By Ray Hamill — Playing on the road against higher seeds doesn’t seem to bother the H-DNL teams when it comes to the North Coast Section football playoffs. Of the seven squads […]
NCS FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — Four local teams advance after busy weekend
Corsairs win big, stretch winning streak to seven
By Ray Hamill — Bring on Feather River. On Saturday afternoon, College of the Redwoods won a seventh straight game to go to 7-2 on the season and set up a much-anticipated […]
South Fork Cubs shut out Tomales in playoff opener
The South Fork Cubs booked themselves a place in next week’s North Coast Section semifinals with a 42-0 win at Tomales in the eight-man bracket on Friday night. The South Fork players […]
Neff brothers shine as Redwoods men go to 5-0
Freshmen twin brothers Trey and Ty Neff exploded for 51 points on Friday night, as the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team knocked off a top-20 NorCal opponent for the second […]
Panthers shut out Willits for first playoff win in eight years
By Ray Hamill — Just a couple of weeks after winning a first league championship in 32 years, the McKinleyville Panthers ended another long drought on Friday night. In a defensive showdown, […]
Warriors cruise past Tennyson in statement NCS win
It’s safe to say the North Coast Section seedings committee got this one wrong. Despite a dominating season that saw them clinch a Big 4 championship, the Del Norte Warriors were handed […]
Surging Corsairs prepare for final home game
By Ray Hamill — With two games remaining on the schedule, it’s safe to say the Corsairs have already assured themselves of a successful comeback season. After not fielding a football team […]
NCS SOCCER — Loggers and Tigers get set for big NCS showdown
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Arguably the hottest rivalry in local high school sports will be renewed on the biggest stage of all on Saturday night, when Eureka and […]
Youth football championship games set for Sunday
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Mustangs will look to continue their recent dominance in local youth football on Sunday, when the Six Rivers Conference hosts three championship games in Crescent City. […]
NCS FOOTBALL — All you need to know about the weekend games
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a packed couple of days of North Coast Section football playoff action, with seven H-DNL teams playing, three on Friday night and four on Saturday. […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — History makers take center stage
By Ray Hamill — We have co-Teams of the Week once again this week, with a pair of history makers sharing the spoils. The St. Bernard’s girls soccer team clinched a North […]
Several H-DNL players feature among NCS statistical leaders
Check out one of Payton Harbin’s eight interceptions above … By Ray Hamill — Several H-DNL football players feature at or near the top in multiple statistical categories in the North Coast […]
Corsairs step up in early-season statement win
The fact that a program of Santa Rosa’s stature is willing to come up to play College of the Redwoods in men’s basketball tells us plenty about how far the Corsairs have […]
Owsley, Shaver crowned league champs in cross country
Seniors Ella Owsley and Daniel Shaver both set PRs on their way to winning an H-DNL cross country championship at the Arcata Marsh last weekend. Eureka’s Shaver saved his best for last […]
Loggers continue to roll, advance to second straight NCS decider
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers remain on course for a second straight North Coast Section championship in girls soccer after beating McKinleyville 3-0 in Wednesday night’s semifinal at Albee Stadium. […]
Do the Crusaders belong in the Big 4? You be the judge
By Ray Hamill — Ever since the St. Bernard’s Crusaders switched to the Big 4 before the 2018 season, there has been no shortage of debate as to whether or not they […]
Arcata, Fortuna boys come up short in NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL champions fell just shy in their bid for a place in this year’s North Coast Section Division-1 boys soccer championship game after losing in heartbreaking fashion […]
Patient Tigers headed back to NCS championship game
By Ray Hamill — Once again The Arcata Tigers have put themselves in position to make some school history. On Wednesday afternoon, they qualified for the North Coast Section Division-I girls soccer […]
Young Steelheads close out debut season undefeated
It’s safe to say it was s successful debut campaign for the Northern Humboldt Steelheads 10Us. The young Steelheads capped a perfect year with their fourth tournament championship in four tournaments at […]
POWER RANKINGS — Changes near the top in final rankings
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a season full of ups and downs and twists and turns, but there has been one constant all fall. The Del Norte Warriors were the best […]
