The Ferndale Wildcats honored their seniors before Friday night’s Little 4 boys basketball game against South Fork, with many of them playing their final home game. And the group of seniors seemed […]
St. Bernard’s reinstates Thrap as basketball coach
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s announced early Saturday afternoon that Steve Thrap has been reinstated as head coach of the boys basketball program after being placed on administrative leave two days […]
Steve Thrap deserves better from St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — I’m not sure St. Bernard’s is sending the right message to the school’s athletes or students this week. On Thursday morning, the school placed boys basketball head coach […]
Prep Roundup — Fortuna, Hoopa complete perfect campaigns
A pair of local league champions closed out a perfect campaign on Friday night, with Hoopa Valley and Fortuna each winning in boys basketball. The Hoopa boys defeated St. Bernard’s 78-45 in […]
Community shows support for St. Bernard’s coach
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s boys basketball head coach Steve Thrap admits he has been overwhelmed by the community support he has been shown over the past 24 hours. Early on […]
Mack girls edge Fortuna in a thriller to claim Niclai spot
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers are now officially back. After two straight winless campaigns in the Big 5 over the past two years, the McKinleyville girls came into this season riding […]
Prep Roundup — St. Bernard’s remarkable run continues; DN wins again
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders posted their 31st consecutive win in the Little 4 with a league-clinching 69-59 victory over Hoopa Valley at St. Bernard’s on Thursday night. The win gives […]
Mack JVs, Fortuna frosh each close out perfect in Big 5 action
The future of girls basketball at McKinleyville and Fortuna high schools appears to be in good hands. Both the McKinleyville JVs and Fortuna freshmen each won on Thursday night to close out […]
Big game for Thrap, but Corsairs continue to struggle
The Corsairs dropped two more basketball games at Siskiyous on Thursday. The men’s team fell 90-78 and remains winless on the season at 0-22, while the women lost 86-56 and dropped to […]