By Ray Hamill — No power, no problem. At least not when it comes to local sports, with all weekend games scheduled to go ahead regardless. And that includes the big football […]
Games to go ahead despite impending power outage
What’s at stake, and all the permutations ahead of big soccer showdown
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL will essentially be decided in girls soccer on Saturday, as leaders Fortuna head to Albee Stadium to play closest challengers Eureka in the penultimate league game […]
Plenty at stake for Crusaders, beat-up Loggers
By Ray Hamill — Eureka and St. Bernard’s will renew their rivalry on the football field on Saturday afternoon, when the Loggers travel to Crusader Field for a Big 4 showdown. The […]
H-DNL teams among the top-ranked in NCS
By Ray Hamill — The top three girls soccer teams in the H-DNL are also the top three teams in the North Coast Section, according to MaxPreps. Fortuna, which is unbeaten on […]
Tigers crowned Big 5 champions in volleyball
The Arcata Tigers are Big 5 champions in volleyball. On Thursday night, they capped a memorable Big 5 campaign at McKinleyville with a four-sets win over their closest rivals. The Tigers won […]
WEEKEND FOOTBALL — Action heats up as season winds down
By Ray Hamill — The big showdown at Crusader Field highlights the local football action this weekend, but it’s far from the only game in town. On Friday night at Fortuna, the […]
VIDEO — Trout goal highlights wealth of freshmen talent in H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Two things stood out about Thea Trout’s late goal for Arcata at Fortuna on Wednesday. One, it was as good a team goal as you’ll see all year, […]
‘Monster crowd’ expected for Saturday’s all-Eureka showdown
By Ray Hamill — If you want to get a seat for Saturday’s big showdown between Eureka and St. Bernard’s at Crusader Field, you better get there early. The crosstown rivals will […]
Prep2Prep playoff projections for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — Prep2Prep.com released their updated playoff projections for the North Coast Section on Wednesday and there’s one notable absence from the list. After last week’s loss to Fortuna, the […]
RADIO — Both Big 4 games to be broadcast this weekend
UPDATED – Fortuna and Del Norte will kick off at 7 p.m. and not 7:30 p.m. By Ray Hamill — For fans unable to make either of the Big 4 games this […]
VIDEO — Robinson, Tigers look to bounce back
By Ray Hamill — When Arcata quarterback Mathew Robinson hits his target, it’s often a thing of beauty, and I’m not sure any QB on the North Coast throws the ball better. […]
Fortuna girls clear big hurdle in quest for H-DNL title
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies took a huge step towards a league title with a 2-1 win over Arcata in girls soccer at Fortuna on Wednesday night. The Fortuna girls scored […]
Loggers win to set up league-deciding showdown
The Eureka girls kept their title challenge on track with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over St. Bernard’s in H-DNL soccer at Crusader Field on Wednesday. With a huge title-deciding matchup looming against […]
BOYS SOCCER — Fortuna boys in seventh heaven
The Fortuna Huskies are H-DNL champions for the seventh consecutive season. On Wednesday night they claimed at least a share of the league crown with a 1-1 tie at home to closest […]
Jack Rice having fun again on the football field
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s quarterback Jack Rice has found a new home for himself at Azusa Pacific. The two-time Little 4 Offensive MVP put a difficult two years at […]
HSU to honor longtime head coach
Humboldt State will honor one of the school’s most successful head coaches at a basketball game on November 21. Robin Meiggs, who served as head coach of the HSU rowing program for […]
VIDEO — Bode TDs and more Eureka highlights
By Ray Hamill — Junior Hayden Bode got his second start at quarterback for the Eureka Loggers last weekend, scoring a pair of touchdowns in muddy conditions at Albee Stadium. As of […]
Arcata, Mack both win to set up championship showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 championship will be decided in volleyball on Thursday night, after both Arcata and McKinleyville each won their penultimate league games on Tuesday. The two arch […]
Perfect Tigers continue to roll against Del Norte
The Arcata girls remained undefeated in H-DNL tennis with another sweep on Tuesday, taking all seven matches from Del Norte to go to 11-0. Keona Gutierrez, Aimee Reiner, Sydni Sobota and Casey […]
Athletes of the Week — Huskies, Sundberg highlight big week for local sports
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to local sports this past week, no one stole the show more than Fortuna football, which stunned many neutral observers and a large Eureka homecoming […]
