By Ray Hamill — Never say never. On Friday night, the Huskies kept their playoff and Big 4 championship hopes alive with a 28-20 win over the Eureka Loggers in Fortuna, salvaging […]
Huskies top the Loggers, keep Big 4 and NCS playoff hopes alive
Eureka girls remain on course for a fourth straight section crown
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls comfortably took care of business in their Division-1 North Coast Section fall soccer playoff opener with a 7-0 win over Upper Lake on Friday afternoon. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Holmes works his magic again; new league coaches impress
By Ray Hamill — If there was an H-DNL hall of fame in soccer, Daniel Holmes would be a first ballot inductee. On Tuesday, Holmes worked his magic once again in guiding […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Loggers fall to Pinole Valley in playoff opener
The Eureka Loggers and Hoopa Warriors both lost their opening round games in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Tuesday night, ending good seasons for both programs. The Loggers were seeded […]
