eureka on a penalty shootout after […]
H-DNL teams move up and down in latest NCS rankings
By Ray Hamill — Seven H-DNL football teams moved either up or down in this week’s North Coast Section rankings on MaxPreps.com, including two that could have a big impact in the […]
NCS soccer seeds set, with all-local matchups scheduled
By Ray Hamill — The NCS soccer playoff brackets were released on Sunday, with 14 H-DNL teams qualifying and at least three all-local showdowns set for this coming week. In boys action, […]
Relentless Warriors march on, clinch B4 title outright
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors are firing on all cylinders at a very good time. On Saturday night they officially clinched the Big 4 championship outright with a 40-0 […]
RADIO — Big 4 doubleheader set for Saturday
By Ray Hamill — Tag Wotherspoon and MIX 95.1 FM will broadcast a Big 4 doubleheader on Saturday. Wotherspoon and his crew will be live at St. Bernard’s on Saturday afternoon at […]
Where each H-DNL team stands in the race for the playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors (6-1 overall, 4-0 in conference) are not just the best team in the H-DNL this season and still No. 1 in this week’s Power […]
POWER RANKINGS — Loggers, Tigers on the rise
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors solidified their spot atop the rankings with another key win last weekend, comfortably getting the better of No. 2 St. Bernard’s. A tough, physical […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP — Busy night for H-DNL teams
It was a disappointing night on the North Coast Section volleyball courts for the H-DNL on Wednesday, with five local teams bowing out of the playoffs. At Arcata High, the Tigers fell […]
Del Norte boys win big in regular season finale
The Del Norte Warriors closed out the regular season with a 6-2 win in H-DNL boys soccer at St. Bernard’s on Tuesday. The Warriors rallied from an early deficit with first-half goals […]
Lots of former teammates facing off in college football
By Ray Hamill — Two former H-DNL high school teammates faced off against each other in college football over the weekend, when Yuba College hosted Feather River. Quarterback Daeden Taylor, who plays […]
H-DNL golfers represent well at NCS tournament
The H-DNL was well represented at the North Coast Section Division-II girls golf tournament at Vallejo on Monday, with Arcata placing fifth in the team event. Individually, McKinleyville junior Sofie Sundberg had […]
Locals get their chance as basketball returns to Lumberjack Arena this week
By Ray Hamill — College basketball will make a welcome return to the North Coast for the first time in more than 20 months this weekend. Both the Humboldt State men’s and […]
NCS volleyball playoff field announced
By Ray Hamill — Seven of the nine H-DNL varsity volleyball teams have made this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this week. Conference champions Arcata and St. Bernard’s […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Tigers respond; Huskies win a close one
Ethan Gyenis scored all three goals for the Arcata boys on Saturday, as the Tigers responded from a disappointing midweek outing with a 3-0 win over Del Norte. While the Arcata defense […]
Dodson returns with a bang as Warriors clinch conference title
The Del Norte Warriors welcomed back a familiar face on Friday night, and he played a big part in a conference-clinching 25-7 victory over St. Bernard’s in Crescent City. Senior running back […]
WEEKEND FOOTBALL — Conference titles could be decided this week
By Ray Hamill — The Big 4 and Little 4 could be all but decided this weekend, or, depending on how results go, both races could be thrown wide open again. First […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Tigers take center stage
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers dominate this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes and Teams of the week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. The Tigers clinched four league titles this […]
