By Ray Hamill — The bounce of the ball just didn’t go the Tigers’ way on Saturday, as visiting Middletown came away from Arcata with a 1-0 win in the North Coast […]
Arcata girls fall to Middletown in NCS decider
VIDEO — The save heard around Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — It was one of the most remarkable penalty shootouts you’ll ever see, with the two goalkeepers combining to save nine of the 14 attempts they faced and not […]
VIDEO — Fortuna NCS championship highlights and celebrations
By Ray Hamill — The house that Daniel built was in full bloom on Friday night. Playing in front of a loud and enthusiastic crowd at Fortuna High, head coach Daniel Holmes […]
Deserving Huskies crowed NCS champs after thrilling shootout
By Ray Hamill — In the world of sports it simply doesn’t get any more exciting than this. It certainly doesn’t get much closer. But then again, no one ever said winning […]
NCS soccer championship dates and times finalized
By Ray Hamill — Three local teams will get the opportunity to play for a North Coast Section championship in soccer this weekend, including two here in Humboldt County. And game times […]
VIDEO — Watch Cherms’ brilliant winner and the reaction of the Arcata players
By Ray Hamill — Tigers senior midfielder Bailey Cherms sent her teammates and the Arcata fans into a frenzy with a brilliant strike just seven minutes into sudden death overtime of Wednesday’s […]
VIDEO — Carroll, Barres combine on late equalizer in epic clash
By Ray Hamill — No one in the H-DNL finishes as well as Eureka’s Klayre Barres. On Wednesday night, the junior striker netted the equalizing goal against Arcata after a wonderful deep […]
Tigers edge the Loggers in instant NCS classic
By Ray Hamill — The only problem with Bailey Cherms’ magnificent goal seven minutes into sudden death overtime at Albee Stadium on Wednesday night is that it brought an end to a […]
VIDEO — A Ramirez rocket and other Fortuna highlights
By Ray Hamill — Geovanney Ramirez nailed a rocket of a shot against Fort Bragg in Wednesday night’s NCS Division-I boys soccer semifinal at Fortuna High. There was no stopping the Huskies […]
Mixed fortunes for Fortuna soccer in NCS doubleheader
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies are headed back to the North Coast Section Division-I boys soccer championship game after a comfortable 7-0 win over Fort Bragg at Fortuna Wednesday night. Unfortunately, […]
VIDEO — Tigers, Loggers prepare for another NCS showdown
By Ray Hamill — The NCS soccer playoffs resume on Wednesday evening, when Eureka and Arcata will renew their rivalry at Albee Stadium in a Division-I girls semifinal. The showdown is a […]
Central defenders central to H-DNL’s NCS success
By Ray Hamill — Five H-DNL teams are still alive in the North Coast Section soccer playoffs, with four of them in action here on the North Coast on Wednesday night. And […]
NCS SOCCER ROUNDUP — SB girls headed back to championship game
The St. Bernard’s girls are heading back to the NCS Division-III championship after a 2-0 win over Upper Lake at Crusader Field on Saturday. The home team scored twice in the opening […]
VIDEO — No stopping Barres, Carroll in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — There was no stopping the Eureka Loggers on Friday, and there was no stopping junior striker Klayre Barres. Arguably the most dangerous forward in the H-DNL, Barres netted […]
VIDEO — Catch her if you can, Yang lights up St. Helena defense
By Ray Hamill — She’s one of the fastest girls in the North Coast Section, and on Friday she dominated the St. Helena defense. Fortuna sophomore Kallia Yang scored four times in […]
Loggers ease into NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — Bring on Arcata. Since losing to the Tigers in early October, in a game that would cost them a third straight H-DNL soccer championship, the Eureka girls have […]
Fortuna girls comfortably take care of St. Helena
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna girls scored twice in the opening 10 minutes of Friday’s NCS Division-I playoff soccer game, setting the tone early in a 6-1 win over visiting St. […]
NCS SOCCER — Top seeds prepare to open
By Ray Hamill — Seven of the 10 local teams to make the North Coast Section playoffs in soccer are still playing and will be in action over the next two days, […]
VIDEO — York scores from an almost impossible angle
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers made short work of visiting Lower Lake in the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs on Wednesday, running out to a comfortable 7-0 win. Watch some […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Busy day of action for local teams
The North Coast Section soccer playoffs got under way on Wednesday with five local teams in action, including an all-H-DNL showdown between the McKinleyville and Del Norte boys in Crescent City. The […]
