By Ray Hamill — One of the three North Coast Section football games featuring an H-DNL team this weekend has switched venues. The Arcata Tigers, who are seeded No. 1 in the […]
Change of venue announced for weekend NCS playoff game
Eureka duo crowned league champs; Tigers take team titles
It was a good day for a couple of Eureka runners at Saturday’s H-DNL cross country championships at the Arcata Marsh, as the 2024 regular season concluded. Sophomore Claire Gast capped an […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Tigers, Warriors win on busy night for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — One week after losing their regular season finale at Ferndale a week ago, the Arcata Tigers were clearly fired up for their playoff opener on Friday night. The […]
NCS FOOTBALL — All you need to know for this weekend’s games
By Ray Hamill — If everything goes right this weekend, the H-DNL could be the first league to win a North Coast Section championship in football this year. Four of the five […]
NCS SOCCER — Big wins for SB, Eureka and Fortuna girls
Wednesday was a busy one for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section soccer playoffs with six league teams in action. The St. Bernard’s girls played in the Division-6 championship game, […]
POWER RANKINGS — Movement at the top in final 2024 rankings
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats saved their best for last. For the final Power Rankings of the season, we finally see a shift at the top for the first time […]
What’s on tap in the NCS soccer and football playoffs this week
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
