By Ray Hamill — After a year at Contra Costa College, former Arcata Tiger Carson Tucker is back on the North Coast this fall and turning some heads on the football field. […]
Former Arcata Tiger, Athlete of the Year to start for CR
Tigers, Huskies win their tournament openers at MIST
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers and Fortuna Huskies both won their opening games at the McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament early Friday afternoon. Both games were decided by the narrowest of […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — SB senior, Tigers D stand out in openers
By Ray Hamill — Week one of the local high school football season as always gave us plenty to talk about. As expected St. Bernard’s set a physical tone in the trenches […]
Local stars, new coach debut for Redwoods soccer
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women’ soccer team kicked off a new era for the program this week, while two local stars made their collegiate debuts. Intentionally facing […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Defense sets the tone for the Tigers
By Ray Hamill — After winning four of their final five regular-season games in 2022, the Arcata Tigers carried that momentum into this season with an impressive 19-8 win over Eureka on […]
Strong defense leads Tigers to breakthrough win over rivals
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers and Eureka Loggers served up one of the most exciting games of the opening weekend at Mack High on Saturday night. Both team defenses came […]
2023 High School Coach of the Year prepares for new season
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are preparing to defend the league championship they won in girls golf a year ago, and the 2023 Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the […]
New-look Tigers prepare to defend their league title
By Ray Hamill — Early-season scrimmage or not, when the Arcata and Eureka boys soccer teams face off it’s usually an intense affair. That was the case once again on Wednesday night, […]
Arcata’s Bento-Jackson to play for Cal Poly Humboldt
Cal Poly Humboldt head men’s basketball coach Chris Tifft announced on Friday that Arcata graduate Brandon Bento-Jackson has committed his future to the team. The H-DNL standout was a four-year varsity starter […]
Local players play a key role in successful summer for the Crabs
By Ray Hamill — When 2023 Eureka High graduate Myles Standish made his first appearance of the summer last weekend, he became the sixth local player to play for the Humboldt Crabs […]
High School Coach of the Year — Ghisetti overcomes adversity with the Tigers
By Ray Hamill — It was a year many local teams and coaches will remember for some time, including a very clutch Arcata baseball team. Under the guidance of longtime head coach […]
Crabs take advantage of strong pitching, deep lineup
The Humboldt Crabs are finding their groove as they get set for the second half of the campaign. Halfway through the 2023 season, the local collegiate summer club is 19-5 after stretching […]
Arcata MVP, teammates taking their talents to the college fields
By Ray Hamill — After leading their team to a memorable North Coast Section championship, Arcata MVP Cedar Cline and two of his teammates are taking their talents to the collegiate baseball […]
Former H-DNL runner named UC Santa Cruz athlete of the year
Former H-DNL standout Riley Martel-Phillips capped an impressive collegiate career with a prestigious award recently. Earlier this month, the 2019 Arcata High graduate was named UC Santa Cruz Female Student-Athlete of the […]
Local athlete named MVP of pro ultimate frisbee league
By Ray Hamill — A former H-DNL student-athlete has been making quite a name for herself in the sport of ultimate frisbee after taking it up as a second option when she […]
Fortuna star named MVP of the Big 5 after historic year
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Cody Collins has been named MVP of the Big 5 in baseball after leading the Fortuna Huskies to their first league title in 47 years. Collins edged […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — It was a good week to be a Tiger
By Ray Hamill — They may have lost out in the race for both the Big 5 and Charlie Lakin Tournament this spring, but the Arcata Tigers saved their best for last […]
Morris named Big 5 MVP; five Warriors make all-league
By Ray Hamill — Kira Morris has been named MVP of the Big 5 in softball after closing out her high school career with another dominating campaign. The Eureka senior was not […]
NORCAL ROUNDUP — Exciting Tigers keep rolling with extra-innings win
The Arcata Tigers won in dramatic fashion for the third time in a week on Tuesday, as the NorCal baseball and softball playoffs got under way. The Tigers, who are seeded No. […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Tigers respond late in thrilling championship
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are the 2023 North Coast Section Division-4 baseball champions after a thrilling comeback at the Arcata Ball Park won Saturday night. The Tigers rallied from […]
