By Ray Hamill — Four local football teams will compete for a place in an NCS championship game this Saturday, as the playoff action heats up. All four will play at home, […]
Championship berths on the line for local teams
Dominating Del Norte Warriors prepare for athletic Mariners
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors will be looking for another big performance from their defense on Saturday night, when they welcome Moreau Catholic to Crescent City for an NCS Division-5 playoff […]
Bumper day of local NCS football on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — Saturday’s going to a busy day for local teams in the North Coast Section football playoffs, with no less than four teams vying for a place in their […]
Mircetich, Tanavasu named H-DNL MVPs in volleyball
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Maya Mircetich has been named Big 5 MVP in volleyball after leading the Tigers to an undefeated league campaign in 2019. Mircetich joins five of her […]
PODCAST — Lots of NCS drama and college basketball
Check out the second episode of our new sports podcast, Humboldt Sports Talk, as we take a look at all the latest sports news from around the North Coast. Click here to […]
Arcata girls claim H-DNL’s first-ever NCS pennant in tennis
The Arcata Tigers tennis team made some H-DNL history this week by taking home a first-ever NCS pennant in the sport, boys or girls. The Tigers pairing of Aimee Reiner and Keona […]
VIDEO — What a great weekend for H-DNL football
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL did itself proud once again in football this weekend. It’s been a good few years for the North Coast teams and that doesn’t appear to be […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Del Norte, South Fork move on; Fortuna, Arcata bow out
Del Norte and South Fork each advanced to the semifinal round in the North Coast Section football playoffs on Friday night, while both Fortuna and Arcata bowed out on the road against […]
Del Norte hoping for some home field advantage
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have been building towards this weekend all year. The No. 2 seeds in the NCS Division-5 bracket will kick off the postseason against No. […]
Warriors overcome unique challenge on the way to youth football title
It’s been a memorable season for Del Norte football in more ways than one. The high school team is Big 4 champion and expected to make some serious noise when the NCS […]
Larson’s return a big boost for Warriors ahead of NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors got a big boost ahead of this weekend’s North Coast Section playoff opener in football, with senior Eli Larson returning to the lineup. The […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Three of six local games to be broadcast
By Ray Hamill — Six of nine local teams will be involved in this weekend’s North Coast Section football playoffs, with three of their games scheduled to be broadcast live on the […]
Athletes of the Week — CC stars, Del Norte youth football steal the show
By Ray Hamill — A pair of local high school cross country runners capped memorable seasons on the North Coast over the weekend, and that earns them our athlete of the week […]
NCS football playoff brackets released
By Ray Hamill — There were no major surprises for any of the local teams when the North Coast Section football playoff brackets were released on Sunday afternoon, although Del Norte and […]
Del Norte, Fortuna look set for third showdown in NCS
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for selection Sunday, North Coast Section style. The section seedings committee will release the 2019 football playoff brackets this weekend, with Prep2Prep.com projecting six or seven […]
Mustangs look to carry on winning tradition against Del Norte, Eureka
By Ray Hamill — A good season for Ferndale and Del Norte football is only getting better. In addition to the league title each won in high school this season, both communities’ […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Busy day of action for local teams
The North Coast Section soccer playoffs got under way on Wednesday with five local teams in action, including an all-H-DNL showdown between the McKinleyville and Del Norte boys in Crescent City. The […]
‘Sky’s the limit’ for Kaleya Sanchez at Sierra
By Ray Hamill — Former Del Norte standout Kaleya Sanchez has wasted no time settling into life at Sierra College, where she has had an immediate impact on a Wolverines volleyball team […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — Seniors lead the way on title teams
By Ray Hamill — Two seniors led the way recently as their teams clinched a league championship, and each are this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week. In volleyball, Arcata’s Maya […]
Youth football championship games set
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Mustangs will get the opportunity to defend their AAA title in youth football, after qualifying for the championship game with a 26-13 win over Eel River […]
