By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL teams remain in contention in the North Coast Section football playoffs, with key games for all three on Friday night. Fresh off lopsided wins in their […]
H-DNL tries to keep impressive run going in playoff football
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Eureka girls celebrate their big win
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls are North Coast Section champions for the second time in four seasons. On Saturday afternoon, they won another intense battle against rivals Arcata in a […]
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 […]
Crusaders win physical, defensive battle in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders are moving on to the North Coast Section Division-5 semifinals after winning a thrilling defensive battle at home to De Anza on Saturday afternoon. And they […]
Huskies fall to Making Waves in NCS decider
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna boys fell just short in their bid for a third straight North Coast Section title in soccer on Saturday night after falling 4-1 to Making Waves […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Busy night, statement wins for H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Two local teams had big statement wins on the opening night of the North Coast Section football playoffs on Friday. In Crescent City, the No. 2 seed Del […]
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 […]
Tigers roll over San Lorenzo, march on to NCS semifinal
By Ray Hamill — Even without starting quarterback Shane Purcell, the Arcata Tigers proved way too much for San Lorenzo to handle on Friday night. Back-up QB Alex Jioras got his second […]
Warriors cruise in NCS opener against Archie Williams
The Del Norte Warriors sent a message to the rest of the Division-5 playoff field on Friday night with a dominating performance against Archie Williams on the way to a 49-6 victory. […]
Tigers, Loggers get set to renew rivalry in NCS championship
By Ray Hamill — Local fans could not have asked for a better conclusion to the 2021 high school girls soccer season. On Saturday afternoon, Big 5 rivals Arcata and Eureka will […]
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 — Crusaders prepare for athletic Dons team
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will play their first playoff game since their 2019 state championship win on Saturday when they host DeAnza at St. Bernard’s in their NCS opener. And […]
South Fork Cubs forced to forfeit playoff game
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs’ playoff run is unfortunately over before it even begun. On Friday, the Cubs were forced to forfeit their North Coast Section football opener because […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Fortuna boys win an instant NCS classic
By Ray Hamill — This is what we’ve been missing. This is what the pandemic denied us. On Wednesday night, the Fortuna and St. Helena boys served up a thriller in the […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Panthers end long postseason drought
By Ray Hamill — One of the things that can catch teams down south off guard when they play schools from Humboldt and Del Norte counties in the NCS football playoffs is […]
Guess who now stands alone as the most successful H-DNL team in NCS soccer?
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls are now officially the most successful H-DNL soccer program when it comes to the North Coast Section playoffs, but they may not be alone […]
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 […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Warriors ‘pumped’ for NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will kick off the North Coast Section Division-5 football playoffs at home to Archie Williams on Friday night, and head coach Nick White knows […]
Change of venue announced for weekend games
By Ray Hamill — A number of local football games have switched venue for this weekend because of field conditions at McKinleyville High School, including an opening round North Coast Section playoff […]
Eureka girls set up championship rematch with H-DNL rivals
The Loggers will get another shot at the Arcata Tigers in the biggest game of the season. On Wednesday night, the Eureka girls won 3-1 at Roseland Prep in the North Coast […]
