By Ray Hamill — With conference play now just one week away for both the Big 4 and Little 4, this weekend marks the final tune-up game for many football teams in […]
Who’s playing who and where this weekend
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 […]
COLLEGE GOLF — Former H-DNL golfers impressing early
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good week for three former H-DNL golfers, with strong showings from all three early in the new season. At the Division-I level, Allison Sobol led […]
Ortega sets fast pace in H-DNL cross country opener
By Ray Hamill — Jude Ortega set an impressive pace at the season-opening H-DNL cross country meet at the Eureka Municipal Golf Course on Wednesday. The Arcata senior won with a time […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Key wins for Loggers, Crusaders and Tigers
The bad news for the rest of the Big 5 is that a young Eureka Loggers team is getting better every game and turned in one of its best performances yet in […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Huskies, Tigers remain hot
The Fortuna Huskies closed out the first of three rounds of conference round robin play with a 2-1 win at home to Eureka on Wednesday. Having now played all of their Big […]
Huskies top the Loggers to go to 2-0 in the Big 5
The Fortuna girls overcame a slow start to beat Eureka in Big 5 volleyball on Tuesday night, winning 25-18, 25-17, 25-15. Several players had impressive performances for the Huskies, who improved 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 […]
Hanson could see action for the Packers on Monday Night Football
By Ray Hamill — The Green Bay Packers have some injury concerns along their offensive line ahead of Monday night’s home opener against the Detroit Lions, and that could pave the way […]
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 […]
Much-improved Loggers give up late lead in a loss at Shasta
The Eureka Loggers led for much of Friday night’s game at Shasta, but gave up two late touchdowns to fall 13-12 and drop to 1-1 on the season. Despite the loss, however, […]
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDP — A great night to be back in the gym
The student section made a welcome return at Eureka High on Thursday night, as the Loggers hosted St. Bernard’s in an exciting volleyball match that went the distance. But it was the […]
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 […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Loggers, Panthers take center stage
By Ray Hamill — The hard work is paying off for a pair of Eureka standouts, who are this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods […]
Allegations of ugly fan behavior take from thrilling showdown at Albee
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night’s game was everything you would expect from a Eureka and Arcata girls soccer matchup out on the field, but a thrilling game was marred by allegations […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Warriors, Panthers tie; Tigers top Eureka
A big second half lifted the Del Norte Warriors to a 3-3 tie at home to McKinleyville on Wednesday, their second straight tie in league play. The home team scored three times […]
Top three remain unchanged in H-DNL girls golf
McKinleyville’s Sofie Sundberg continued to lead the way in H-DNL girls golf this week, with another strong performance at the Redwood Empire Golf and Country Club in Fortuna. Sundberg shot a 103 […]
