By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big day of North Coast Section girls soccer here in Humboldt County. Two all-local finals will take place in Eureka on Wednesday, guaranteeing the […]
NCS SOCCER — Who has the edge in all-local finals?
Up for the occasion, Dinan claims first league championship
McKinleyville’s Damian Dinan made certain there would be no letdown this year. The senior standout came into Saturday’s H-DNL cross country championships at the Arcata Marsh with 10 wins in his previous […]
Crusaders shut out the Loggers as Big 4 ends in three-way tie
By Ray Hamill — The Big 4 ended in a three-way tie for the championship after St. Bernard’s comfortably took care of business against Eureka at Crusader Field on Saturday afternoon. A […]
POWER RANKINGS — Some movement at the top of this week’s rankings
By Ray Hamill — After featuring as the No. 3 team in our weekly Power Rankings all season, the Del Norte Warriors made their move this past weekend with their first statement […]
Whitney leads the way in final H-DNL regular season race
Arcata senior Nathan Whitney got his first career league win in H-DNL cross country at Arcata on Wednesday. Whitney beat out junior teammate Reece Thompson by just three seconds to take the […]
Victory at Arcata caps big week for impressive freshman
Arcata freshman Bella DeCarli got her third league win of the season in Wednesday’s final H-DNL regular-season girls cross country race at Arcata. DeCarli crossed the finish line at the three-mile event […]
Tigers upset league champs as longtime coach bows out
The Arcata Tigers gave longtime girls soccer head coach Patrick Stranahan the perfect going away gift with their most impressive game of the season. On Tuesday afternoon, in their league finale, the […]
Nelson leads the local charge at NCS golf championships
Arcata’s Madyson Nelson missed out on a trip to the North Coast Section Division-I tournament by just one stroke after an outstanding round at Monday’s Division-II championships in Oakland. The 2023 H-DNL […]
Del Norte boys close to ending long championship drought
By Ray Hamill — Apparently it’s true that defenses win championships. At the very least, their defense has given the Del Norte Warriors a chance to win a first championship in 28 […]
Warriors overcome mistakes to beat the Loggers in league opener
The three-time defending conference champions won their Big 4 opener on Saturday night, but they’ll have to play a lot better on offense if they want to make it four straight league […]
Del Norte, Eureka both win to remain in contention
The two hottest teams in H-DNL boys soccer continued to roll on Saturday morning. Both Del Norte and Eureka posted wins to move ahead of Fortuna in the standings in the tightest […]
One team emerges as overwhelming favorite in the Big 4
By Ray Hamill — An anticipated wide-open race for this year’s Big 4 in football may not be as wide open as we seem to believe. As least that’s what Humboldt Sports […]
Dinan wins again; Eureka Loggers dominate the top 10
By Ray Hamill — There was no slowing down McKinleyville senior Damian Dinan on Wednesday as he won for the fourth time in four H-DNL cross country meets this fall. The dominating […]
Ashby, Mende give Eureka a one-two finish at Arcata
By Ray Hamill — Eureka senior Sequoia Ashby is building momentum ahead of the upcoming H-DNL cross country championships. Ashby won for the third time in four league races at the Arcata […]
Schedule changes announced for final week of H-DNL
With so many teams still in the chase for the H-DNL boys soccer championship, the league has announced some changes to the schedule for the final week of the regular season. Fortuna, […]
Loggers secure Big 4 title on emotional night at Albee
As expected the Eureka Loggers secured this year’s league championship outright in Big 4 girls soccer on Thursday with a 4-0 win over the Fortuna Huskies at Albee Stadium. The win lifts […]
Which team is best positioned to win wide-open H-DNL?
By Ray Hamill — Both Eureka and Del Norte are looking to end long championship droughts in boys soccer this year, in what has been one of the most exciting league campaigns […]
Four teams now neck and neck in the race for H-DNL crown
The most exciting H-DNL boys soccer championship race in years took another turn on Wednesday to set up a fascinating conclusion to the regular season. A 2-0 victory for Eureka over Fortuna […]
Tigers win league finale as Loggers honor their seniors
The Arcata Tigers and Eureka Loggers closed out league play in volleyball on Tuesday night, facing off at the new Jay Willard Gymnasium. The Tigers won in three sets, 25-20, 25-21, 25-19, […]
Locals help lead Lumberjacks to fourth at regionals
A pair of talented local athletes helped the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s triathlon team to a good performance at this past weekend’s West Regional Championships. The Lumberjacks traveled to Springfield, Missouri, to […]
