By Ray Hamill — The only problem with Bailey Cherms’ magnificent goal seven minutes into sudden death overtime at Albee Stadium on Wednesday night is that it brought an end to a […]
Tigers edge the Loggers in instant NCS classic
VIDEO — A Ramirez rocket and other Fortuna highlights
By Ray Hamill — Geovanney Ramirez nailed a rocket of a shot against Fort Bragg in Wednesday night’s NCS Division-I boys soccer semifinal at Fortuna High. There was no stopping the Huskies […]
Mixed fortunes for Fortuna soccer in NCS doubleheader
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies are headed back to the North Coast Section Division-I boys soccer championship game after a comfortable 7-0 win over Fort Bragg at Fortuna Wednesday night. Unfortunately, […]
Huskies won’t lack confidence ahead of big road challenge
By Ray Hamill — Once again the Huskies will have to do it the hard way, and once again they won’t be intimidated by that challenge. Fortuna opens the North Coast Section […]
Larson’s return a big boost for Warriors ahead of NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors got a big boost ahead of this weekend’s North Coast Section playoff opener in football, with senior Eli Larson returning to the lineup. The […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Three of six local games to be broadcast
By Ray Hamill — Six of nine local teams will be involved in this weekend’s North Coast Section football playoffs, with three of their games scheduled to be broadcast live on the […]
Gutierrez shines at NCS tournament, as Arcata girls fall to University
Arcata’s Keona Gutierrez won her match at No. 1 singles in the first round of the North Coast Section team tournament on Wednesday, but the Tigers fell 6-1 to San Francisco University. […]
Hanson, Ducks in contention for college football playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Local football fans may have added reason to pay attention to this year’s college football playoffs. Former Eureka standout Jake Hanson and the Oregon Ducks are ranked No. […]
VIDEO — Tigers, Loggers prepare for another NCS showdown
By Ray Hamill — The NCS soccer playoffs resume on Wednesday evening, when Eureka and Arcata will renew their rivalry at Albee Stadium in a Division-I girls semifinal. The showdown is a […]
Central defenders central to H-DNL’s NCS success
By Ray Hamill — Five H-DNL teams are still alive in the North Coast Section soccer playoffs, with four of them in action here on the North Coast on Wednesday night. And […]
Athletes of the Week — CC stars, Del Norte youth football steal the show
By Ray Hamill — A pair of local high school cross country runners capped memorable seasons on the North Coast over the weekend, and that earns them our athlete of the week […]
H-DNL soccer players avert tragedy while surfing at Trinidad
UPDATED with quotes from Narayan Weibel By Ray Hamill —Four local high school soccer players are heroes off the field after being involved in a life-saving rescue at Trinidad State Beach on […]
NCS football playoff brackets released
By Ray Hamill — There were no major surprises for any of the local teams when the North Coast Section football playoff brackets were released on Sunday afternoon, although Del Norte and […]
NCS SOCCER ROUNDUP — SB girls headed back to championship game
The St. Bernard’s girls are heading back to the NCS Division-III championship after a 2-0 win over Upper Lake at Crusader Field on Saturday. The home team scored twice in the opening […]
McGoldrick, Wood crowned H-DNL champions
The freshmen girls and junior boys stole the show at Saturday’s H-DNL cross country championships at the Arcata Marsh. As expected, Arcata freshman Ai-Lan McGoldrick capped a magnificent season on the North […]
Arcata girls set up intriguing NCS date with Eureka
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. The Arcata Tigers upped their game in the second half of Saturday’s North Coast Section Division-I soccer showdown at home to Credo, pulling out […]
Injury-plagued Warriors see playoff hopes fade
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors saw their playoff hopes dashed in their regular season finale on Saturday afternoon. With a postseason berth on the line, the Warriors were unable to […]
CR’s Traficante qualifies for state cross country meet
College of the Redwoods freshman Kaleb Traficante is heading to the state cross country championships after an impressive showing at the NorCal meet in Salinas on Friday. One week after placing first […]
Bright future for South Fork girls
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs learned a thing or two along the way on the soccer fields this year. Despite seeing their season come to an end on a […]
VIDEO — No stopping Barres, Carroll in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — There was no stopping the Eureka Loggers on Friday, and there was no stopping junior striker Klayre Barres. Arguably the most dangerous forward in the H-DNL, Barres netted […]
