It was a good day for the Big 4 teams in girls soccer on Saturday, with all four of them beating their Little 4 opponents in non-conference action. The Eureka Loggers beat […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Big 4 teams sweep L4 opponents, but not by much
Eureka girls showing ‘plenty of fight’ in the chase for Big 5 title
The Eureka girls soccer team suffered its first loss of the season at Fortuna on Wednesday, but the Loggers remain well in the chase for a fourth consecutive league crown. Three games […]
Shorthanded Cats show mental toughness in the face of adversity
It’s been a difficult season for the Ferndale Wildcats in girls soccers but the players are not backing down from the challenge and are facing the adversity head on. On Wednesday, the […]
Cubs hold on to beat the Wildcats, move into second in the Little 4
It wasn’t their best performance of the season, but the South Fork Cubs continued to get the results they need to keep them in contention for this year’s North Coast Section playoffs […]
BIG 4 SOCCER — Three-way tie atop the conference standings
This year’s Big 4 in girls soccer is proving to be a lot more competitive than we’ve seen in recent years. On Wednesday, the Fortuna Huskies returned to winning ways with a […]
Del Norte girls continue to shine, top SB to go to 3-0 in the Little 4
So far so good for the Del Norte Warriors. One third of the way through their Little 4 schedule, the Warriors improved to 3-0 with a second straight conference shutout on Wednesday. […]
BOYS SOCCER — Huskies keep pressure on league leaders; Panthers, Warriors win
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies kept their championship ambitions well on track with a win at Eureka on Tuesday afternoon. Playing at Washington Field, the visiting Huskies opened up a […]
Breakthrough performance for the Mack teams in H-DNL soccer
The McKinleyville girls rediscovered their shooting touch in front of goal on Saturday as the Panthers swept a doubleheader of soccer games against St. Bernard’s. After being held scoreless in their three […]
BOYS SOCCER — League leading Tigers shut out the Warriors
The Tigers made it five wins in five league games with a 2-0 victory over the Del Norte Warriors at Arcata High on Saturday. The victory keeps Arcata atop the H-DNL standings […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Huskies, Tigers win non-conference games
The Arcata and Fortuna girls both won non-conference matchups on Saturday, while another scheduled H-DNL game was canceled. Senior Sionna Khattab scored both goals for the Tigers in a 2-0 win over […]
Seniors shine again as Eureka boys bounce back at South Fork
The Eureka Loggers got back to wining ways in boys soccer with a 2-1 win at South Fork on Friday evening. Just three days after a tough loss to Arcata, the Eureka […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Juniors and underdogs prevail
By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable week for a couple of local teams and a couple of local football players. The Ferndale Wildcats turned some heads around the H-DNL with […]
Conference-leading Warriors continue to impress at Ferndale
The Del Norte girls soccer team took over sole possession of top spot in the Little 4 standings with a second win in two conference games at Ferndale on Wednesday. Im a […]
Cubs hold on late for breakthrough win over St. Bernard’s
A young South Fork girls soccer team enjoyed a breakthrough win over St. Bernard’s in girls soccer on Wednesday, holding on for a 2-1 victory. Longtime South Fork head coach Ann Constantino […]
Huskies look ready to contend for Big 5 crown despite midweek setback
Fortuna head coach Arnulfo Aguirre believes the race for this year’s Big 4 championship in girls soccer will be a close one, with all four teams in contention. And Wednesday’s result in […]
Strong defense dominates in Big 4 clash at Washington Field
By Ray Hamill — Both defenses turned in strong performances for a pair of shorthanded teams on Wednesday, as the Eureka Loggers edged McKinleyville 1-0 in a Big 4 girls soccer game […]
Shorthanded Ferndale girls impress in non-conference loss to Fortuna
The gap between the bigger and smaller schools in H-DNL girls soccer appears to be narrowing. On Saturday at Ferndale, a shorthanded Ferndale Wildcats team started with just 10 players and played […]
Young Cubs challenge the Loggers with stellar defensive game plan
It took a while, but the Eureka girls eventually found a way past a disciplined South Fork defense in a non-conference girls soccer showdown in Miranda on Saturday. The Loggers would eventually […]
No separating the Panthers and Warriors in competitive game
It’s starting to click for the McKinleyville Panthers on the boys soccer field. On Saturday, they traveled to Crescent City and came away with a hard-fought 1-1 tie against the defending league […]
TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Giants and Warriors take center stage
By Ray Hamill — Perseverance paid off for a pair of local teams this week. One of them enjoyed success after several close calls this year and they finally got to take […]
