The Crusaders made quite a statement in a thrilling early-season game on Saturday, rallying to knock off the Tigers in the Arcata tournament championship game by a score of 71-62. In an […]
Crusaders top the Tigers in exciting tournament decider
Tigers roll over San Lorenzo in Mack tourney championship
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got an early-season wake-up call on the opening day of the McKinleyville tournament and they’ve been on a roll ever since. On Saturday, they took […]
Arcata boys win another close one at Mack tourney
The Arcata Tigers will play for the McKinleyville tournament championship on Saturday after rallying to beat a very athletic Lincoln team 65-62 on Friday. Trailing by six at halftime, the Tigers put […]
Hoopa girls push Arcata close in season opener
The Arcata Tigers won their season opener in girls basketball on Friday night, but they had to battle, rallying in the fourth quarter to pull out a 42-37 victory. Head coach Doug […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Tigers cruise in season opener at Hoopa
The best team on the North Coast last season is off to an impressive start this season. The Arcata Tigers tipped off the new campaign at Hoopa on Friday evening, running out […]
NCS Champs! Loggers prevail in thrilling championship game
By Ray Hamill — You get the feeling that Saturday’s epic ending to the 2021 high school girls soccer season is really just the beginning for this Eureka team. Playing against their […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Big second quarter for Jioras, Tucker
By Ray Hamill — Arcata quarterback Alex Jioras connected with receiver Carson Tucker on four touchdown passes on Friday night, as the Tigers cruised to an easy NCS playoff victory against San […]
Arcata girls continue to impress in NCS tennis
The talented Tigers trio of Keona DeArmond, Aimee Reiner and Kyra Alway continued to impress at the North Coast Section tennis team championships this week, as they get set for next week’s […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Tigers to host the Grizzlies at the Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — Senior quarterback Shane Purcell will be back in the lineup along with a number of his teammates who were held out last weekend, as the Arcata Tigers get […]
Arcata girls reach third consecutive NCS championship game
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say Arcata’s Alia Prentiss is enjoying this year’s playoff run. And it’s safe to say her teammates are too. Prentiss scored a second hat trick […]
Warriors upset the Tigers with third shutout in eight days
Barely more than a week ago, the Hoopa Warriors’ playoff hopes were on life support. But an incredible three shutouts in eight days has changed all of that, and heading into Sunday’s […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — No. 1 seeds march on in NCS soccer
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers cruised into the semifinal round of the North Coast Section soccer playoffs on Saturday with an 8-0 victory over St. Helena at McKinleyville High. Check […]
Arcata girls cruise to easy win in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — The dream of a first-ever section title for Arcata girls soccer is alive and well. On Saturday, the Tigers comfortably took care of business in the quarterfinal round […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Warriors poised for big playoff run
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors feature prominently in this week’s athletes and team of the week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. Last weekend, Del Norte shut out […]
Tigers edge the Loggers in NCS playoff thriller
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are moving on in the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs after barely getting the better of Big 5 rival Eureka in a thrilling showdown […]
Tigers dominate H-DNL tennis championships
Arcata junior Keona DeArmond capped a dominating season on the local tennis courts with another big showing at the H-DNL singles tennis championships this past weekend, placing first in the No. 1 […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Rivalry matchup doesn’t disappoint
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers held on for their seventh straight win on Friday night, beating the Panthers 38-32 in an entertaining showdown at Mack High. Arcata quarterback Shane Purcell […]
Tigers hold on to edge the Panthers, stretch winning streak to seven
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Shane Purcell threw for five more touchdowns on Friday night, but it was his contribution at cornerback that saved the Tigers late. With five starters out and […]
Ortega completes H-DNL regular season sweep
There was no change at the top in Wednesday’s H-DNL boys cross country race at McKinleyville, with the top three finishers remaining the same for the second straight week. Arcata senior Jude […]
Ducate leads the field at McKinleyville
Arcata sophomore Gabrielle Ducate got her first career H-DNL cross country win at McKinleyville on Wednesday. Ducate set a PR with a time of 20 minutes, 11.07 seconds over the three-mile course, […]
