By Ray Hamill — The legacy of Eureka quarterback Cruz Montana continues to grow, even after the season has ended. It turns out the Eureka senior played almost the entire CIF NorCal […]
Montana played regional game with broken jaw
H-DNL teams impress early in basketball
By Ray Hamill — It’s been an impressive early season for many of the Humboldt-Del Norte League basketball teams, with 12 of the 18 teams off to a winning start. Leading the […]
Only 256 days until next season, are you getting excited yet?
By Ray Hamill — The 2018 local football season officially came to an end on Saturday night, a little later than expected in some ways, yet earlier than hoped for in others. […]
A look at some history behind Fortuna’s NCS win
By Ray Hamill — So who do you think has the more North Coast Section football titles, Ferndale or the rest of the Humboldt-Del Norte League combined? That’s a tough one, right? […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Huskies stay red hot, top Piner for AIBT title
The Fortuna Huskies rolled to their eighth straight win to start the season, topping Piner 74-62 to clinch the Arcata Boys Invitational Basketball Tournament on Saturday evening. Drew Gillette led the way […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Tigers continue to grow, win Durham tournament
The Arcata Tigers won for the third straight day at the Durham tournament, defeating Fall River 56-53 on Saturday to win the tournament championship. Kali Zanotti scored a team-high 21 points in […]
VIDEO – Tulmau’s big TD reception, Franklin’s winning score
Isley Tulmau’s touchdown reception kickstarted the Loggers’ big second-half comeback during Friday night’s CIF NorCal Regional showdown at McKinleyville High, but Troy Franklin’s third TD of the night with eight minutes remaining […]
Franklin the difference maker as Eureka’s run comes to an end
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers showed plenty of fighting spirit in Friday night’s CIF NorCal Regional showdown at McKinleyville High. They just couldn’t stop Menlo-Atherton’s Troy Franklin. For the second […]
Prep Basketball Roundup — Busy night of action for local teams
The Eureka girls lost for the first time this season, while the Fortuna and St. Bernard’s boys both continued to roll in what was a busy night of action for local teams […]
No joy for Loggers, as Bears hold on to win
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers came up just short in their bid for a first ever trip to a state bowl game on Friday night, losing the CIF NorCal Regional […]
CIF Preview — Just ‘another game’ for Eureka football
By Ray Hamill — We’ve been saying all season long how this group of Eureka players is special. Now it’s time for them to go out and show it on the biggest […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Eureka girls continue to roll
The Eureka girls continued their fast start to the season with a 52-37 win over Shasta at the Harlan Carter Tournament in Redding on Thursday evening. Makaila Napoleon scored a team-high 19 […]
‘Whirlwind’ week for Loggers as they get set for big showdown
By Ray Hamill — This time around, they don’t have to wait quite so long. After a three-week layoff between games leading up to last weekend’s North Coast Section showdown against Las […]
Busy weekend on tap for local basketball teams
By Ray Hamill — In addition to the two California Collegiate Athletic Association doubleheaders at Lumberjack Arena this week, most of the local prep teams will be in action at a variety […]
Tickets for Eureka’s game now available, and other details
Pre-sale tickets for Friday’s CIF NorCal championship game between Eureka and Menlo-Atherton are now on sale in the EHS Finance Office in the main building. Students may purchase tickets before school, on […]
Local teams prepare for AIBT, which opens Thursday
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament gets under way on Thursday with a competitive field lined up, including four local teams. And all four local teams open the tournament […]
Young Loggers getting their chance to impress
By Ray Hamill — Eureka High’s impressive playoff run on the football fields has been great for the school, but it has put the basketball team behind schedule. With as many as […]
Five Takeaways — Never underestimate the Fortuna Huskies
By Ray Hamill — It was a wild weekend for the local football teams still playing, not to mention their coaches, parents and fans. It was also a great weekend for Fortuna […]
Athletes and team of the week
The big wins for both Eureka and Fortuna football weren’t the only local sporting highlights of the weekend, with most of the prep basketball teams in action, as well as the first […]
Local sports community steps up in the face of NCS playoff mess
By Ray Hamill — For all the excitement surrounding the upcoming playoff games for Eureka and Fortuna high schools, it doesn’t erase the fact this past weekend was a complete farce. A […]
