By Ray Hamill — After finishing runners-up in the North Coast Section to a dominating and undefeated Eureka team in 2018, the Arcata Tigers will be hoping to go one better this […]
Tigers have plenty of experience in key areas
Arcata forced to cancel Eye of the Tiger tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers have been forced to pull the plug on this weekend’s Eye of the Tiger girls soccer tournament, pushing back the season openers for some local […]
Mack girls win big ahead of Eye of the Tiger tournament
The McKinleyville girls soccer team got the season off to a wining start with a comprehensive 6-1 victory over Willits on Friday. Sofia Reyes netted four goals in the win, while teammate […]
South Fork girls open new season with shutout win
Freshman forward Summer Contreras scored twice to lead the South Fork Cubs to a season-opening 2-0 win at home to Willits in girls soccer on Tuesday. Contreras, who had four shots on […]
Sign-ups under way for CR summer camps
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will host summer camps for third through ninth graders in a number of different sports, with sign-ups already under way. The Corsairs will hold […]
Humboldt Youth Soccer extends sign-ups
Humboldt Youth Soccer has extended the deadline for sign-ups through the end of the week. The league, which plays at several venues throughout the county, announced this week that it is extending […]
Benavides-Garb taking his game to HSU
By Ray Hamill — This past week, McKinleyville senior Benicio Benavides-Garb became the latest player from the local Eagles travel team to take his soccer talents to the collegiate level, although he […]
Arcata’s Olson commits to play soccer at Siskiyous
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Spencer Olson is taking his game to the next level after signing a letter of commitment this week to play soccer at College of the Siskiyous […]
AC Samoa girls win dramatic State Cup showdown
The AC Samoa girls are moving on in the State Cup. The local under-15 travel team won a dramatic round-of-16 game against Academica in Turlock over the weekend, sneaking the victory on […]
Travel team standouts moving on to college ball
By Ray Hamill — They may have caused a little bit of controversy when they decided to forgo their senior year of high school soccer in favor of playing for a local […]
Another former Husky to join Redwoods soccer
The College of the Redwoods men’s soccer team added another local recruit this week, when Fortuna High standout Aaron Mignon signed a letter of intent to play for the Corsairs next season. […]
Two more local players commit to College of the Redwoods
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods soccer added two local recruits on Wednesday afternoon, as both the men’s and women’s teams look to bolster their ranks for the fall. Fortuna’s […]
Embracing life within a stone’s throw of the Windy City
By Ray Hamill — A change of scenery has proven to be beneficial for one former St. Bernard’s star, both on and off the field of play. It’s certainly been different for […]
Arcata High sports fields remain a hot topic ahead of board’s vote
By Ray Hamill — Spending $8 million to host one varsity sporting event annually is what the Northern Humboldt Union Board of Trustees is being accused of proposing, and it’s not sitting […]
Where Are They Now? — Smith excited about life in Minnesota
By Ray Hamill — Former McKinleyville standout Jacob Smith has found a new home for himself halfway across the country, and from an athletic standpoint he’s having twice the fun he had […]
Local soccer standout returns home to join HSU
Humboldt State announced this week that former Arcata High standout Claire Bareilles will join the Lumberjacks women’s soccer program for the 2019 season. Bareilles spent the first two years of her intercollegiate […]
Arcata’s Zumbrun signs on to play at Redlands
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Karina Zumbrun is taking her game to the next level, signing a letter of intent on Thursday to play soccer at the University of Redlands in […]
2018 IN SPORTS — The top local stories of the year
By Ray Hamill — 2018 will go down as a controversial one in local sports, with Humboldt State and the North Coast Section front and center for the wrong reasons. But there […]
2018 In Sports — Some more of the best moments of the year
By Ray Hamill — This week here at Humboldt Sports we’re taking a look back at the top local sports stories of the year. On Tuesday, we broke down Nos. 21-30, and […]
HSU’s Alex Jenkins earns all-region honors
Humboldt State women’s soccer senior Alex Jenkins was named a United Soccer Coaches (formerly the National Soccer Coaches Association of America) Third-Team All-Region selection. “We couldn’t be more proud of Alex for […]
