By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats got the better of their Little 4 nemesis at the St. Bernard’s tournament at Bear River on Friday, while Ben Lukens and the Arcata Tigers […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers, Wildcats impress at Bear River
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Freshman standout leads fourth-quarter rally
By Ray Hamill — In the immortal words of the insightful and brilliant Yogi Berra, it was a case of deja vu all over again on Wednesday. In more ways than one. […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — H-DNL teams open tournament play
Several local teams got in some valuable game time on the opening day at various tournaments on Thursday, including the St. Bernard’s tournament at the Bear River sports field. The day’s action […]
PHOTO GALLERY — An atmosphere worthy of a wonderful season
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night’s Division-4 NorCal championship game was a fantastic celebration of local high school girls basketball here on the North Coast. The first-ever all-local NorCal regional championship showdown […]
Packed house makes for magical atmosphere at NorCal final
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s and Arcata girls weren’t the only ones to impress at College of the Redwoods on Wednesday night. Both schools’ student sections also did themselves proud, […]
SB girls rally late to secure NorCal title on epic night for H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night’s Division-4 NorCal championship game was a fitting way to close out what was arguably one of the greatest girls basketball seasons we’ve ever seen here on […]
CR to stream Wednesday’s NorCal championship game
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods athletics has stepped in at the last minute to help local basketball fans in more ways than one. On Tuesday, it was announced that […]
NORCAL CHAMPIONSHIP — Who has the edge in all-local showdown?
By Ray Hamill — History will be made one way or the other on Wednesday night, as an H-DNL team is guaranteed to advance to a true state championship game for the […]
H-DNL teams prepare for St. Bernard’s tournament at Bear River
By Ray Hamill — With a break in the rainy weather forecast for later in the week and an all-weather field available, St. Bernard’s will host a six-team baseball tournament on Thursday […]
Change of venue announced for big NorCal championship game
By Ray Hamill — With the excitement building ahead of Wednesday’s big all-local NorCal Division-4 championship game in girls basketball, it was announced on Tuesday morning that the game has switched venues. […]
Tigers dominate Notre Dame to reach NorCal championship game
By Ray Hamill — This time there was no need for any late excitement. After two close finishes in their first two NorCal basketball playoff games, each of which was decided by […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Wingate, Florvilus lead the way
By Ray Hamill — The last two remaining H-DNL basketball teams feature heavily in our athletes and teams of the week. The Arcata girls and St. Bernard’s girls both moved within one […]
Resilient Tigers rally late to keep their state championship hopes alive
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers moved within one win of playing for a NorCal championship in girls basketball after a gritty come-from-behind win in their quarterfinal on Thursday night. The […]
Arcata girls edge Bear River after giving up big lead
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers appeared to be cruising to a comfortable win in their state playoff opener in girls basketball on Tuesday night, but their opponents had other ideas. […]
H-DNL teams receive very favorable seeds for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — The two H-DNL girls basketball teams to qualify for the state playoffs have received very favorable seeds. The brackets were announced on Sunday afternoon, with St. Bernard’s and […]
Arcata girls go down battling in Vallejo, get set for state run
The Arcata Tigers lost their North Coast Section girls basketball playoff game at St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Wednesday night, falling 57-49 to the top seeds in the Division-4 bracket. And according to […]
Corsairs playing the waiting game after season-ending rout
The Corsairs took care of business in their regular-season finale on Wednesday night, and now they must wait and see if they did enough to earn a playoff spot. The College of […]
NCS ROUNDUP — SF boys qualify for first NCS final since 1990
Just three months after winning a first-ever North Coast Section championship in football, many of the same South Fork players will now get the opportunity to win just a second-ever section title […]
What’s next for H-DNL teams, who’s in the state playoffs and who’s not
By Ray Hamill — Now that we’ve all had a chance to catch our breath after an exciting weekend in playoff basketball we can turn our attention to what’s next for the […]
Determined Panthers win thrilling NCS playoff showdown at Arcata
By Ray Hamill — North Coast Section playoff basketball doesn’t get any better than this. A packed house, two great rivals, and a season’s worth of dreams and hopes on the line. […]
