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 […]
Young Cubs go down battling as memorable season comes to an end
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 […]
Medina shines for Redwoods ahead of Friday’s home opener
Former Fortuna Husky Alfonso Medina enjoyed a breakout game at the collegiate level on Thursday night, leading College of the Redwoods to a 79-61 win at Mendocino College. Mendina scored a team-best […]
Campbell named Big 5 MVP, as all-league team is announced
By Ray Hamill — The season may not have ended the way they wanted it to, but the Arcata girls enjoyed a memorable fall in volleyball and one player in particular played […]
POWER RANKINGS — Tigers closing in on perfect regular season
By Ray Hamill — With one more game to go in the regular season, the Arcata Tigers are closing in on a perfect regular season. The Tigers improved to 9-0 on the […]
Dates, times and venues finalized for weekend NCS soccer
By Ray Hamill — After an outstanding start to the North Coast Section fall soccer playoffs for the H-DNL teams on Wednesday, dates, times and venues have been finalized for the next […]
Impressive young Panthers go undefeated in league play again
By Ray Hamill — The Jacoby Creek Panthers had another season to remember on the volleyball court, with the school’s eighth graders winning a second straight Bay League title. And they did […]
How do the H-DNL teams stack up against the rest of the NCS?
By Ray Hamill — Heading into the final weekend of the regular season in football, six of the nine local varsity teams are ranked in the top five in their respective divisions, […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Tigers, Warriors setting the standard
By Ray Hamill — Football features heavily in this week’s awards, with a pair of championship teams and a consistently productive junior getting the nod. It’s been a difficult and up-and-down season […]
NCS SOCCER — H-DNL teams shine in fall soccer playoff openers
Here we go again. The McKinleyville Panthers and Fortuna Huskies will face off for a fifth time this season in the North Coast Section Division-1 quarterfinals after both successfully navigated their playoff […]
‘A coach’s dream,’ Hoopa’s Annie Lanning named Little 5 MVP
By Ray Hamill — A late-season surge saw the Hoopa Warriors close out the 2024 high school volleyball season strong, and one player in particular played a key role in that big […]
Busy Saturday afternoon highlights big weekend for local football
By Ray Hamill — Arcata and Del Norte have already clinched at least a share of their conference championships in football this fall, but the question now is can they claim the […]
JV FOOTBALL — Wildcats claim L4 title; Big 4 goes down to the wire
One of the two JV H-DNL football championships was decided last weekend, while the other will be decided on the final day of the season this weekend. With a 29-14 win over […]
Emerald FC players cap good late-season run at recent Smash Cup
2024 was a good year for the Emerald FC U10 travel soccer team. The young local players came together on and off the field and developed into a very good team on […]
Tigers dominate H-DNL tennis again; NPA’s Bazemore wins singles title
The Arcata Tigers continued their recent dominance with another big regular season in H-DNL girls tennis and a strong showing at the recent league singles championships. The Tigers went 12-0 in league […]
Grimmett leads the way as Corsairs impress at conference championships
The College of the Redwoods women’s cross country team will carry some momentum into this weekend’s Northern California Championships as the Corsairs look to qualify for the 2024 state championships. Despite missing […]
11 H-DNL teams make NCS fall soccer postseason field
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section fall soccer playoffs will kick off this coming week with 11 of the 15 H-DNL teams included. The brackets were announced on Sunday and […]
