By Ray Hamill — Preparation for the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs has already begun for the eight local teams that made the grade. Three of the eight — […]
NCS preparation begins in earnest for local teams
Bumper day of NCS playoff action on tap at St. Bernard’s and Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans will have their choice of big matchups next weekend, especially Cruaders fans. St. Bernard’s will potentially host a tripleheader of North Coast Section playoff games […]
Local teams dominate seedings in NCS soccer
By Ray Hamill — Nine local high school soccer teams have qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this coming week. On the girls side, the top five […]
Loggers get a two seed as eight local teams make the playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine local high schools have been included in the North Coast Section football playoffs, including Eureka, which was given the No. 2 seed in Division […]
The Price is right for the Del Norte Warriors
VIDEO — Ethan Price came up big on both sides of the ball for the Del Norte Warriors in a 42-31 win over the St. Bernard’s Crusaders in Eureka on Saturday, including […]
Price a game-changer as Del Norte beats St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — Senior Ethan Price is well known for his explosive plays on offense, but on Saturday it was his defensive playmaking ability that stood out. Price pulled in a […]
Loggers too strong for Fortuna, win H-DNL Tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are one of the few teams on the North Coast that don’t appear intimidated by the high-flying Eureka Loggers this season. They chased them all […]
‘Outmatched’ Humboldt State falls to Central Washington
Central Washington rolled over Humboldt State for the second time this season on Saturday night, winning 62-24 at the Redwood Bowl. “We were outmatched,” HSU head coach Damaro Wheeler said. “They are […]
Huskies win H-DNL tournament, Warriors display their sportsmanship
By Ray Hamill — If this was a rebuilding year for Fortuna boys soccer, the rest of the Humboldt-Del Norte League had better watch out. The Huskies completed a dominating season against […]
Plenty of offense as South Fork Cubs fall to Cornerstone
The South Forks Cubs got in another last-minute game in eight-man football over the weekend, traveling south to Antioch to play Cornerstone Christian on Friday. This time, however, the opposition offered a […]
Corsairs honor sophomores, but fall short against Yuba
College of the Redwoods honored its sophomore class before Saturday’s home finale in football at Community Stadium, but the Corsairs were unable to send them off with a win, falling 41-23 to […]
Friday Night Highlights
VIDEO – Catch some of the action from a busy Friday night on the local football fields, with Eureka, Arcata and Hoopa Valley all winning. Arcata’s Kien Mazzotti and Eureka’s Robert Weir, […]
Loggers wear down Huskies, close out 10-0 again
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers closed out a second consecutive perfect regular season with a comfortable 42-13 win at Fortuna on Friday night. With the win, their 21st straight in […]
Tigers clinch L4 outright, prepare for home playoff game
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got a big boost ahead of the playoffs with a strong showing from their offense on Friday night, on the way to defeating Ferndale 39-26 […]
Big night for Smith as Hoopa closes out L4 with a win
Hoopa Valley closed out an impressive regular season with a 22-12 win at home to McKinleyville on Friday night, giving the Warriors some momentum heading into the playoffs. With Arcata defeating Ferndale […]
Big 4 benefits from quality coaching
By Ray Hamill — There is no doubt that the Eureka Loggers coaching staff is reaping the rewards this year from having an outstanding senior class at their disposal, but equally there’s […]
St. Bernard’s, Del Norte battle for NCS positioning
By Ray Hamill — There’s plenty at stake in terms of North Coast Section playoff positioning on Saturday, when St. Bernard’s hosts Del Norte in the Big 4 finale. Not to mention […]
Costa steps up as Crusaders prepare for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Maddie Costa is making a habit of playing well against Eureka. The St. Bernard’s goalkeeper had another spectacular performance against the high-flying Eureka offense on Wednesday, stopping 21 […]
Loggers closing in on more regular season perfection
By Ray Hamill — The final weekend of the regular season serves up a handful of highly anticipated games, none more so than the showdown in Fortuna between the two best high […]
Little 4 and more up for grabs at the Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — There will be more than just a league title up for grabs at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night. There’s also North Coast Section positioning on the line, […]
