College of the Redwoods ARCATA – College of the Redwoods Football will host its opening game on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 1:00 p.m. CR will face Monterey Peninsula College at the Redwood Bowl on the Humboldt State University campus. Students and the public are invited to attend and cheer on the home team. Admission to…
HSU to discontinue football after 2018 season
HSU Athletics HSU – Humboldt State University will discontinue its football program after the upcoming 2018 season. The move was announced earlier today, after coaches and players were informed. President Lisa Rossbacher described it as an unfortunate, but necessary, step in addressing the University’s structural deficit and protecting HSU’s core academic mission. She also emphasized…
Superfans Valerie and Tamara crowned ‘Crab Queens’
Cowboy night is Saturday, June 30 and all those fans wearing cowboy attire who want to win prizes will be judged by the newly crowned Crab Queens Val and Tam. The Crabs organization has decided to have these two superfans be the official judges for all the costume contests this season. Tamara Clohessy has been…
Crabs to honor Scott Eskra on June 6
The Crabs will honor one of their own, former Crabs third baseman Scott Eskra on Wednesday, June 6. Fans are asked to wear his number 24 or his initials to the ballpark. Eskra died at the young age of 42 in an industrial accident last March in Hydesville. He was inducted into the…
Former HSU Women’s Basketball Coach Carol Harrison passes away
Andrew R. Goetz HSU Athletics ARCATA – Long-time Humboldt State basketball coach and educator Carol Harrison passed away Thursday, May 17. She was 62. Harrison is remembered by the HSU Athletics department as an avid contributor to and supporter of the Green and Gold. “Time flew by whenever I got the chance to sit next…
HSU basketball’s Kindall Murie awarded fellowship grant
Andrew R. Goetz HSU Athletics ARCATA – Kindall Murie was an important part of the Humboldt State women’s basketball team’s postseason run this season, but now she is earning recognition for her work off the court. Murie was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship grant for her outstanding field research work in marine…
Moulton Wins Season Opening Thriller At The Acres
Matthew Sullivan Redwood Acres EUREKA – Mother Nature decided to be more cooperative this past Saturday night as Redwood Acres Raceway held the first race of the 2018 season. The year was set to begin the previous week on April 28 but rain prevented that from happening. All six divisions were in action on opening…
Blair Zerr drafted by CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos
Andrew R. Goetz HSU Athletics HSU – Former Humboldt State running back Blair Zerr was selected by the Edmonton Eskimos with the 65th overall pick of the Canadian Football League Draft Thursday night, May 3. Zerr, who played for the Lumberjacks from 2014-16, was working out when he got the call. “That night I was…
Humboldt State Athletics Accepting Hall of Fame Nominations
Andrew R. Goetz HSU Athletics HSU – Nominations are now being accepted for the Humboldt State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Nominees must have excelled in intercollegiate athletics during their HSU careers, with participation completed through the 2010-11 academic year. The Hall of Fame committee will determine final selection. Worthy candidates will be…
Cappa selected by Tampa Bay in NFL Draft
Andrew Goetz HSU Athletics ARCATA – Humboldt State All-American offensive lineman Alex Cappa was selected by Tampa Bay in the third round of the 2018 National Football League Draft. The Buccaneers picked Cappa with the 94th overall pick. The Dublin, Calif., native was a record four-time Great Northwest Athletic Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year…