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 […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Welsh shines as Tigers take a big step toward B5 title
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Big 4 this year?
The Big 4 gets under way this week with a new format and four teams who will fancy their chances to win on any given weekend. On Friday night, Eureka (1-2) travels […]
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 […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Slayton continues to impress; first college catch for Thrap
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s standout Lane Thrap pulled in his first college reception last week, playing for Santa Rosa JC. The Bear Cubs have had a tough start to […]
Big 5 girls soccer appears wide open, but can anyone stop Fortuna boys?
By Ray Hamill — Two weeks into the Big 5 soccer schedule, the race for the boys championship appears to be more of the same this year, while the race for the […]
The biggest storyline so far for all nine H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a whirlwind start to the new high school football season, with a season’s worth of talking points already, and we’re barely a month in. One of […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP — McKinleyville tops Fortuna; Tigers, Loggers both win
The McKinleyville Panthers continue to set the pace in H-DNL girls soccer, stretching their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-0 win over Fortuna on Saturday. With the first of three […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Tigers, Loggers and Huskies all win
After barely falling to Fortuna last weekend, the Arcata Tigers have responded well with a couple of big wins this week, following up a 2-1 victory at Eureka on Wednesday with a […]
Del Norte Warriors cruise at Kelseyville
The Del Norte Warriors comfortably won a game they were expected to on Friday night, beating Kelseyville 55-13 behind a dominating night running the ball. The Warriors, who improved to 2-1, racked […]
Who’s playing this weekend and where
By Ray Hamill — Several local high school football teams will be back in action this weekend, with a busy Friday night for the H-DNL. Unfortunately for local fans, only two of […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Former H-DNL players to meet on Saturday; local QBs making some noise
By Ray Hamill — Two former H-DNL players will renew their rivalry on the collegiate fields this weekend, while several others are coming off big performances last weekend. This Saturday, Jack Rice […]
