By Ray Hamill — Five different H-DNL boys soccer teams have qualified for the North Coast Section postseason, four of which will open at home. Fortuna, Del Norte, McKinleyville and Eureka will […]
NCS SOCCER — Five H-DNL boys teams get playoff berths
Deja vu, as Tigers rally again to clinch the Little 4 championship
By Ray Hamill — Trailing by three touchdowns at halftime of Saturday’s pivotal Little 4 matchup at Ferndale, the Arcata Tigers showed no signs of panic. After all, they’d been there before. […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — St. Bernard’s, Del Norte play section quarterfinals
The St. Bernard’s girls are moving on in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs after winning their postseason opener on Saturday night. The Little 4 champions, who had an opening-round bye in […]
Coach expects Crusaders to learn from tough league loss
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s head coach Matt Tomlin believes his players will benefit from a disappointing loss at Del Norte on Friday night, and that it will make them stronger […]
Collart nets late winner as Mack boys beat their rivals in league finale
The Panthers will carry some momentum into the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs after a couple of nice wins this week. They’ll also be hoping to start their games a little […]
Warriors change things up, beat shorthanded Panthers
The Hoopa Warriors caught the Panthers off guard in a Little 4 football matchup at McKinleyville on Friday night. Hoopa head coach Floyd “Cowboy” Billings went to a spread offense for the […]
Griffin, youngsters impress for Eureka in loss to Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — A tough season continued for the Eureka Loggers on Friday night, as they dropped to 0-9 with a 38-14 loss to Fortuna at Albee Stadium. The game got […]
Cubs continue to roll with third straight win in NCL II
The South Fork Cubs are getting hot at the right time. On Friday night, the Cubs won their third straight game, defeating Elsie Allen 56-0 in South Fork, while improving to 3-1 […]
Warriors win a thriller to claim at least a share of Big 4 title
A blocked field goal in the dying seconds lifted the Del Norte Warriors to a dramatic come-from-behind win over St. Bernard’s to secure at least a share of a fourth straight Big […]
Huskies bounce back at Eureka, remain in the chase in B4
One week after a disappointing loss at St. Bernard’s in their conference opener, the Fortuna Huskies responded the way you would expect them to with a much improved performance in a 38-14 […]
Not done yet, Arcata coach, H-DNL teams get set for playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Now that we’ve all had a chance to catch our collective breath after such an exhilarating regular season in H-DNL soccer, we can turn our attention to the […]
Local high school wrestling association seeks more officials
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Del Norte Wrestling Officials Association is looking to add to its roster of officials with the new high school season just around the corner. Association head […]
First H-DN Sportsmanship Summit set for Nov. 6
By Ray Hamill — A group of H-DNL student athletes are taking a proactive step to promote better sportsmanship at local high school sporting events. With the help and support of some […]
Whitney leads the way in final H-DNL regular season race
Arcata senior Nathan Whitney got his first career league win in H-DNL cross country at Arcata on Wednesday. Whitney beat out junior teammate Reece Thompson by just three seconds to take the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Senior captains lead the way
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, […]
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 […]
