By Ray Hamill — This week will be one of the busiest of the year for local high school teams in the North Coast Section playoffs. The football playoffs get under way […]
What’s on tap in the NCS soccer and football playoffs this week
Eureka coach pays tribute to his players after falling to top seeds
The Eureka Loggers bowed out of the North Coast Section Division-1 boys soccer playoffs on Saturday after falling to the top seeds in the bracket. Just three days after knocking off the […]
CPH women come up just short in weekend CCAA tournament opener
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team returned to the postseason for the third straight year over the weekend, but the Jacks lost their California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament opener. The Jacks […]
Mixed fortunes for Lumberjacks in basketball season openers
The Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team tipped off the new season at the West Region Crossover Classic tournament in Bellingham, Wash., over the weekend, splitting a pair of tournament games. The […]
Five H-DNL teams qualify for the North Coast Section playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Five of the the nine local varsity teams have qualified for the North Coast Section football playoffs after the brackets and seeds were announced on Sunday. Three of […]
Determined Cats end the Tigers’ unbeaten run to share L4 title
By Ray Hamill — Not in our house. That was the message from the Ferndale Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, as they beat the Arcata Tigers 27-21 in both teams’ Little 4 and […]
Warriors continue their Big 4 dominance, secure title outright
A dominating Del Norte Warriors program has now won five straight Big 4 championships in football, but they might enjoy this one a little bit more considering how hard they had to […]
NCS SOCCER — H-DNL girls secure all four semifinal spots; Mack boys upset Fortuna
The H-DNL won a North Coast Section championship in girls fall soccer on Saturday, the only question is which school will take home the pennant. In the Division-1 girls bracket, the Arcata […]
Corsairs come up just short in key conference game against De Anza
The Corsairs’ hopes of winning a conference championship took a hit on Saturday as College of the Redwoods fell 25-22 to De Anza College at the Redwood Bowl. Both teams came into […]
Hard-working seniors help restore pride in Eureka Loggers football
By Ray Hamill — Their season may ended in disappointment on Friday night, but the Eureka Loggers showed a lot of fight this fall and should be a force to be reckoned […]
Shorthanded CR women win big on the road at Contra Costa
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team traveled to Contra Costa on Saturday and came away with a 63-29 win. The victory was the second of the young season for the […]
Redwoods men tied for most wins in the state early in the season
It’s still very early in the season, but the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team is off to another outstanding start. After Friday night’s 79-64 win over San Mateo in their […]
Huskies top the Loggers, keep Big 4 and NCS playoff hopes alive
By Ray Hamill — Never say never. On Friday night, the Huskies kept their playoff and Big 4 championship hopes alive with a 28-20 win over the Eureka Loggers in Fortuna, salvaging […]
Both Del Norte teams go to OT in NCS Division-1 playoffs
There was little to separate the two Del Norte soccer teams and their opponents in a pair of North Coast Section Division-1 playoff games on Friday. The Del Norte boys traveled to […]
Eureka girls remain on course for a fourth straight section crown
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls comfortably took care of business in their Division-1 North Coast Section fall soccer playoff opener with a 7-0 win over Upper Lake on Friday afternoon. […]
Young Cubs go down battling as memorable season comes to an end
The South Fork girls lost their North Coast Section Division-3 soccer playoff semifinal at Mendocino on Friday afternoon, falling 2-1 to the top seeds in the bracket. The win for the Cardinals […]
St. Bernard’s girls advance to their sixth straight NCS Division-3 final
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders have qualified for a sixth consecutive North Coast Championship final in girls soccer after a 4-2 win over Technology in Rohnert Park on Friday afternoon. The No. 3 […]
Resilient Jacks secure playoff berth for third straight year
With just one loss in their last six games, the Lumberjacks have secured a playoff spot for the third straight year in women’s soccer. The Cal Poly Humboldt women closed out the […]
Eureka’s Gast dominates again in final regular-season race
By Ray Hamill — Eureka sophomore Claire Gast capped an outstanding regular season in H-DNL cross country with her fifth victory in five races at the Arcata Sports Complex on Wednesday afternoon. […]
First career league win for Poston in H-DNL championships tune-up
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Evan Poston is peaking at the right time. The impressive sophomore got his first career league win in the final H-DNL regular-season race of 2024 at the […]
