By Ray Hamill — The final week of the regular season produced plenty of drama, some thrilling moments, and more of what we’ve been conditioned to expect all season. Here then are […]
Five Takeaways — Eureka, Del Norte appear ready for NCS playoffs
NCS preparation begins in earnest for local teams
By Ray Hamill — Preparation for the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs has already begun for the eight local teams that made the grade. Three of the eight — […]
Local teams dominate seedings in NCS soccer
By Ray Hamill — Nine local high school soccer teams have qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this coming week. On the girls side, the top five […]
Loggers get a two seed as eight local teams make the playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine local high schools have been included in the North Coast Section football playoffs, including Eureka, which was given the No. 2 seed in Division […]
Loggers too strong for Fortuna, win H-DNL Tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are one of the few teams on the North Coast that don’t appear intimidated by the high-flying Eureka Loggers this season. They chased them all […]
Huskies win H-DNL tournament, Warriors display their sportsmanship
By Ray Hamill — If this was a rebuilding year for Fortuna boys soccer, the rest of the Humboldt-Del Norte League had better watch out. The Huskies completed a dominating season against […]
Loggers wear down Huskies, close out 10-0 again
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers closed out a second consecutive perfect regular season with a comfortable 42-13 win at Fortuna on Friday night. With the win, their 21st straight in […]
Big 4 benefits from quality coaching
By Ray Hamill — There is no doubt that the Eureka Loggers coaching staff is reaping the rewards this year from having an outstanding senior class at their disposal, but equally there’s […]
Loggers closing in on more regular season perfection
By Ray Hamill — The final weekend of the regular season serves up a handful of highly anticipated games, none more so than the showdown in Fortuna between the two best high […]
Soccer Roundup — Fortuna girls set up rematch with Eureka
The Fortuna girls set up a rematch with league champions Eureka in the Humboldt-Del Norte League Tournament this weekend, after a 3-1 win at home to Arcata in Thursday’s semifinal. The No. […]
Huskies topple tired Eureka team, move on in H-DNL
No. 1 seed Fortuna advanced to the Humboldt-Del Norte League tournament championship with a 5-0 win at home to Eureka on Wednesday. The Huskies kept their unbeaten run against North Coast opposition […]
Stockwell wins for the third time at H-DNL finale
The emergence of Collin Stockwell as an elite Humboldt-Del Norte League cross country runner has given the Fortuna Huskies a boost in their bid for an elusive league championship this year. Stockwell […]
Five Takeaways — Wow factor in effect this past weekend
By Ray Hamill — The wow factor was in effect on the local prep football fields over the weekend. It was there at Husky Field, where Fortuna and St. Bernard’s served up […]
Soccer Roundup – H-DNL teams get set for league tournament
The Eureka girls completed a perfect league campaign on the soccer fields on Saturday, while the Fortuna boys dropped their first points at home to Del Norte. In girls action, Eureka closed […]
Omey leads Crusaders past the Huskies in wild shootout
Will Omey threw for seven touchdowns and ran in for another on Friday night, as St. Bernard’s beat Fortuna 56-54 in overtime in a thrilling game of football at Husky Field. Both […]
More than bragging rights at stake for St. Bernard’s, Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — A pair of teams trying to rebound from a tough league-opening loss will meet at Husky Field in Fortuna on Friday night when the Huskies host the Crusaders. […]
Stockwell leads Huskies charge at Sequoia Park
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna boys took the top two spots in the latest round of the Humboldt-Del Norte League cross country season at Sequoia Park in Eureka on Wednesday. Sophomore […]
Soccer Roundup — Arcata, Eureka tie; Huskies remain unbeaten
The Fortuna Huskies kept their perfect league record in tact with a 5-0 win at South Fork on Wednesday evening. In other local games on Wednesday, the Arcata and Eureka boys played […]
Five Takeaways — Loggers rule Eureka on emotionally-charged weekend
(Updated with correct NCS rankings on Oct. 18) By Ray Hamill — It was an emotionally-charged weekend on the local football fields, with big wins for Del Norte, Hoopa Valley and Arcata, […]
Eureka girls, Fortuna boys secure H-DNL titles in soccer
A pair of league champions were crowned in soccer on Saturday, although neither comes as much of a surprise. In girls’ action, Eureka made certain of retaining their league title with an […]
