By Ray Hamill – Two high-octane offenses will go head to head to decide the inaugural eight-player football North Coast Section championship on Saturday. After weeks of delays, the top two seeds […]
Defense will be key in eight-player NCS decider
Loggers prepare for Knights with uncertain future
By Ray Hamill — Even if they win this weekend’s North Coast Section semifinal with Las Lomas, there’s close to a 50-50 chance this will be the last game for this once-in-a-generation […]
Plenty of offense for CR women in tournament opener
The College of the Redwoods women dropped their opening game at the Shasta Tournament on Thursday, falling to Sierra 100-84. The Sierra women broke open a tight game with 29 points in […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Arcata, Mack, Eureka and SB all win
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got their own tournament off to a winning start with a 57-32 victory over visiting Mazama out of Oregon on Thursday evening. Also at the […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Puzz leads Panthers to opening win
Isaac Puzz scored 31 points as the McKinleyville Panthers comfortably opened their own Rotary Tip-Off tournament with an 84-51 win over the visiting Lower Lake Trojans on Thursday night. Puzz drained six […]
NCS Playoffs – Loggers fired up for Saturday showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers appear ready to go. It’s been a long wait for the Eureka players, who have now been idle for three weeks due to the North Coast […]
Fortuna/Del Norte winner will play for NCS title; Eureka’s status uncertain
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers have been adamant for the past two weeks that if it comes down to a choice between playing for a North Coast Section football championship […]
Fortuna seniors carry on rich Huskies tradition
By Ray Hamill — To suggest there is nothing that different about this year’s Fortuna senior class might be paying them the ultimate tribute. They are what Fortuna football is all about. […]
AIBT Preview — Local teams expect to be tested
By Ray Hamill — Four local girls basketball teams will be in action at this week’s Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament, one of three local tourneys in the coming days. At McKinleyville High, […]
Arcata, Mack boys prepare for Rotary Tip-Off tourney
By Ray Hamill — Two Northern Humboldt rivals will be in action at the 33rd annual Rotary Tip-Off boys basketball tournament at McKinleyville High this weekend. The eight-team tourney gets under way […]
Crusaders look for big effort in opener after late start
By Ray Hamill — There has been little time for the St. Bernard’s girls basketball team to prepare for the new season, with the squad enjoying just three practices together before this […]
CR basketball teams prepare for busy weekend
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team will head to the Shasta Tournament this week hoping to build some momentum for a young squad. It’s been an […]
Omey named one of MaxPreps/USA Football players of the week
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s junior Will Omey has been named one of this week’s MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week. The winners, announced on Wednesday, are selected by USA Football […]
HSU’s Alex Jenkins earns all-region honors
Humboldt State women’s soccer senior Alex Jenkins was named a United Soccer Coaches (formerly the National Soccer Coaches Association of America) Third-Team All-Region selection. “We couldn’t be more proud of Alex for […]
Omey nominated for MaxPreps/USA football player of the week honors
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s quarterback Will Omey has been nominated for the MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week honors. The national prep website honors eight players from throughout the nation […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — It may have been a disappointing weekend for St. Bernard’s sports, with both the football and girls soccer teams losing their North Coast Section playoff games in disappointing […]
Youth sports coverage on Humboldt Sports
Here at HumboldtSports.com we’re committed to bringing you the best local youth sports coverage on the North Coast. One of our goals moving forward is to provide more coverage for local youth […]
Five Takeaways – The Knights are coming to town
By Ray Hamill — Football returned to the North Coast Section this weekend after several delays and postponements caused by the poor air quality in the Bay Area, and it didn’t disappoint. […]
Successful NFL debut for Alex Cappa
By Ray Hamill — Former Humboldt State star Alex Cappa made his regular season debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The former Lumberjack, who was chosen by the Bucs in […]
NCS Wrap – Eureka, Del Norte learn semifinal opponents
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers finally found out who they’ll play in next week’s semifinals, as the North Coast Section playoffs resumed play on Saturday. The Loggers, who are seeded […]
