By Ray Hamill — The bounce of the ball just didn’t go the Tigers’ way on Saturday, as visiting Middletown came away from Arcata with a 1-0 win in the North Coast […]
Arcata girls fall to Middletown in NCS decider
VIDEO — The save heard around Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — It was one of the most remarkable penalty shootouts you’ll ever see, with the two goalkeepers combining to save nine of the 14 attempts they faced and not […]
VIDEO — Fortuna NCS championship highlights and celebrations
By Ray Hamill — The house that Daniel built was in full bloom on Friday night. Playing in front of a loud and enthusiastic crowd at Fortuna High, head coach Daniel Holmes […]
Deserving Huskies crowed NCS champs after thrilling shootout
By Ray Hamill — In the world of sports it simply doesn’t get any more exciting than this. It certainly doesn’t get much closer. But then again, no one ever said winning […]
NCS soccer championship dates and times finalized
By Ray Hamill — Three local teams will get the opportunity to play for a North Coast Section championship in soccer this weekend, including two here in Humboldt County. And game times […]
VIDEO — Watch Cherms’ brilliant winner and the reaction of the Arcata players
By Ray Hamill — Tigers senior midfielder Bailey Cherms sent her teammates and the Arcata fans into a frenzy with a brilliant strike just seven minutes into sudden death overtime of Wednesday’s […]
VIDEO — Carroll, Barres combine on late equalizer in epic clash
By Ray Hamill — No one in the H-DNL finishes as well as Eureka’s Klayre Barres. On Wednesday night, the junior striker netted the equalizing goal against Arcata after a wonderful deep […]
Tigers edge the Loggers in instant NCS classic
By Ray Hamill — The only problem with Bailey Cherms’ magnificent goal seven minutes into sudden death overtime at Albee Stadium on Wednesday night is that it brought an end to a […]
VIDEO — A Ramirez rocket and other Fortuna highlights
By Ray Hamill — Geovanney Ramirez nailed a rocket of a shot against Fort Bragg in Wednesday night’s NCS Division-I boys soccer semifinal at Fortuna High. There was no stopping the Huskies […]
Mixed fortunes for Fortuna soccer in NCS doubleheader
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies are headed back to the North Coast Section Division-I boys soccer championship game after a comfortable 7-0 win over Fort Bragg at Fortuna Wednesday night. Unfortunately, […]
VIDEO — Tigers, Loggers prepare for another NCS showdown
By Ray Hamill — The NCS soccer playoffs resume on Wednesday evening, when Eureka and Arcata will renew their rivalry at Albee Stadium in a Division-I girls semifinal. The showdown is a […]
Central defenders central to H-DNL’s NCS success
By Ray Hamill — Five H-DNL teams are still alive in the North Coast Section soccer playoffs, with four of them in action here on the North Coast on Wednesday night. And […]
H-DNL soccer players avert tragedy while surfing at Trinidad
UPDATED with quotes from Narayan Weibel By Ray Hamill —Four local high school soccer players are heroes off the field after being involved in a life-saving rescue at Trinidad State Beach on […]
NCS SOCCER ROUNDUP — SB girls headed back to championship game
The St. Bernard’s girls are heading back to the NCS Division-III championship after a 2-0 win over Upper Lake at Crusader Field on Saturday. The home team scored twice in the opening […]
Arcata girls set up intriguing NCS date with Eureka
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. The Arcata Tigers upped their game in the second half of Saturday’s North Coast Section Division-I soccer showdown at home to Credo, pulling out […]
Bright future for South Fork girls
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs learned a thing or two along the way on the soccer fields this year. Despite seeing their season come to an end on a […]
VIDEO — No stopping Barres, Carroll in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — There was no stopping the Eureka Loggers on Friday, and there was no stopping junior striker Klayre Barres. Arguably the most dangerous forward in the H-DNL, Barres netted […]
VIDEO — Catch her if you can, Yang lights up St. Helena defense
By Ray Hamill — She’s one of the fastest girls in the North Coast Section, and on Friday she dominated the St. Helena defense. Fortuna sophomore Kallia Yang scored four times in […]
Loggers ease into NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — Bring on Arcata. Since losing to the Tigers in early October, in a game that would cost them a third straight H-DNL soccer championship, the Eureka girls have […]
Fortuna girls comfortably take care of St. Helena
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna girls scored twice in the opening 10 minutes of Friday’s NCS Division-I playoff soccer game, setting the tone early in a 6-1 win over visiting St. […]
