Eureka’s Charlotte Leonard appears to be peaking at an opportune time. After four straight second-place finishes in H-DNL cross country, the senior ran her best race of the season and posted a […]
Leonard leads the way at Del Norte ahead of league championships
Cal Poly Humboldt women end long playoff drought
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team is headed to the playoffs for the first time in 16 years after a 1-0 win over Chico State at College Creek Field on Thursday. […]
BOYS SOCCER — Tigers seal the deal with victory over rivals
The Fortuna Huskies’ decade of dominance in local boys soccer officially came to an end on Thursday when the Arcata Tigers clinched their first outright H-DNL title since 2012. The Tigers needed […]
Crusaders crowned Little 4 champs after scoreless tie with Cats
The Crusaders are champions of the Little 4 in girls soccer after holding Ferndale to a 0-0 tie at St. Bernard’s on Thursday afternoon. Ferndale needed to win to share the league […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Big week for three former H-DNL QBs
By Ray Hamill — Three former H-DNL quarterbacks are coming off big weekends for their respective teams on the college fields. Arcata’s Shane Purcell, a freshman at Contra Costa College, was named […]
League champions honor standout senior class
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls soccer team honored their senior class before Wednesday’s league finale against Arcata at Albee Stadium. The five seniors — Sydney Madsen, Amelia Staiano, Claire Maples, […]
Panthers win again as they get set for NCS postseason
The McKinleyville Panthers continued their late-season surge with a second straight win in Big 4 girls soccer on Wednesday. The Mack girls won 2-1 at Fortuna and leapfrogged the Huskies in the […]
Arcata girls deny the Loggers league perfection
The Arcata Tigers denied their biggest rivals a perfect league campaign thanks to a second-half goal from Zoe Macknicki on Wednesday night. After losing twice to Eureka earlier in league play, the […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Crusaders, Warriors advance to section quarterfinals
Two H-DNL teams won their opening games in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Wednesday night to advance to the weekend quarterfinals. At St. Bernard’s, the Crusaders defeated Holy Names in […]
Can the competitive Warriors answer the call again?
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. The Hoopa Warriors find themselves in a familiar position heading into the stretch run of the season, needing to win both of their final […]
POWER RANKINGS — Del Norte hangs on to top spot, with changes elsewhere
By Ray Hamill — After watching the weekend game at Albee Stadium, we may have over-estimated the gap between the top two teams in our rankings, but not the order. The Del […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Panthers riding high after fourth straight win
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a long time coming, but for the first time in close to three decades the McKinleyville Panthers are league champions in football. And that gets them […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Two H-DNL teams open the playoffs on the road
The North Coast Section volleyball playoffs got under way on Tuesday night with two local teams in action. In Division 3, the Eureka Loggers fell in four sets at Archie Williams, while […]
BOYS SOCCER — Tigers win at South Fork to clinch at least a co-championship
The race for the boys H-DNL championship will go down to the final night of action, although the Arcata Tigers won their game in hand on Tuesday night to claim at least […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Del Norte girls win again, boost playoff hopes
The Del Norte Warriors stretched their unbeaten streak to seven straight games with a 2-0 victory at South Fork on Tuesday. The win lifts the Warriors to 4-2-3 in the Little 4 […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Lots to talk about after wild weekend
By Ray Hamill — There was no shortage of big talking points after an exciting weekend of games in local high school football. The Big 4 kicked off with two games that […]
Where the race for the championship stands in boys soccer
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL boys soccer championship will be decided this week, one way or the other. The league issued a clarification on Tuesday morning amid some confusion as to […]
H-DNL seniors close out strong at NCS championships
The league champion led the way for the H-DNL with a strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-2 Girls Golf Championships on Monday. Competing at the Rooster Run Golf Club in […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Bubble teams qualify as playoff brackets set
By Ray Hamill — Six of the 10 H-DNL varsity volleyball teams have qualified for this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this week. The league will be represented […]
Warriors overcome adversity, edge much-improved Loggers
By Ray Hamill — If opening weekend is any indication, this year’s Big 4 should be a fun ride. One night after St. Bernard’s edged Fortuna in a game that went down […]
