By Ray Hamill — Jude Ortega set an impressive pace at the season-opening H-DNL cross country meet at the Eureka Municipal Golf Course on Wednesday. The Arcata senior won with a time […]
Ortega sets fast pace in H-DNL cross country opener
Statement win for Arcata girls in key Big 5 showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers had a point to prove in girls soccer on Wednesday, and boy did they prove it. Matching up against McKinleyville in a top-of-the-table clash at […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Key wins for Loggers, Crusaders and Tigers
The bad news for the rest of the Big 5 is that a young Eureka Loggers team is getting better every game and turned in one of its best performances yet in […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Huskies, Tigers remain hot
The Fortuna Huskies closed out the first of three rounds of conference round robin play with a 2-1 win at home to Eureka on Wednesday. Having now played all of their Big […]
Rugby returns to the Redwood Bowl after long layoff
By Ray Hamill — Rugby will return to the Redwood Bowl next week, when the Humboldt State men kick off the new season against Sonoma State. It’s been a difficult year for […]
Huskies top the Loggers to go to 2-0 in the Big 5
The Fortuna girls overcame a slow start to beat Eureka in Big 5 volleyball on Tuesday night, winning 25-18, 25-17, 25-15. Several players had impressive performances for the Huskies, who improved to […]
More concerns for H-DNL soccer, as one coach calls for fans to tone down the verbal aggression
By Ray Hamill — In the wake of last week’s allegations of ugly behavior in the stands at Albee Stadium, more concerns have been voiced about the way H-DNL soccer fans conducted […]
Big 5 girls soccer appears wide open, but can anyone stop Fortuna boys?
By Ray Hamill — Two weeks into the Big 5 soccer schedule, the race for the boys championship appears to be more of the same this year, while the race for the […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — First-half Arcata highlights, including five TDs
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers offense was on fire on Friday night, racking up 58 points against a clearly outmatched Balboa team. Shane Purcell threw for four first-half TDs and […]
Hoopa girls get set for season opener in volleyball
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are ready to go, according to their head coach, and they expect to be a force in this year’s Little 5 in volleyball. The Warriors […]
The biggest storyline so far for all nine H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a whirlwind start to the new high school football season, with a season’s worth of talking points already, and we’re barely a month in. One of […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Alex Jioras makes outstanding one-handed catch
By Ray Hamill — Check out video highlights above of Arcata’s Alex Jioras making a spectacular one-handed catch early in Friday night’s game against Balboa. The play, which was good for 22 […]
Hanson could see action for the Packers on Monday Night Football
By Ray Hamill — The Green Bay Packers have some injury concerns along their offensive line ahead of Monday night’s home opener against the Detroit Lions, and that could pave the way […]
GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP — McKinleyville tops Fortuna; Tigers, Loggers both win
The McKinleyville Panthers continue to set the pace in H-DNL girls soccer, stretching their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-0 win over Fortuna on Saturday. With the first of three […]
BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP — Tigers, Loggers and Huskies all win
After barely falling to Fortuna last weekend, the Arcata Tigers have responded well with a couple of big wins this week, following up a 2-1 victory at Eureka on Wednesday with a […]
McKinleyville Panthers continue to roll at Fort Bragg
The Panthers are on a roll. Just four weeks into the new season, they already have more wins than they managed in any of the past five years. On Friday night, the […]
Crusaders win state playoff rematch at East Nicolaus
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders rallied from an early 0-6 deficit with five unanswered touchdowns in a comfortable 31-6 win at East Nicolaus on Friday night. The game, which was only scheduled on […]
Much-improved Loggers give up late lead in a loss at Shasta
The Eureka Loggers led for much of Friday night’s game at Shasta, but gave up two late touchdowns to fall 13-12 and drop to 1-1 on the season. Despite the loss, however, […]
Arcata Tigers roar back to life with lopsided win
By Ray Hamill — What a difference a week makes. Just seven days after getting blown out at Sutter, the Arcata Tigers came roaring back to life on Friday night, rolling over […]
Hoopa Warriors shut out Trinity in their home opener
The Hoopa Warriors got their first win of the young season on Friday night, sweeping both the JV and varsity matchups against visiting Trinity. The JVs won 24-14, with the varsity shutting […]
