By Ray Hamill — One of the best basketball players to come out of the H-DNL in recent years will return to the North Coast this weekend, as the Chico State Wildcats […]
A familiar face returns to Lumberjack Arena this weekend
Former H-DNL standout named AP7 Defensive Player of the Year
By Ray Hamill —As the College of the Redwoods football team prepares for an upcoming bowl game, one of the Corsairs has been named the American Pacific-7 Conference Defensive Player of the […]
Multi-sport junior standouts named MVPs in Little 4 girls soccer
Photo by Jenipher Willis – St. Bernard’s Sahara Tupua, left, has been named outfield MVP of the Little 4 in girls soccer. By Ray Hamill — A pair of multi-sport standouts have […]
Warriors go down battling to end another memorable season
North Coast Section teams should never underestimate Del Norte football. On Friday night, the Warriors saw another memorable season end with yet another gritty performance, falling 14-7 at top-seeded Moreau Catholic in […]
Fortuna’s Jesus Herrera named H-DNL MVP in boys soccer
By Ray Hamill — After playing a key role in leading the Fortuna Huskies back to the summit of H-DNL boys soccer, senior striker Jesus Herrera has been named league MVP for […]
H-DNL standout commits to one of the top JUCOs in the nation
By Ray Hamill — One of the best wrestlers in the H-DNL and the North Coast Section is getting set to join one of the top JUCO programs in the nation after […]
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 […]
Del Norte girls go down battling after breakthrough season
This year’s Del Norte girls soccer team epitomized what high school sports are really about. To the very end, the Warriors appeared to be having fun, and even though they came up […]
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 […]
Warriors continue their Big 4 dominance, secure title outright
A dominating Del Norte Warriors program has now won five straight Big 4 championships in football, but they might enjoy this one a little bit more considering how hard they had to […]
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 […]
Both Del Norte teams go to OT in NCS Division-1 playoffs
There was little to separate the two Del Norte soccer teams and their opponents in a pair of North Coast Section Division-1 playoff games on Friday. The Del Norte boys traveled to […]
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 […]
