By Ray Hamill — Local fans will be paying particular attention to the Division-IV bracket in this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, with three Big 4 teams among the top six seeds. […]
Crusaders prepare for Albany with full squad available
Hoopa Valley needs to play ‘Warrior football’ in NCS
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Valley Warriors will need to play hard-nosed physical football at St. Helena on Saturday, if they want to advance in the North Coast Section Division-V playoffs. […]
CR women look to close out with some momentum
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods volleyball is gearing up for the stretch run of the season, while looking to close out the campaign with some momentum. The Corsairs will […]
Ferndale Wildcats prepare for athletic Berean Christian
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats will be looking for a disciplined performance on defense and some balance on offense as they get set to open the North Coast Section Division-V […]
Arcata boys soccer video highlights
VIDEO – The Arcata Tigers advanced to the second round of the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs with second-half goals from Adrian York and Ezra Jones. The Tigers will now play […]
Second-half goals lift Arcata past Willits in NCS soccer
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata boys scored two second-half goals for a deserved win in the North Coast Section soccer playoffs on Wednesday night, overcoming visiting Willits 2-0 at McKinleyville High […]
H-DNL prepares for cross country championships on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League has a clear favorite on the girls side heading into this weekend’s cross country championships, whereas the boys competition presents some very intriguing battles. […]
Redwoods cross country teams impress at GVC championships
Both College of the Redwoods cross country teams advanced to this weekend’s Community College NorCal meet after strong showings at the Golden Valley Conference championships over the weekend. The CR women placed […]
The final countdown in a sad and bitter goodbye
By Ray Hamill — The long goodbye has reached the final countdown. On Saturday, Humboldt State football fans will have one last opportunity to see their team play at home, before the […]
Warriors hope to keep the party going at St. Helena
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a breakthrough season for Hoopa Valley football, and the Warriors are hoping the party doesn’t end quite yet. On Saturday evening, the Warriors play their first […]
Eureka’s Tyce Mullins honored by Cal-Hi Sports
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue for Eureka’s Tyce Mullins, who this week has been named the Cal-Hi Sports NorCal Defensive Player of the Week. The senior linebacker has been a […]
Sundberg leads strong showing for Mack girls in Berkeley
The McKinleyville girls golf team capped off a memorable season with another strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-I championships on Monday. Playing at Tilden Park Golf Course in Berkeley, junior […]
McKinleyville, Del Norte teams prevail in youth football playoffs
Del Norte and McKinleyville each had a pair of winning teams in the opening round of the Six Rivers Youth Football playoffs on Sunday. In total there were six games split between […]
Five Takeaways — Eureka, Del Norte appear ready for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The final week of the regular season produced plenty of drama, some thrilling moments, and more of what we’ve been conditioned to expect all season. Here then are […]
Arcata’s NCS game switched to Friday night
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s North Coast Section playoff game has been switched from Saturday night to Friday because of scheduling conflicts with Humboldt State. The Lumberjacks will be playing their final […]
Athletes of the Week
By Ray Hamill — There was a packed field of worthy candidates for this week’s Humboldt Sports Athlete of the Week honors, across the board in just about every sport, and from […]
NCS preparation begins in earnest for local teams
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 — […]
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 […]
