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ARCATA — California Collegiate Athletic Conference games resume this week when the Lumberjacks first travel to face Sonoma State, then come home to take on UC San Diego. The Jacks kick off a doubleheader on Thursday with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off in Rohnert Park. They’re in the East Gym on Saturday, hosting UC San Diego at the same time as the top half of a twinbill that is followed by the men’s game.

ARCATA — Humboldt State takes its 7-2 overall record and 2-0 league mark to Rohnert Park for a California Collegiate Athletic Association game against Sonoma State on Thursday. The Lumberjacks travel back to Arcata for Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. game against UC San Diego in the East Gym.

The next several months will be devoted to installation of the roof system and installation and construction of the swimming pool at Humboldt State University’s new $42.8 million Physical Education Facility.

Humboldt State head volleyball coach Sue Woodstra begins duties June 1 as an assistant coach of the U.S. Women's National Team, and will serve in that role through the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. "I spent many years playing and coaching at the national level and I am excited to return to that arena," Ms. Woodstra said. "I am very appreciative of both USA Volleyball and Humboldt State for allowing me this opportunity."

HSU's vaunted Men's Basketball Team mounted a stunning comeback in the second half of the championship round with the San Bernardino Coyotes Monday evening, but lost a 68-66 squeaker in the very last second.

Defensive lineman Todd Eagle has been selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team for his contribution to Humboldt State football and excellence in the classroom.

Students enrolled in Forestry 170, Conclave: Logging Sports Competition, participated in competition involving two other schools, Cal Poly and Berkeley, on the grounds of the Swanton Pacific Ranch on November 11.

WESTWOOD - Nerves are always a part of a team's season debut, and when the stage is as big as UCLA's Pauley Pavilion and the opponent is last year's national runner-up, the UCLA Bruins.

LOS ANGELES- When the Humboldt State men's basketball team stepped off the plane in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, the sun was shining. And when they entered the UCLA Men's Gymnasium for practice it was still shining, even indoors.

Street & Smiths national magazine has picked the Humboldt State Lumberjacks as the No. 6 men's basketball team among NCAA Division II programs in its 2006-07 College Basketball Yearbook, now available on newsstands.

This Week’s Game: Following a big win over Western Oregon on Saturday, the Lumberjacks have cracked into one organization’s NCAA Division II rankings to start the week. The Football Gazette, a publication covering football since 1986, lists the Jacks No. 31 in this week’s top 40. The poll puts them ahead of 2006 opponents Central Washington (33rd) and Western Oregon (35th). Now the Jacks put their status to another test when they take back-to-back road trips for the first time this season. Humboldt State heads to Southern California for Saturday’s game against Azusa Pacific. Kick-off in Azusa is scheduled for 6 p.m.

The first annual HSU School of Business Golf Tournament will take place at the Baywood Golf and Country Club, in Arcata, Friday, September 22, 2006 with a "shotgun" tournament start at 1 p.m., followed by a silent auction and dinner at 6 p.m.

It took 79 years to develop, but Humboldt State and UCLA will finally share the same basketball court when the Jacks travel south for a Nov. 9 exhibition game against the Bruins.

Humboldt State University hosts the 23rd Annual Conference of the Sport Literature Association, Thursday, June 22 through Sunday, June 25, led by HSU's Craig Riordan, associate professor of recreation administration.

HSU's forensics team just returned from a national debate tournament, with a new achievement to add to its list of successes.

One of the two Humboldt State University Logging Sports Teams won second place overall at the 2006 Association of Western Forestry Clubs Regional Conclave last month. The second team captured fourth place.

From the time she was a child, Sue Woodstra wanted to play softball in the Olympics.

Humboldt State softball player Megan Sutherland appears in Sports Illustrated this week in the nationally distributed magazine's "Faces In the Crowd" feature. The March 7 issue is due out on the newstands Thursday.