By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section playoffs essentially get under way this week for some of the H-DNL football teams, who have to win their final game just to qualify […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Which H-DNL teams are in, which are on the bubble
Arcata, NPA girls looking to make NCS tennis history
By Ray Hamill — Four years after her breakthrough postseason performance, Arcata senior Keona Gutierrez DeArmond is determined to close out her high school career with a bang. The Tigers’ No. 1 […]
Career day for Montana, as former Logger continues to shine
Former Eureka Logger Cruz Montana threw for a career high 317 yards for Lewis & Clark on Saturday in a 56-41 loss to Pacific. The senior quarterback is enjoying an outstanding season […]
NCS SOCCER — Playoff brackets announced, with 12 local teams included
By Ray Hamill — A total of 12 H-DNL teams have been included in the North Coast Section soccer playoff brackets, which were announced on Sunday. The playoffs kick off on Wednesday, […]
Huskies dominate the Loggers on Senior Night, keep NCS hopes alive
By Ray Hamill — The Big 4 has been anything but predictable through the opening two weekends of action. On Friday, Fortuna celebrated Senior Night with a stunning 34-14 victory over the […]
Leonard leads the way at Del Norte ahead of league championships
Eureka’s Charlotte Leonard appears to be peaking at an opportune time. After four straight second-place finishes in H-DNL cross country, the senior ran her best race of the season and posted a […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Big week for three former H-DNL QBs
By Ray Hamill — Three former H-DNL quarterbacks are coming off big weekends for their respective teams on the college fields. Arcata’s Shane Purcell, a freshman at Contra Costa College, was named […]
League champions honor standout senior class
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls soccer team honored their senior class before Wednesday’s league finale against Arcata at Albee Stadium. The five seniors — Sydney Madsen, Amelia Staiano, Claire Maples, […]
Arcata girls deny the Loggers league perfection
The Arcata Tigers denied their biggest rivals a perfect league campaign thanks to a second-half goal from Zoe Macknicki on Wednesday night. After losing twice to Eureka earlier in league play, the […]
POWER RANKINGS — Del Norte hangs on to top spot, with changes elsewhere
By Ray Hamill — After watching the weekend game at Albee Stadium, we may have over-estimated the gap between the top two teams in our rankings, but not the order. The Del […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Panthers riding high after fourth straight win
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a long time coming, but for the first time in close to three decades the McKinleyville Panthers are league champions in football. And that gets them […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Two H-DNL teams open the playoffs on the road
The North Coast Section volleyball playoffs got under way on Tuesday night with two local teams in action. In Division 3, the Eureka Loggers fell in four sets at Archie Williams, while […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Lots to talk about after wild weekend
By Ray Hamill — There was no shortage of big talking points after an exciting weekend of games in local high school football. The Big 4 kicked off with two games that […]
Where the race for the championship stands in boys soccer
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL boys soccer championship will be decided this week, one way or the other. The league issued a clarification on Tuesday morning amid some confusion as to […]
H-DNL seniors close out strong at NCS championships
The league champion led the way for the H-DNL with a strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-2 Girls Golf Championships on Monday. Competing at the Rooster Run Golf Club in […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Bubble teams qualify as playoff brackets set
By Ray Hamill — Six of the 10 H-DNL varsity volleyball teams have qualified for this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this week. The league will be represented […]
Warriors overcome adversity, edge much-improved Loggers
By Ray Hamill — If opening weekend is any indication, this year’s Big 4 should be a fun ride. One night after St. Bernard’s edged Fortuna in a game that went down […]
Maples shines as Eureka girls remain perfect in the Big 4
The Eureka Loggers moved within one win of completing a perfect league campaign in girls soccer with a 4-1 win at Fortuna on Saturday. The Big 4 champs improved to 8-0 and […]
Local golfers get set for North Coast Section championships
By Ray Hamill — The best local high school golfers will head to Petaluma on Monday to compete in the North Coast Section Division-2 girls championships. The action gets under way at […]
POLL RESULTS — Who is best positioned to challenge the Warriors?
By Ray Hamill — If anyone can upset the odds and beat Del Norte to the Big 4 championship, our readers believe it will be St. Bernard’s. Participants in this week’s online […]
