By Ray Hamill — There was a packed field of worthy candidates for this week’s Humboldt Sports Athlete of the Week honors, across the board in just about every sport, and from […]
Athletes of the Week
Bumper day of NCS playoff action on tap at St. Bernard’s and Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans will have their choice of big matchups next weekend, especially Cruaders fans. St. Bernard’s will potentially host a tripleheader of North Coast Section playoff games […]
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 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 […]
Costa steps up as Crusaders prepare for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Maddie Costa is making a habit of playing well against Eureka. The St. Bernard’s goalkeeper had another spectacular performance against the high-flying Eureka offense on Wednesday, stopping 21 […]
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. […]
Eureka girls overcome defensive Crusaders in H-DNL tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders found a way to frustrate a high-scoring Loggers offense in foggy conditions on Wednesday, but ultimately they were unable to stop them. Playing their second game […]
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 […]
Soccer Roundup — Exciting finishes to open H-DNL tourney
By Ray Hamill — If the opening round of the Humboldt-Del Norte League Tournament in soccer is any indication, it’s going to be an exciting week. Two of Tuesday’s three opening-round games […]
Arcata girls move on in H-DNL tourney
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls comfortably advanced to play No. 2 seed Fortuna in the Humboldt-Del Norte League Tournament, with an 8-0 win at home to Del Norte on Tuesday. […]
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 […]
Eureka girls closing in on perfect season in H-DNL soccer
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers inched closer to a perfect regular season with a 4-0 win over visiting Arcata at Albee Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Eureka girls have dominated North […]
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 […]
Seniors set the tone on championship team
By Ray Hamill — Eureka girls soccer coach Andy Salatnay paid tribute to his senior class after Saturday’s title clinching performance at home to Ferndale. Of the five elder statesmen on the […]
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 […]
CR men’s soccer lose another close one, women roll
College of the Redwoods dropped a second straight one-goal game on Tuesday, falling 4-3 at Mendocino. The loss keeps the Corsairs winless on the season at 0-8-2, but the Redwoods men appear […]
Stone nets a hat trick as Loggers inch closer to title
By Ray Hamill — Eureka senior captain Olivia Stone scored three goals in Wednesday’s 6-0 win over McKinleyville at Albee Stadium, as the Loggers inched closer to clinching the Humboldt-Del Norte League. […]
Soccer Roundup — Huskies take big step toward league title
The Fortuna boys took a major step toward another league title on Wednesday, coming away from Del Norte with a 2-1 win. With the win, the visitors improved to 11-0 in the […]
Athletes of the Week – Big week for Eureka volleyball, Citro and Vera
It’s a double swoop for McKinleyville High in this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week, while Eureka girls volleyball gets the nod for Team of the Week. The boys athlete of the […]
