By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will face a tough challenge to open the North Coast Section football playoffs this weekend, as they head to Kennedy in Richmond for a Friday […]
Tigers looking forward to Kennedy challenge
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 […]
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, […]
Huskies won’t lack confidence ahead of big road challenge
By Ray Hamill — Once again the Huskies will have to do it the hard way, and once again they won’t be intimidated by that challenge. Fortuna opens the North Coast Section […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Three of six local games to be broadcast
By Ray Hamill — Six of nine local teams will be involved in this weekend’s North Coast Section football playoffs, with three of their games scheduled to be broadcast live on the […]
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 football playoff brackets released
By Ray Hamill — There were no major surprises for any of the local teams when the North Coast Section football playoff brackets were released on Sunday afternoon, although Del Norte 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, […]
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 […]
NCS BOYS SOCCER — Huskies seeded No. 1 as five local teams make the grade
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies will host a doubleheader of playoff soccer at Fortuna High on Friday night, after both the school’s teams received the top seed for the North Coast […]
Cubs to petition NCS to begin eight-person playoffs on time
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs are eager to get the football playoffs under way. After seeing their regular-season finale cancelled when Tomales opted out of a trip to Miranda […]
H-DNL teams among the top-ranked in NCS
By Ray Hamill — The top three girls soccer teams in the H-DNL are also the top three teams in the North Coast Section, according to MaxPreps. Fortuna, which is unbeaten on […]
Tigers step up on biggest stage of all
By Ray Hamill — This time there was no way back for the McKinleyville Panthers. This time there was no way past Merek Sears. The Arcata junior was outstanding on Wednesday night, […]
