By Ray Hamill — A championship team and a team that took a huge step toward a championship take center stage in this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes and Team of the Week, […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Senior captains lead the way
Victory at Arcata caps big week for impressive freshman
Arcata freshman Bella DeCarli got her third league win of the season in Wednesday’s final H-DNL regular-season girls cross country race at Arcata. DeCarli crossed the finish line at the three-mile event […]
Huskies top the Panthers in league finale for both teams
The Fortuna Huskies will carry some momentum into the playoffs after a 5-2 win at McKinleyville in girls soccer on Tuesday. The game was the league finale for both teams. Raigan Brooks […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Warriors moving on as three local teams open playoffs
Three H-DNL teams opened the 2023 North Coast Section playoffs on Wednesday night, with a victory for Del Norte and losses for both Arcata and Ferndale. The Warriors, who are seeded No. […]
POWER RANKINGS — Crusaders enjoy statement win in league opener
By Ray Hamill — A statement win for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders this past weekend sees them take over sole possession of top spot in our Power Rankings for the first time […]
Tigers upset league champs as longtime coach bows out
The Arcata Tigers gave longtime girls soccer head coach Patrick Stranahan the perfect going away gift with their most impressive game of the season. On Tuesday afternoon, in their league finale, the […]
Del Norte Warriors crowned H-DNL boys soccer champions
With eight wins in nine games to close out the regular season, the Del Norte boys have been crowned H-DNL champions for the first time in 28 years. The Warriors sealed the […]
JV FOOTBALL — League races likely to be decided on final night
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa JVs continued to roll with another big win over the weekend, while both Fortuna and Del Norte posted shutouts to kick off the Big 4. The […]
Nelson leads the local charge at NCS golf championships
Arcata’s Madyson Nelson missed out on a trip to the North Coast Section Division-I tournament by just one stroke after an outstanding round at Monday’s Division-II championships in Oakland. The 2023 H-DNL […]
Besmer, Arcata girls sweep all six league singles championships
The Arcata Tigers swept all six singles titles at this past weekend’s H-DNL Girls Tennis Championships at Fortuna. Iris Besmer took the victory at No. 1 singles and will represent the league […]
CR women honor sophomores before breakthrough win
The College of the Redwoods sophomores inspired their team to their best result of the season in their final home game on Friday. Playing at Cal Poly Humboldt’s College Creek Field, the […]
In-form South Fork girls get first league win at Del Norte
The South Fork Cubs probably don’t want to see their season end. Just four days after getting their first win of the fall in a homecoming game against Fort Bragg, the Cubs […]
Crusaders battle back to secure league-clinching tie
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders had to battle back from a pair of deficits on Tuesday on the way to clinching the Little 4 girls soccer championship. The St. Bernard’s girls […]
Del Norte boys close to ending long championship drought
By Ray Hamill — Apparently it’s true that defenses win championships. At the very least, their defense has given the Del Norte Warriors a chance to win a first championship in 28 […]
GUEST POST — Arcata JVs enjoy dominating season
By Kloe Bryant, The Pepperbox This season the Arcata High JV volleyball team came in hot. The Tigers started the season going 10-0 until losing the championship in the Arcata High JV […]
NCS playoff volleyball game to be broadcast live locally
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will try to keep an impressive season going when they open the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Wednesday night in a showdown between […]
Officials gets new assignor ahead of high school season
The Six Rivers Basketball Officials Association (SRBOA) announced on Monday that Justin Yslas has been hired as the as new assignor for the 2023/24 H-DNL high school basketball season. Yslas has more […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Four H-DNL schools make playoffs, including a top seed
By Ray Hamill — Three of the four H-DNL teams to qualify for the North Coast Section playoffs will host their opening games this week. And that includes a potential all-local quarterfinal […]
Crusaders answer the call, hold on late to win big showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders followed their most frustrating performance of the season with their most inspirational, and in the process they took a huge step toward a potential first Big […]
Warriors overcome mistakes to beat the Loggers in league opener
The three-time defending conference champions won their Big 4 opener on Saturday night, but they’ll have to play a lot better on offense if they want to make it four straight league […]
