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 […]
‘A coach’s dream,’ Hoopa’s Annie Lanning named Little 5 MVP
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 […]
Warriors wear down the Loggers, clinch a fifth straight Big 4 title
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte’s remarkable run in Big 4 football continued on Saturday night, as the Warriors clinched at least a share of a fifth straight conference championship. The Warriors […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — No joy for the H-DNL in Saturday’s playoff games
It was a tough night for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Saturday night. All three teams involved lost their quarterfinal matchups to end their seasons. In […]
Busy day for CR men’s and women’s basketball and wrestling
One night after winning their season opener against Napa Valley at their own four-team crossover tournament, the College of the Redwoods women fell 74-69 in overtime to Santa Rosa JC in basketball […]
What to expect from Sunday’s NCS seedings announcement
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section will announce this year’s playoff brackets and seeds in boys and girls fall soccer on Sunday. And as always there is expected to be […]
South Fork wins big at Calistoga, closes in on NCS playoff spot
The South Fork Cubs all but assured themselves of a North Coast Section playoff berth with their second straight win on Friday night. The Cubs, who are the defending NCS eight-person Division-1 […]
Home sweet home — Huskies get much-needed win over St. Bernard’s
The Fortuna defense dug deep on Friday night, as the Huskies got a much-needed win to keep their Big 4 and playoff ambitions alive in their first home game since Sept. 13. […]
Northern gets first win on a good night for Redwoods basketball
New College of the Redwoods women’s basketball head coach Bree Northern didn’t have to wait long for her first win in the job. On Friday night, the Corsairs tipped off the new […]
Nelson, top H-DNL golfers close out the season at NCS tournament
H-DNL champions Madyson Nelson and the Arcata Tigers traveled to compete in the North Coast Section Division-II girls golf championships on Monday, along with some of the league’s other top golfers. Playing […]
POWER RANKINGS — No. 1 remains the same, but there are changes elsewhere
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers remain a solid No. 1 in this week’s Power Rankings, but elsewhere a big statement win by the Eureka Loggers sees them make another jump. […]
Eureka sophomores set the pace at league races in Fortuna
For the second straight week, a pair of Eureka runners led the way as the H-DNL cross country teams traveled to Fortuna on Wednesday. Sophomore Ryder Bullman got his first league win […]
Warriors ‘excited’ about weekend showdown with the Loggers
By Ray Hamill — With five straight wins to their name, including a key 21-12 victory over Fortuna in their conference opener on Saturday night, the Del Norte Warriors are looking forward […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Nelson, Haberman and soccer champs all impress
By Ray Hamill — A statement performance in a statement win earned a Eureka standout athlete of the week honors this week. Senior Gavyn Haberman scored three touchdowns in a dominating 41-6 […]
L4 champs close out with a win; Crusaders, Cubs make playoffs
The Del Norte Warriors capped an historic regular season in girls soccer with a 2-0 win at Ferndale on Wednesday, while conference rivals St. Bernard’s and South Fork will join them in […]
